Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Diverse Musicological Studies

External reference: https://openalex.org/T13996

  1. Yorùbá music is presented as a narrative force in theatre
    Study examining Yorùbá traditional music as narrative force in African theatre, documenting songs for Osofisan's Red is the Freedom Road and advocating systematic musical preservation protocols.
  2. Black So Man's songs critique Burkina Faso's postcolonial failures
    Explore how Burkinabé artist Black So Man uses human constellations and affective language in his music to critique postcolonial state dysfunction and neocolonial exploitation in Burkina Faso.
  3. Western music therapy and Ndëpp share some practices but differ deeply
    Comparative analysis of Western music therapy and Senegalese Ndëpp healing ritual, examining therapeutic parallels and cultural divergences in individual versus community-centered healing frameworks.