Multilingualism in Contemporary Gospel Music Practice in Nigeria
Keywords:
Multiligulaism, Gospelmusic, Artists, Origin, culture, Tribes, Languages, CommercialismAbstract
Gospel music has of recent developed a new trend in practice, structures, forms and styles, and one of such fixtures in the use of multilingualism by some Nigerian gospel artists. The acceptance of this trend by some ethnic groups and peoples of this country have become a vogue. The purpose of this paper therefore, is to examine the origin and evolution of this trend, and how this has affected language and communication in Nigeria; with the examples of songs mostly used by all irrespective of tribe or cultural background. Most Nigerian gospel artists or performers use more than four to six or seven languages in a single performance or recording. This study established the positive and dynamic effect of this trend in revitalization of ethnic languages in Nigeria.
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