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Meki Nzewi

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ID139319
NAMEMeki Nzewi
GIVEN NAMESMeki
FAMILY NAMENzewi
SIGNATURENZEWI M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pretoria
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS17
AUTHOR COUNT15
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2
  • Reinstating the Soft Science of African Indigenous Musical Arts for Humanitysensed Contemporary Education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2019•Cited by: 2

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamics in modern African classrooms, and be…

  • Reinstating the soft science of african Indigenous musical arts for humanitysensed Contemporary education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2017

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamicsin modern African classrooms, and bey…

  • Reinstating the soft science of african Indigenous musical arts for humanitysensed Contemporary education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2017•Cited by: 1

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamicsin modern African classrooms, and bey…

  • Musical instruments of the indigenous peoples of South Africa

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Muziki•2014

    (2014). Musical instruments of the indigenous peoples of South Africa. Muziki: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 136-140

  • Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom

    Meki Nzewi, Rose A Omolo-Ongati•ARTICLE•Journal of Musical Arts in Africa•2014•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    African music scholars are currently grappling with the challenges of refocusing musical arts based on indigenous knowledge for classroom practice as well as developing Africa-sensed musical arts curricula that use culturally appropriate pedagogies derived from viable theoretical, philosophical and performance practices of indigenous music. The African spirit of humanity encourages all-inclusive participation that bonds participants in performanc…

  • African Music: Theoretical Content and Creative Continuum, The Culture-Exponent's Definitions

    Eric Charry, Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Studies Review•2003•Cited by: 7

  • Beyond Song Texts?The Lingual Fundamentals of African Drum Music

    Meki Nzewi, Israel Anyahuru et al.•ARTICLE•Research in African Literatures•2001•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Les AA. analysent le phenomene du langage tambourine africain a partir de l'exemple de la musique pour tambour Ese des Igbo Ngwa du Nigeria. Ils examinent d'abord le role du texte dans la musique. Ils decrivent ensuite les instruments, puis ils expliquent ce qui est dit a travers la parole du tambour. Finalemet, ils examinent la relation entre la danse ou la choregraphie et le langage textuel. Ils se proposent ainsi d'explorer les fondements huma…

  • Musical Practice and Creativity: An African Traditional Perspective

    Kazadi Wa Mukuna, Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•1993

  • Ese music: Honours for the dead: status for the sponsor

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Music Journal of the…•1987

    The Igbo society is a distinct culture area in the political entity called Nigeria. Nigeria, population estimated at over 88 millions, is a country populated by over 248 distinct linguistic-cultural groups. A fast modernising nation naturally endowed with mineral (predominantly oil) wealth, and now practising a presidential system of modern government (since October 1979) after 13 years of military rule, Nigeria is a nation where modern technolog…

  • Let the inside Be Sweet: The Interpretation of Music Events among the Kpelle of Liberia

    Meki Nzewi, Ruth M Stone•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•1986

  • The Cerebral Arts in Nigeria

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Présence Africaine•1983

  • Some Structural Features of the Igbo Festival

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1979

  • Ancestral Polyphony

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Arts•1978

  • Some Social Perspectives of Igbo Traditional Theatre

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1978•Cited by: 1

  • Melo-Rhythmic Essence and Hot Rhythm in Nigerian Folk Music

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1974•Cited by: 3

  • African Music: Theoretical Content and Creative Continuum, The Culture-Exponent's Definitions

    Eric Charry, Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Studies Review•2003•Cited by: 7

  • Melo-Rhythmic Essence and Hot Rhythm in Nigerian Folk Music

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1974•Cited by: 3

  • Reinstating the Soft Science of African Indigenous Musical Arts for Humanitysensed Contemporary Education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2019•Cited by: 2

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamics in modern African classrooms, and be…

  • Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom

    Meki Nzewi, Rose A Omolo-Ongati•ARTICLE•Journal of Musical Arts in Africa•2014•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    African music scholars are currently grappling with the challenges of refocusing musical arts based on indigenous knowledge for classroom practice as well as developing Africa-sensed musical arts curricula that use culturally appropriate pedagogies derived from viable theoretical, philosophical and performance practices of indigenous music. The African spirit of humanity encourages all-inclusive participation that bonds participants in performanc…

  • Reinstating the soft science of african Indigenous musical arts for humanitysensed Contemporary education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2017•Cited by: 1

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamicsin modern African classrooms, and bey…

