Commentaire social dans la chanson "Chineke doo" de Sam Ojukwu
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https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v61i2.16454Mots-clés :
Sam Ojukwu, compositeur, commentaire social, nigérian-igbo, poète-compositeur, poète, ingénierie et transformation sociétalesRésumé
Aux débuts de la musique au Nigeria, celle-ci n'était pas initialement destinée à fournir des commentaires sociaux. Cependant, avec le réveil culturel, les compositeurs contemporains igbos nigérians incorporent volontairement des thèmes de commentaire social dans leurs compositions. Cette approche rehausse la valeur de leurs œuvres musicales en tant qu'art fonctionnel et social, une caractéristique notable de la musique traditionnelle africaine. Peu d'études se penchent sur les compositeurs de musique Igbo et leur utilisation du commentaire social. Cette étude se concentre sur Sam Ojukwu et sa composition "Chineke doo" (Une prière pour le Nigéria), afin d'illustrer l'utilité des thèmes de commentaire social dans le contexte nigérian-igbo. Le choix de cette œuvre repose sur sa pertinence sociale, ainsi que sur la créativité, la productivité et la cohérence d'Ojukwu en matière de musique artistique et de commentaire social. Les données primaires de cette étude proviennent de textes extraits de la composition et d'un entretien avec le compositeur. Globalement, nous analysons les ironies sociopolitiques contemporaines du Nigéria recréées dans "Chineke doo". À travers le contexte socioculturel et des exemples appropriés de textes musicaux, nous approfondissons la compréhension et l'appréciation du commentaire social dans la musique, en lien avec des problématiques sociales et politiques spécifiques au Nigéria. Cette étude est cruciale pour évaluer, apprécier et justifier Ojukwu en tant que compositeur, commentateur social et poète, contribuant à des compositions musicales artistiques destinées à l’ingénierie et à la transformation sociétales.
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