Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria

This study examines the identity of the African verbal artist, his communal functions and his role in information dissemination in Nigeria. Before the advent of modern telecommunication systems in Nigeria, the various Nigerian ethnic groups had means of passing on messages/information among them; he...

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Autores principales:	Virginia Obioma Eze, Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo, Sosthenes Nnamdi Eke, Diane Chidimma Eze-Aruah, Victor Ukaogo
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	modernity tradition oral artist role history information communication Fine Arts N Arts in general NX1-820 General Works A History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7afad6368c6a42a68c4a000a0bf94d072021-11-26T11:19:50ZModernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria2331-198310.1080/23311983.2021.2000556https://doaj.org/article/7afad6368c6a42a68c4a000a0bf94d072021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.2000556https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1983This study examines the identity of the African verbal artist, his communal functions and his role in information dissemination in Nigeria. Before the advent of modern telecommunication systems in Nigeria, the various Nigerian ethnic groups had means of passing on messages/information among them; hence, they were abreast of the issues affecting their corporate existence. With the advent of western civilization came speculations that these African verbal artists and their art would go into oblivion due to the new technological means of communication. However, using a historical approach this research traces the relevance of African traditional mode of communication to entertain, disseminate information, advertise products and services, fulfill psychological, social and economic needs of the communities where they operate. We, therefore, argue that the co-existence of modern and African traditional verbal artists is necessary for effective and comprehensive communicative and service delivery.Virginia Obioma EzeUche Uwaezuoke OkonkwoSosthenes Nnamdi EkeDiane Chidimma Eze-AruahVictor UkaogoTaylor & Francis Grouparticlemodernitytraditionoral artistrolehistoryinformationcommunicationFine ArtsNArts in generalNX1-820General WorksAHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999ENCogent Arts & Humanities, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	modernity tradition oral artist role history information communication Fine Arts N Arts in general NX1-820 General Works A History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Virginia Obioma Eze Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo Sosthenes Nnamdi Eke Diane Chidimma Eze-Aruah Victor Ukaogo Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
description	This study examines the identity of the African verbal artist, his communal functions and his role in information dissemination in Nigeria. Before the advent of modern telecommunication systems in Nigeria, the various Nigerian ethnic groups had means of passing on messages/information among them; hence, they were abreast of the issues affecting their corporate existence. With the advent of western civilization came speculations that these African verbal artists and their art would go into oblivion due to the new technological means of communication. However, using a historical approach this research traces the relevance of African traditional mode of communication to entertain, disseminate information, advertise products and services, fulfill psychological, social and economic needs of the communities where they operate. We, therefore, argue that the co-existence of modern and African traditional verbal artists is necessary for effective and comprehensive communicative and service delivery.
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author	Virginia Obioma Eze Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo Sosthenes Nnamdi Eke Diane Chidimma Eze-Aruah Victor Ukaogo
author_facet	Virginia Obioma Eze Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo Sosthenes Nnamdi Eke Diane Chidimma Eze-Aruah Victor Ukaogo
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title	Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
title_short	Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
title_full	Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria
title_sort	modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the african oral artist and the traditional means of communication in nigeria
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
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Modernity could not destroy them: historicizing the African oral artist and the traditional means of communication in Nigeria

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