CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: PROGRESSIVE TRADITIONALISM: ORIN IBÌEJI ÌTRADITION OF THE SOUTH-WEST NIGERIAN THE CONTEMPORARY TIMES

Omolabake Adejoke Dada, Timothy Kayode Ajiboye

Abstract


Orin iÌbejiÌperformance, an age long musical tradition among the YoruÌbaìpeople of South Western Nigeria has undergone an evolutionary trajectory; over time, a change in the practice of the tradition has been observed. This paper investigates and presents the progression of its evolution from its traditional form to the present. The theory of Progressive Traditionalism propounded and first used by Emielu (2018) is employed as the theoretical backbone of this paper. Oral interview, archival and observational methods are employed as the methodological approach in gathering pieces of information for the study. The study observes that several elements have changed in the oriniÌbejiÌpractice. These changes include the context of performance, the class of performers, and the contemporized usage of the music. This paper attributes these changes to acculturation due to immigration, globalisation, modernisation and advancement in technology, which it opined has helped in the propagation of this musical tradition. The paper further observes that these aforementioned factors should be harnessed to advance, rather than impede, the progressive course of indigenous values such as oriniÌbejiÌFor. example, technological means could be employed in the preservation and archival of oriniÌbejiÌto project this tradition for global relevance.

 

Keywords: contemporary, folklore, oriniÌbejiÌ,progressive traditionalism


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