Trends in African Popular Music

Popular Music An Acculturative Product Of The African Folk Musicscrutinized Along The Lines Of Musical And Social Processes As Inseparable Pair In Developing The Various Genres Of The Eclectic Musical Form. In Nigeria It Is The Congruent Collaboration Of Creativity And Politico-Socio-Economic Activities Of The Mid-1940S (The Period Following The World War Ii) That Evolved The Various Genres Of Popular Music Of The Landa Process That Is Still In Being! The Social Processes That Span Through The Diverse Fields Of Economics Politics Linguistics Sociology Philosophy And Religion Made Up A Manifold Agency Of Acculturation Commercialization Urbanization And Class Stratifications. Similarly The Musical Processes Emanating From The Folk Musical Practices Of Conception Composition And Classification Of Genres; Recruitment Of Group Members And Administrative Personnel; Training Packaging Costuming And Aesthetics; And Then The Performance Proper Are Carried Over Into A Parallel Development Of A Neo-Folk Form That Became Popular. The Popularity Of The New Form Is Due To A Socio-Musical Interchange That Is Both Structural And Functional. The Peculiar Nature Of The Product Of This New Musical Expressionpoptherefore Presents Four Possible Angles For Definition. The Definitions Could Be Stylistic Sociological Process- Or Theory-Based. The Genres Developed Include Highlife Afrobeat Rock Calypso Disco Hip Hop Rhythm N Blues Funk And Reggae. However The Star Feature Of This Investigation Is The Afro-Reggae Genre Of Nigeria. The Primary Research Process Of Survey Was Backed Up By Historical And Descriptive Methods To Unearth The Leaning On The Rhythm Of Social Life By Popular Music Artistes To Develop The African Reggae Genre Especially In Nigeria.