ISOKAN AND AJUMOSE: THE PLACE OF MUSIC AMONGST IJESA PEOPLE IN THE CELEBRATION OF IWUDE OGUN FESTIVAL, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Abstract

In the world over, music has been one of the most common forms by which man expresses his emotions, feelings and sentiments. The ancient man used music to express all sorts of feelings like joy, pain, fear, danger, happiness, sorrow etc. The Ijesa people living in South Western Nigeria are not exception as they use music to express their cultural values, their beliefs and traditions. Music is therefore relevant in every facets to the existence of human beings and the importance and the contribution of music to the life of people in any giving society cannot be over emphasized. Adedeji (2010:15) observes that music serves various purposes from religious to socio-political and celebration of various life events.