Performance Practice and Compositional Devices in Dadakuada Music.
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2008
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The Performing Arts Department, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
Dadakuada is a musical genre that has gone through various phases of development as a result of factors such as cultural cross-fertilization, religious affiliation and technological advancement. It is the most popular non-religious musical genre in Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria and has been in existence since about 1830 as a traditional musical genre for entertainment. The concern of this paper is to examine the composition and performance of Dadakuada music with a view to discussing the processes and devices employed in the performance and composition which runs simultaneously. The performance which is divided into three segments include the Pre, Actual and Post performances and the compositional devices include the use of dialogue, instruments, take a break, improvisation, repetition, use of speach, and call and response. The sources for thematic materials include Oriki (praise name), Owe (Proverbs), and contextual occurrence. The paper concludes that the structure of Dadakuada music in terms of text and music have direct bearing with the performance and compositional tools that the music employ.
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Dadakuada Music; Performance Practice; Compositional Devices
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THE PERFORMER: Ilorin Journal of the Performing Arts.10 (18); 196 – 216