Every culture in the traditional African community possesses its own indigenous musical instruments which are derived from their environment depending on their vegetation zone. In virtually every home, schools and churches, indigenous instruments abound. These instruments are fully utilised in the ...
“Mesoamerican Cartography” is chapter 5 of Volume Two, Book Three (“Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies”) of the History of Cartography. The first volume of the History of Cartography was published in 1987 and the three books that ...
Slit drums are frequently ritual instruments that are regarded as possessing magical attributes and are often associated with water and with death and resurrection. Because of their great carrying power and resonance, they are often also used as signaling instruments, in some places transmitting message...
The purpose of this chapter is to clarify the difference between indigenous and indigenised Yoruba popular music. It is an open secret that African cultures suffered and are still suffering from this systemic erosion through neo-colonialism and media imp
The African rhythms, sounds, and instruments have become part of some digital audio workstations used in music productions in Zimbabwe. Findings indicate that analogue is still a relevant and yearned-for attribute of sound. We recommend further research to develop more African musical instrument ...
but their performance combines both western and traditional musical instruments.Ojo, MatthewsMissionalia : Southern African Journal of Mission StudiesOjo, M. (1998b). Indigenous Gospel Music and Social Reconstruction in Modern Nigeria. Missionalia, 26(2), 210 - 231....
Thus, the paper is divided into four sections: African creative philosophy in ngoma materiality; Ngoma instrumentality therapeutic practice; Politics of virtual musical practice, and, Ngoma experiential musical practice and archiving addressing the four questions, respectively. As such, this paper expands...