Open AccessIndigenous Yoruba Popular Music As An Agent For Socio Re-Orientation: An Examination of Saheed Osupa’s Fuji Music
Author(s) -
Tayo Odetade,
Fasinu Olusegun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of english and comparative literary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-7390
pISSN - 2709-4952
DOI - 10.47631/ijecls.v2i4.260
Subject(s) - yoruba , lyrics , popular music , indigenous , art , literature , visual arts , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , ecology , biology
This paper explores Fuji popular music as a tool for socialization within the current Yoruba cultural setting using the content exploration approach mode. Much of the traditional elements are embedded in the lyrics of Fuji musicians. Each Fuji musician digs experiments with the Yoruba culture to make the brand of Fuji music distinct from others. Saheed Osupa is a Fuji musician whose lyrics are laced with different sorts of Yoruba socio-cultural values. These values include proverbs, folktales, folklores, riddles, witty sayings, etc. The paper concludes that apart from being a vibrant art form in the popular literature sub-genre, the contents of the Fuji music can also serve pedagogical and other educational purposes in the present-day setup.