Jùjú is a style of Yoruba popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion. The name juju from the Yoruba word "juju" or "jiju" meaning "throwing" or "something being thrown".

juju, Nigerian popular music that developed from the comingling of Christian congregational singing, Yoruba vocal and percussion traditions, and assorted African and Western popular genres. The music gained a significant international following in the 1980s largely owing to its adoption and promotion by the world-music industry.

In its fully developed form, juju is a dance music played by large ensembles centered around guitar and percussion: several guitarists play interlocking, complex melodies over a thundering wall of rhythm, led by traditional Yoruba talking drums (whose heads can be tightened or loosened while they're being played, in order to change the drum's ...

Juju music is a Nigerian genre that evolved from the Yoruba percussion style. It began to form when Tunde King, who was believed to be the father of the genre, decided to introduce some percussion instruments like Juju drum and Sekere into the unique Native Blues music he performed at the time. Native Blues is a Nigerian variant of Palm-wine Music.

2022年9月23日 · Often described as ‘commemorative and panegyric music’ by scholars, praise has always been central to the practice of Jùjú. The music borrowed its early form from the guitar-based Palm-wine Highlife and evolved in the 1930s from its sole performer model to a cluster of performers with a musical ensemble including the banjo, tambourine ...

UJU MUSIC, a type of popular music found in Nigeria, originat- ed in the island city of Lagos during the third decade of this century. The present article focuses on the history of this mu- sic, about which little has been published up to the present. Part 1 deals with the origin and early development of the music from the.

Juju music, deeply rooted in the Yoruba traditions of southwestern Nigeria, has traversed a complex evolutionary path to its present form. Emerging in the early 20th century, Juju is a blend of indigenous Yoruba rhythms and melodies infused with …

2021年12月12日 · This was the backdrop—pre-internet, pre-Graceland—for King Sunny Adé’s Juju Music, a masterpiece of sublime dance music and chill-out grooves that rang the opening bell for the fruitful-if ...

Jùjú is a style of Nigerian popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion. The name comes from a Yoruba word "juju" or "jiju" meaning "throwing" or "something being thrown."

Juju music is a popular genre of music in Nigeria that originated in the 1920s. It is a fusion of traditional Yoruba music with Western instruments such as the guitar, drums, and keyboard. The music is characterized by its upbeat tempo, complex rhythms, and call-and-response vocals.