THEMATIC AND AESTHETIC PATTERNS IN THE NIGERIAN CONTEMPORARY POPULAR MUSIC: A STUDY OF TUFACE IDIBIA

Arinze-Umobi Somtoo Obiefuna, Ebekue Emmanuel Onyeka

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The study examined the thematic contents as well as aesthetic patterns in the contemporary popular music in Nigeria. A historical account of the origin of music in Nigeria was looked into while noting the laudable  landmarks made in the industry. The research further xrayed some existing works in the industry with the view to finding out how message oriented these works are. TuFace Idibia‟s works were used as case studies. Units of analysis were drawn from textual analysis and respondents‟ opinions on his works. The study gave future directives on content expectation of musical works in Nigeria.

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