May

This study investigates the impact of music on sexual performance and satisfaction among individuals in Maryland, USA, spanning generational cohorts aged 18 to 65. Using Arousal Theory and Social Cognitive Theory, the research explores music’s capacity to modulate physiological readiness and shape sexual expectations through learned media associations. Content analysis focused on lyrical themes, tempi, and genre-specific characteristics from locally consumed music datasets, supplemented with secondary data from national sexuality surveys.

This study examines the impact of Princess Banke Ademola's radio programmes on promoting art music in Nigeria. Through a comprehensive analysis of her radio shows, interviews, and archival materials, this research investigates how her programmes have contributed to the development and popularisation of art music in Nigeria.

Nigeria is a nation rich in natural and human resources, but it is also inundated by acute environmental degradation, which affects its marginalized communities. This has sparked a strong need for environmental advocacy, justice, and awareness, with music serving as a veritable mechanism for the actualization of this quest. This paper investigates the relationship between environmental justice, music, and law in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, the foundation of serious sacred or liturgical musical knowledge and practice is mostly laid and grown in local churches, where many choir leaders who provide musical guidance lack formal music training. As a result, limited musical knowledge is passed down to the soloists and the accompanists they lead.

This research explores the practice of choral conducting in contemporary Ibadan, focusing specifically on select choral directors within the Ibadan metropolis. Through qualitative analysis, the study investigates the pedagogical approaches, stylistic variations, and cultural influences that shape choral music in this region.

The end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970 marked a critical period in the country’s socio-political evolution, during which the rebuilding of national unity and the fostering of a collective identity were prioritised. By means of a critical discourse analysis of Highlife lyrics and a historical appraisal of the genre’s impact in Nigeria, the role of Highlife music as a cultural agent in the processes of national reconciliation and nation-building during the post-war era is investigated in this study.

This study investigates the intersection between Efik music and traditional embroidery practices among artisans in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Drawing from both ethnographic fieldwork and interpretive procedures, the study explores the ways that rhythmic patterns, musical paraphernalia, practices, expressions, and artistic components inherent in Efik music influence visual and tactile expressions in embroidery.

The Nigerian theatre scene is experiencing a significant transformation through the integration of digital technologies. This paper critically examines the implications, persistent obstacles, and potential pathways for this digital shift within Nigerian theatrical productions.

This study explored how Nollywood’s value-oriented narratives are reconfigured and interpreted in the age of digital streaming. Focusing on a purposive sample of eight films released between 2020 and 2024 on platforms such as Netflix and iROKOtv, the research examined how moral storytelling was shaped by platform mediation and how it was received by audiences within Nigeria and across the diaspora.

This study interrogates the maxim that “it is easier to play the devil than to play god.” It particularly examines the dramaturgical challenges inherent in portraying morally-ideal or divine figures (colloquially termed “playing god”) in Nigerian theatre. The research focuses on selected Nigerian plays, which were purposively chosen and qualitatively reviewed.