- Series
- Music from Nigeria
- Air Date
- Duration
- 00:30:00
- Episode Description
- We listen to the so-called great ceremony of the Idoma people, who live in the southern part of the Benue-Plateau State of Nigeria. The great ceremony is a cycle of funeral songs that are performed at the funerals of very senior people, whether men or women.
- Series Description
- Music from Nigeria was recorded by Robert G Armstrong, professor of linguistics and director of the Institute of African studies at the University of Ibadan.
- Subject(s)
- Creator(s)
- Contributors
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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