A STUDY OF THE APPLICATION OF GUITAR IN SELECTED WORKS OF KING SUNNY ADE AND OLIVER DE COQUE

📄 Project Abstract

The guitar has played a significant role in the development of African popular music. The distinctive approaches to the guitar throughout Africa provide insight into Africa's musical diversity. The guitar gained prominence in the late 19th century through the activities of the colonial government in Africa. As its influence grew, the guitar was adapted by Africans who used it as supplements in traditional ensembles. By the mid-20th century, the guitar had gained wider appeal in African town and cities music, facilitating varied musical styles and approaches that fused indigenous, European, Caribbean and Arabic elements. The processes of guitar adaptation since the mid-20th century have contributed to the development of urban dance music in many African societies. Musicians in Africa have expanded the instrument's technical and expressive potential in several ways. First, they have demonstrated the creative potential of the non-chord driven approaches, just like the widely used "two-fin...