Abstract
Popular music is the class of music that started after World War II and is still current in Nigeria today. It marks the features of the modern period in Yoruba musical history. According to Omojola, the term “popular music” reflected a class-oriented use that was concomitant with the stratified social structure of the Western world.1 This music is used as commercial dance music and combines vocals with musical instruments. It is music where we have call and response; that is, the lead vocalist will call and backup singers will respond or echo. Nigerian popular music makes use of guitar (lead and bass), talking drum, trap drum, conga drum, rattle (sekere), and gong/bell (agogo).
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Babalola, S.O. (2014). Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth. In: Falola, T., Abidogun, J. (eds) Education, Creativity, and Economic Empowerment in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137438508_15
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