Alaba Ilesanmi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9746195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alaba Ilesanmi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alaba |
| FAMILY NAME | Ilesanmi |
| SIGNATURE | ILESANMI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Songs as archives
This article explores the historical threads linking two significant tragedies in Nigeria’s history: the ‘Kalakuta Inferno’ of 1977 and the ‘Lekki Massacre’ of 2020. Examining popular music as a vital repository of historical narratives demonstrates how events are historicized, linked, memorialized, and contested through songs. The Kalakuta Inferno refers to the violent attack by the Nigerian military on the late Nigerian musician and activist Fe…
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Songs as archives
This article explores the historical threads linking two significant tragedies in Nigeria’s history: the ‘Kalakuta Inferno’ of 1977 and the ‘Lekki Massacre’ of 2020. Examining popular music as a vital repository of historical narratives demonstrates how events are historicized, linked, memorialized, and contested through songs. The Kalakuta Inferno refers to the violent attack by the Nigerian military on the late Nigerian musician and activist Fe…
Art (1 work) · Diverse Musicological Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Literature (1 work) · Media studies (1 work) · Narrative (1 work) · Sociology (1 work) · Sorrow (1 work)