  • Beyond Song Texts?The Lingual Fundamentals of African Drum Music

    Meki Nzewi, Israel Anyahuru et al.•ARTICLE•Research in African Literatures•2001•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Les AA. analysent le phenomene du langage tambourine africain a partir de l'exemple de la musique pour tambour Ese des Igbo Ngwa du Nigeria. Ils examinent d'abord le role du texte dans la musique. Ils decrivent ensuite les instruments, puis ils expliquent ce qui est dit a travers la parole du tambour. Finalemet, ils examinent la relation entre la danse ou la choregraphie et le langage textuel. Ils se proposent ainsi d'explorer les fondements huma…

  • Some Social Perspectives of Igbo Traditional Theatre

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1978•Cited by: 1

  • Melo-Rhythmic Essence and Hot Rhythm in Nigerian Folk Music

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1974•Cited by: 3

  • Ancestral Polyphony

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Arts•1978

  • Some Social Perspectives of Igbo Traditional Theatre

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1978•Cited by: 1

  • Some Structural Features of the Igbo Festival

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1979

  • The Cerebral Arts in Nigeria

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Présence Africaine•1983

  • Let the inside Be Sweet: The Interpretation of Music Events among the Kpelle of Liberia

    Meki Nzewi, Ruth M Stone•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•1986

  • Ese music: Honours for the dead: status for the sponsor

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Music Journal of the…•1987

    The Igbo society is a distinct culture area in the political entity called Nigeria. Nigeria, population estimated at over 88 millions, is a country populated by over 248 distinct linguistic-cultural groups. A fast modernising nation naturally endowed with mineral (predominantly oil) wealth, and now practising a presidential system of modern government (since October 1979) after 13 years of military rule, Nigeria is a nation where modern technolog…

  • Musical Practice and Creativity: An African Traditional Perspective

    Kazadi Wa Mukuna, Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Yearbook for Traditional Music•1993

  • Beyond Song Texts?The Lingual Fundamentals of African Drum Music

    Meki Nzewi, Israel Anyahuru et al.•ARTICLE•Research in African Literatures•2001•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Les AA. analysent le phenomene du langage tambourine africain a partir de l'exemple de la musique pour tambour Ese des Igbo Ngwa du Nigeria. Ils examinent d'abord le role du texte dans la musique. Ils decrivent ensuite les instruments, puis ils expliquent ce qui est dit a travers la parole du tambour. Finalemet, ils examinent la relation entre la danse ou la choregraphie et le langage textuel. Ils se proposent ainsi d'explorer les fondements huma…

  • African Music: Theoretical Content and Creative Continuum, The Culture-Exponent's Definitions

    Eric Charry, Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•African Studies Review•2003•Cited by: 7

  • Musical instruments of the indigenous peoples of South Africa

    Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Muziki•2014

    (2014). Musical instruments of the indigenous peoples of South Africa. Muziki: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 136-140

  • Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom

    Meki Nzewi, Rose A Omolo-Ongati•ARTICLE•Journal of Musical Arts in Africa•2014•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    African music scholars are currently grappling with the challenges of refocusing musical arts based on indigenous knowledge for classroom practice as well as developing Africa-sensed musical arts curricula that use culturally appropriate pedagogies derived from viable theoretical, philosophical and performance practices of indigenous music. The African spirit of humanity encourages all-inclusive participation that bonds participants in performanc…

  • Reinstating the soft science of african Indigenous musical arts for humanitysensed Contemporary education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2017

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamicsin modern African classrooms, and bey…

  • Reinstating the soft science of african Indigenous musical arts for humanitysensed Contemporary education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2017•Cited by: 1

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamicsin modern African classrooms, and bey…

  • Reinstating the Soft Science of African Indigenous Musical Arts for Humanitysensed Contemporary Education and Practice

    Open Access•Meki Nzewi•ARTICLE•Revista da FAEEBA- Educação e…•2019•Cited by: 2

    The paper argues that the philosophical, theoretical and performative principles as well as proactive humanity intentions, which frame indigenous African heritage in the musical arts (synergy of music, dance, drama and material properties) furnish exemplary knowledge resources, which should inform humanity conscious education policy, curriculum orientation and content as well as knowledge transmission dynamics in modern African classrooms, and be…

Art (12 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Visual arts (8 works) · Aesthetics (7 works) · Music History and Culture (6 works) · Musical (6 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (5 works) · History (4 works) · Indigenous (4 works)

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