Globalization, Oral Performance, and African Traditional Poetry
This book discusses globalization trends and influences on traditional African oral literary performance and the direction that Ilorin oral art is forced to take by the changes of the twenty-first century electronic age. It seeks a new definition of conte
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Globalization, Oral Performance, and African Traditional Poetry
Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah
Globalization, Oral Performance, and African Traditional Poetry
Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah Kwara State University Malete, Nigeria
ISBN 978-3-319-75078-1 ISBN 978-3-319-75079-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75079-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018937087 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Mono Circles © John Rawsterne/patternhead.com Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For my mother, Bilikisu Olohuntoyin Ahmad Na’Allah Esuu!
Preface
This book discusses globalization trends and influences on traditional African oral literary performance and the direction that Ilorin oral art is forced to take by the forces of the twenty-first century electronic age. Radically alarming differences exist between global lords or new bourgeois aesthetics and the downtrodden or peasant conception and appreciation of arts in twenty-first century African society. The examples presented here from Ilorin traditional oral performances in Nigeria show such differences. The African global lords or new bourgeoisie, who are largely products of new global capital and multinational corporations’ socio-political and cultural influences, fashion their tastes after western cultures as portrayed by the electronic Super Highway of 24-hour satellite (and digital) television. They are perceived by many locals to have given their entire lives to American and Eurocentric cosmetics. Their perception of art is mainly celebrative and cosmetic. The danger, as I insist here, is the haste by the new
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