The following excerpt from an article in the Nigerian paper Business Day may be of interest... Don
May 24th, 2007 Who steps into Osadebe's shoes? http://www.businessdayonline.com/?c=55&a=13460 When the reggae music legend, prophet, philosopher and revolutionary, Robert Nesta Marley went to live with the Lord in heaven, the Nigeria's musical weaver bird, the rain maker- Majek Fashek appeared on the scene. OSA AMADI ... One of the most interesting aspect of Osita Osadebe, and one that probably provided for him, a great wealth of inspiration was his closeness to his local environment. After he had struck gold, he chose to go back to his village, Atani, to live and commune with the spirits and people of his land. Secondly he also chose to render his songs in the Igbo language, even though he had a university degree. This is very important in the sense that it has been argued by communication scholars in cultural studies that African music must be performed in an African language. The American music is not performed in Igbo, Yoruba, or Hausa language, neither is the European music performed in any of these Nigerian languages. Music and language are probably the most important aspect of any people's culture. ... Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
