Download or read book Five Decades of Music Transmutation in Nigeria and The Diaspora written by Godwin Sadoh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half a century of music making in Nigeria has indeed witnessed giant strides, development, transformation, assimilation, and acculturation. This book succinctly presents a holistic discourse of musicality in Nigeria from the 1960s through the technological age of the 21st century transmitted through European and American cultures. It examines cogent topics such as traditional and popular music, art music, church music, choral activities, composers and their works, performance practices, maintenance of musical instruments, the impact of radio and television stations, feminine quantum leaps, music publishing, music technology, archival centers, copyright society, Nollywood music, and music entrepreneurship.