Ghanaianisms, Nigerianisms, and Afrobeats' Sonic Aesthetics.
The article discusses the Afrobeats' sonic aesthetics in Ghanian and Nigerian music. Topics include argument about the origin and dominance of Afrobeats music in Nigeria, a brief history of Ghana and Nigeria's colonial past, social media debates about the relationship between Ghanaians and Nigerians...
| Publicado en: | Black Scholar Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 19 - 30 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2024
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the Afrobeats' sonic aesthetics in Ghanian and Nigerian music. Topics include argument about the origin and dominance of Afrobeats music in Nigeria, a brief history of Ghana and Nigeria's colonial past, social media debates about the relationship between Ghanaians and Nigerians concerning the Afrobeats subject, the proposed frameworks for understanding the Afrobeats phenomenon, and examples of Afrobeats songs with hip hop traits such as Burna Boy's "I Told Them." |
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