Quintina Carter-Ényì
Biographic Data
| ID | 1645103 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Quintina Carter-Ényì |
| GIVEN NAMES | Quintina |
| FAMILY NAME | Carter-Ényì |
| SIGNATURE | CARTER-ÉNYÌ Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconstructing Afrobeat as a Scene-Based Genre
In 1960s–70s Lagos, a nascent musical movement formed fusing West African highlife and American popular music, fortified by James Brown’s 1970 tour of West Africa. Political corruption was confronted by music, catapulting Felá Kuti to international fame and silencing ?égún Bucknor. Kuti’s positive impact is diminished because Afrobeat became more of a brand than a genre among international audiences. Evidence from an audio survey (n=168) conducte…
On the Ubọ-Aka of the Igbo
Decolonizing the Mind Through Song
For post-colonial African musicians, decolonization became an imperative. Singing in one's native language was not creative expression alone, but also a reclamation of indigenous culture and identity. In Decolonising the Mind, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o makes a case for African literature to be written in African languages. He also points out that singers and musicians have resisted mental colonization by retaining indigenous musical practices while promo…
Decolonizing the Mind Through Song
For post-colonial African musicians, decolonization became an imperative. Singing in one's native language was not creative expression alone, but also a reclamation of indigenous culture and identity. In Decolonising the Mind, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o makes a case for African literature to be written in African languages. He also points out that singers and musicians have resisted mental colonization by retaining indigenous musical practices while promo…
Decolonizing the Mind Through Song
For post-colonial African musicians, decolonization became an imperative. Singing in one's native language was not creative expression alone, but also a reclamation of indigenous culture and identity. In Decolonising the Mind, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o makes a case for African literature to be written in African languages. He also points out that singers and musicians have resisted mental colonization by retaining indigenous musical practices while promo…
Reconstructing Afrobeat as a Scene-Based Genre
In 1960s–70s Lagos, a nascent musical movement formed fusing West African highlife and American popular music, fortified by James Brown’s 1970 tour of West Africa. Political corruption was confronted by music, catapulting Felá Kuti to international fame and silencing ?égún Bucknor. Kuti’s positive impact is diminished because Afrobeat became more of a brand than a genre among international audiences. Evidence from an audio survey (n=168) conducte…
On the Ubọ-Aka of the Igbo
Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Music History and Culture (2 works) · AKA (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Computer vision (1 work) · Creole language (1 work)