TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF OBOSI: RELEVANCE IN A RECESSED ECONOMY

Ifeoma Okechukwu

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Traditional music is so much adored by the Africans and Obosi community is not left out in the adornment trend because music is an integral part of their life from cradle to grave. In our traditional setting, traditional music is of paramount relevance because the African people‟s lives are filled with major social activities. As such, music plays important roles to mark their social occasions ranging from cultural, social, religious, to historical and entertainment activities. There is no occasion in Obosi community that is not celebrated with traditional music. The traditional music of Obosi from their earliest times in their history carries along with it the historical background of the town, their customs, traditions, norms, ethics, occupation and facts that is upheld till today so to foster solidarity, love, peace and oneness in the people‟s relationships – all to be healthy, wealthy and wise living in a recessed economy.

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