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The Significance of Ìrìráábú Musical Satire in the Ékpè Dance Festival Amongst the Obohia-Ndoki People of Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2019

Ubochi Stella Igbokwe
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Ékpè can be understood as a spirit-manifest or masquerade as well as a festival, and Ìrìráábú is a part of the music performed during the Ékpè dance festival. The Ékpè dance festival is part of my cultural heritage—I am part of this culture and have been an active participant-observer in this festival since my childhood.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 50 , 2018 , pp. 119 - 140
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Copyright © 2018 by the International Council for Traditional Music

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