Satire, Social Commentary Authority, Didacticism, and Modern Trends in Abigbo Music of Mbaise, Nigeria

This study examines the function of abigbo music in maintaining the socio-cultural landscape in Mbaise. It finds that, abigbo music is imbued with the authority to comment on issues that breach the tenets of Mbaise ethics, thus checking human excesses and their concomitant effects in society. What b...

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