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The earliest known form of popular music in Nigeria was the palm-wine music which dominated the music landscape in the 1920s. Tunde King was a prominent name in the genre. [312] [313] The 1930s saw the emergence of Onitsha Native Orchestra. They explored various social themes and trends in their native singing style. [312] [313]
The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of folk and popular music, some of which are known worldwide. The singer and social activist Fela Kuti was instrumental in Nigeria's musical development. His personalized sound, dubbed Afrobeat , is now one of the continent's most widely recognised genres.
The people of the North are known for complex percussion instrument music, the one-stringed goje, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.Under Muslim influence since the 14th century, Hausa music uses free-rhythmic improvisation and the Pentatonic scale, similar to other Muslim Sahelian tribes throughout West Africa, such as the Bambara, Kanuri, Fulani and Songhai.
YouTube has also presented advocacy campaigns through special playlists featured on YouTube Kids, including "#ReadAlong" (a series of videos, primarily featuring kinetic typography) to promote literacy, [12] "#TodayILearned" (which featured a playlist of STEM-oriented programs and videos), [13] and "Make it Healthy, Make it Fun" (a ...
[clarification needed] The objective for many Nigerian and Igala filmmakers is to bring African film into the same light as industries in Western countries. The Nigerian and Igala film industries are often referred to as Nollywood, or Igawood. These titles are sometimes viewed as controversial as they imply a sense of otherness, further ...
Ogbanje is an Igbo (Nigeria) term that means a repeater or someone who comes and departs. [13] Ogbanje is not a bad spirit in Igbo Cosmology. It is a word widely used to describe a kid or teenager who is claimed to die and be born repeatedly by the same person.
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freeCodeCamp (also referred to as Free Code Camp) is a non-profit educational organization [4] that consists of an interactive learning web platform, an online community forum, chat rooms, online publications and local organizations that intend to make learning software development accessible to anyone.