Classification of Nigerian igerian gospel music styles

Abstract

This article treats of the classification of the musical styles of music gospel in Nigeria that is a variant of the music conceived gospel and practised in Nigeria. The beginning its practice can be located in the sixties, although the first antecedent of music gospel Nigerian can be pointed as the music practiced in the churches Pentecostals in religious parades between 1930 and 1960. There are 12 qualifying styles: native, traditional “classic”, spiritual, a-cappella, instrumental, pop gospel, gospel “highlife”, gospel reggae, gospel Fuji, gospel-Waka, Juju-gospel and assortment. However, now, it is still verified the variants: gospel-Ekiti, gospel-Makossa, gospel-Enwele, gospel-rap, basically under foreign influence, mainly American. In any way, the musical diversity of the music gospel Nigerian attests the heterogeneity and the complexity of the music Nigerian in general.