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Dada, Omolabake A.

Functions of the Standard Pattern in Naija Hip-hop Musical Syncretism

Syncretism is said to be in effect when different phenomena across diverse spheres interplay. Nigerian hip-hop music (also colloquially referred to as Naija hip-hop) is Nigeria's local adaptation of the global hip-hop genre. This paper investigates the functions of the standard pattern (a traditional African rhythmic pattern) in Naija hip-hop musical syncretism. The purposive sampling method was employed in selecting three popular music of this genre, which constitutes the primary data for this study.

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Dada, Babatunji O.
Dada, Omolabake A.
Dada, Omolabake A.
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