Edunjobi (“Eulogy of Twins”) is a vocal composition with piano accompaniment that draws on Yoruba cultural symbolism associated with twin birth. Written in a tonal and melodic style, the work is set in C major and cast in a compound 6/8 metre, whose natural grouping of two sets of three quavers creates a lilting, rolling motion characteristic of many African vocal idioms
The composition Eche Adambara draws its inspiration from Palm Sunday celebrations in Ebira-land, where Christian communities undertake processional road rallies through the town, singing a succession of devotional songs as they move.
African Art Music is a hybrid of both Western and African musical idioms. "E Ba Mi Gbe Jesu yi Ga" is a piece of music that possesses the duo. Even though Western musical concepts are truly deployed in terms of polyphony (fugue-like) harmony written for SATB, the deployment of rhythms in depicting Africanism is a point of attraction in the piece of music.
This study presents a musical analysis of Baba Mo W’ole, a choral–instrumental composition by Sunday Olufemi Akande that synthesises African sacred music traditions with Western harmonic and orchestral sonorities
This study examines the structural and formal features of Alelluya Jesu Feran Mi, a choral composition for SATB choir with piano accompaniment by Kayode Olusola, to highlight the artistic, cultural, and musical elements embedded within the work.
Africa, My Africa is a lyrical and patriotic choral-orchestral composition for SATB choir and chamber orchestra, with text and music by Isong Isong Akpan. Originally written for voices in 2023 and orchestrated in 2025, the work celebrates the beauty, resilience, and enduring hope of the African continent.
The composition “The Man Speaks Roughly to Us,” is a scene from the opera book, “Joseph and His Brothers,” composed by the author. The dramatic encounter of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt with that of Joseph himself is narrated in a reporting speech to their father Jacob; and Jacob’s reaction to his son’s narrative is the story of this composition.
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.
The composition Jesu Ti De S’aye draws its inspiration from the biblical narrative of Jesus Christ’s birth. It reflects the journey of the three wise men who followed the star to Bethlehem, capturing the joyous essence of the Nativity.
The music “Iya” began with a four-bar introduction played by the piano instrument. This piece, a code mix of Yoruba and English was performed as an Opera in a concert organised by Blessamoss Music School in Owerri, with the theme: “Minstrel sings Mysteries".