Nigerian Musical Instruments and Performance Aesthetics in Bisade Ologunde’s (Lágbájá) Ensemble
This study examines the performance aesthetics in Bisade Ologunde’s music ensemble with his use of African musical instruments. Bisade Ologunde, the pioneer of the Africano style of music which is a resurgence of sophisticated African music is popularly known as Lagbaja, a symbol of the faceless and the voiceless in the African society. This study is hinged on the descriptive method of research using his selected works, namely; “Lulu fun won”, “Omo jayejaye” and “Sweet melody” to draw our analyses and findings. This study discovers that African music performances are not just about drumming as against opinion that African music is all drumming. Though, Africans are well known for their drumming. Lagbaja uses his music as a creative tool to advocate for the faceless masses, to correct and chastise some failings and frailties in the society. This paper concludes that creative exploration in the Arts is infinite and should not be limited, restricted or stereotypic, looking at the iconic example of Lagbaja.
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