WOMEN AND MUSIC IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The contributions that women make to the building of any Nation generally and in particular cannot be overemphasized. This paper, women in music in Nigeria, addresses cultural and religious beliefs about women as music-makers. The paper also discusses some women activities such as the transmitting of values; women‟s roles at home, women as mobilizers; women in education; women in the medical field; women in legal profession; women in politics; women in education; women in Agriculture; women in business and lastly women in music. The paper concludes that Nigeria had women of ability and integrity in the past and still has them today across all fields of life generally and music in particular. Nigerian women have proved to be in control through the use of their musical arts to move the nation forward. Various recommendations were given on effective way to tap the immense potential of Nigerian women in music.