Structures and Functions of Music Among the Internally Displaced Persons in Makoko and Debojo in Lagos State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | ALABI, Motunrayo Julianah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-25T13:30:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-25T13:30:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | xix, 240p | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study identified the structures of different genres of musical practices among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Makoko and Debojo settlements in Lagos State. It discussed the functions of music among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements; and analysed the structure of music used among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements in Lagos State. This was with a view to advancing the understanding of the functions of music among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source included oral interviews with 30 purposively selected persons in Makoko and Debojo settlements. This included five adults within the age range of 40 and 65 years old in each settlement, five children and youth within the age range of seven and 39 in each settlement and five officials from each settlements. Participant observation was done to extract the musical practices during leisure, religious gatherings, games, and other social gatherings. Data were captured with the use of phones for audio and video recordings. The secondary source included books, journal articles, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. The data collected were collated, translated, transcribed, and analysed within the ethnomusicology framework. The results showed that the structures of different genre of musical practices are practiced among the Internally Displaced Persons in Debojo and Makoko settlements. These include Gospel music, Folk music, and Popular music. The study found that the functions of music among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements included entertainment, religious, psychological, moral, socio-cultural, therapeutic, and recreational functions. The analysis of the structure of music used among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements revealed that call and response, repetitive and non-modulatory passage featured prominently. The study also found that the music featured tritonic, tetratonic, pentatonic, heptatonic, and hexatonic scales. It also revealed that the music featured improvisatory, whistling, falsetto, and speech mode techniques. The study concluded that advancing and understanding of functions of music among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is a pointer to the use of music for the psychologically disturbed persons. It was also concluded that music practices in the camps was a measure of music as a function of social control. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | ALABI, M.J.(2023) Structures and Functions of Music Among the Internally Displaced Persons in Makoko and Debojo in Lagos State, Nigeria, Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University | |
| dc.identifier.other | ror.org/04snhqa82 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7000 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University | |
| dc.title | Structures and Functions of Music Among the Internally Displaced Persons in Makoko and Debojo in Lagos State, Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Thesis |