From minstrelsy to the spoken word poet: Oral tradition and postcolonial Nigeria

This paper attempts to trace the influences, interactions, conflations and developmental trajectories that link the ancient art of oral chants, poetry, minstrelsy, and the contemporary and modernist spoken word versifications in practice today in Nigeria. Audience, form, content, and intent have bee...

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Main Authors: Chike Okoye, Stella Okoye-Ugwu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1933306