Afrobeats, the contemporary Nigerian pop genre that emerged in late-1990s Lagos, draws on jùjú, highlife, hip hop, and electronic production while remaining distinct from the earlier Afrobeat tradition.
Iya (Mother) is a contemporary African art-music composition that blends Western melodic instruments with African percussion timbres to create a vivid sonic portrayal of maternal symbolism.
This paper examines The Tale of Nza and Obu, a creative composition inspired by Igbo folklore and arranged as a children’s choral piece. The work draws upon indigenous storytelling traditions and integrates African musical idioms to communicate enduring lessons on humility, pride, wisdom, and survival.
This paper explores Ezigbo Nne “Good Mother” by Nwaeke Udochukwu, a contemporary African art music piece that bridges indigenous Igbo musical traditions and Western classical compositional techniques. The study investigates six critical aspects of the work, identification and form, scale and mode, melodic structure, rhythmic organisation, text, and expressive dynamics.
Ayo Olopon (Board Game), composed by Ademola Adedoyin Oluwaseun in 2024, is a vocal-instrumental work that
celebrates the traditional Yoruba game of Ayo Olopon. The composition not only highlights the cultural beauty of the
game but also narrates the intellectual contest between players through its rhythmic structures and compositional
techniques.