Youth songs: a type of Igbo choral music in Igbo Christian worship

Authors

  • Daniel C. C. Agu Dept. of Social Anthropology, Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1941

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the birth of the Youth Fellowship, acceptability, and the place of youth songs in Igbo Christian worship; with particular reference to the Niger Diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, whose headquarters are at Onitsha, which is on the left bank of the river Niger in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.

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Published

1992-09-07

How to Cite

Agu, Daniel C. C. 1992. “Youth Songs: A Type of Igbo Choral Music in Igbo Christian Worship”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 7 (2):13-22. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1941.