The Socio Cultural Significance of Music in Fulani Bolorunduro Marriage Ceremony of Ilorin, Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorShuaib, Shadiat Olapeju
dc.contributor.authorPopoola, Abimbola Adedoyin
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-03T11:36:43Z
dc.date.available2021-02-03T11:36:43Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn Nigeria, music has become a cardinal cultural aspect of marriage ceremonies across the country because the conjugal solemnization of the union of man and wife is a performance art that utilizes musical context to entrench its activities, this indicates that music is an integral aspect of societal framework and a window into the cultural nuances and practices of the Nigerian people. To that extent, this reflects that music is enshrined with some taxonomy functions that are capable of influencing many positive social cultural influences and responses within and outside the community it is performed. In order to validate this submission, this study examines the socio-cultural values of music in the marriage ceremony of Fulani Bolorunduro community in Ilorin south local government area of Kwara state, Nigeria. Analytical, descriptive and ethnographic methods were employed with data drawn from interviews, library and internet materials. The findings reveal that the music in Bolorunduro community is a product of cultural interaction between the Fulani nomads and the North Africa Arabs. It further highlights that the socio-cultural values of music within the highlighted society transcend communal unity, integration and participation to embrace cultural transmission, entertainment and therapeutic functions to mention a few. It then conclude that the role of music when consciously employed is beyond aesthetics appeal and entertainment dexterity alone and recommend that more research should be conducted on Nigeria musical history for the rejuvenation and sustainable development of Nigeria cultural history and heritage.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2360-7734
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4288
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Sociology, Kaduna State Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6;6
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectsocietyen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectBolorunduroen_US
dc.subjectMarriageen_US
dc.titleThe Socio Cultural Significance of Music in Fulani Bolorunduro Marriage Ceremony of Ilorin, Kwara Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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