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Nigerian gospel

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Origin of Nigerian gospel songs#

The act of singing gospel songs is a practice that was brought into Nigeria about late 15th century, by Portuguese Catholic who had arrived Benin city at this time for missionary work. These songs were mostly rendered then during Church worship service. They took the form of monophonic liturgy like the Gregorian chant - these are songs without polyphony and not written (rendered in parts) but having only one line of melody. By mid-19th century, missionary activities (which had diminished earlier) had revived in Nigeria. This time around, it was championed by the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which is owned and funded by the Church of England (Anglican Communion). At this time, the activities of CMS centered mostly around South-west, Nigeria. The CMS introduced a different genre of Church music that involved congregational singing of hymns led by a choir. Incidentally (and not surprising), the first known Nigerian to have recorded gospel songs was a product of the Anglican Communion’s CMS. He is the late Reverend Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti.

Nigerian reggae

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Background#

Nigerian reggae is a style of raggae-fusion that evolved in the late 1960s, and later became a major part of the music of Nigeria, especially after the rise of singer Majek Fashek. Fashek was a member of the long-running band Jah Stix, along with Ras Kimono and Amos McRoy. One of the notable musicians from this genre is Daniel Wilson (AKA Mr. Ragamuffinwik) who introduced his brand of ragamuffin music to Nigeria. Daniel Wilson dazzled the Nigerian music scene with hits like “Mr.Ragamuffin” and “Original Bad Boy”. Other musicians include Jerri Jheto, Daddy Showkey, Ras Kimono, Rymzo, De king, the high school band of Victor Essiet and Peggy Umanna, The Mandators, and the London-based MC Afrikan Simba. These pioneers of reggae music include big names like Orits Williki, Peterside Ottong, Andy Shoreman, Alex Zitto, Evelyn Ogoli, Wale Man, and Isaac Black, among others, who paved the way for the new generation of homegrown reggae artists.

Nigerien hip-hop

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Rap Nigerien#

Rap Nigerien is a mélange of different languages spoken in Niger. Sampled music is often mellow, and is mixed with the traditional music, although more aggressive dance styles have been mixed in, reflecting influences of French, American, and other West African hip hop styles (especially Ivorian hip hop). Niger’s hip hop scene grew from humble beginnings to dominate much of Niger’s musical market. Young, dissatisfied Nigeriens have used the form to talk about things which anger them - forced marriages, child labor, corruption, poverty and other problems. Local recordings are mostly sold on cassette tapes and compact discs, as with most forms of contemporary West African popular music.

Nightcore

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2000s#

The term “nightcore” was first used in 2001 as the name for a school project by Norwegian DJ duo Thomas S. Nilsen and Steffen Ojala Søderholm, known by their stage names DJ TNT and DJ SOS respectively. The duo set a template of a track in the style: a 25–30% speed-up (commonly to around 160 to 180 beats per minute) of a trance or Eurodance song. Nightcore made five albums of sped-up versions of trance recordings, including its 2002 thirteen-track debut album Energized and the group’s later albums Summer Edition 2002, L’hiver, Sensación and Caliente. The group’s first album was made with eJay, while all of its later work was made with what the duo described as “top-secret” programs. Nightcore’s works started appearing on services such as LimeWire in mid-2003 and YouTube in 2006. The first nightcore track to appear on the latter site was “Dam Dadi Doo” by the duo. Only two of the project’s albums have surfaced on the Internet. One of the first people to distribute nightcore music on YouTube was a user going by the name Maikel631, beginning in 2008. The user uploaded about 30 original tracks by Nightcore on the Web site. In 2009, they found a “new” nightcore track, as well as the technique to make material in the style:

Nigun

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Musar Movement Nigunim#

The Musar movement has also used nigunim, based on the realization of how music affects the inner (i.e., spiritual) life. In the 19th century, the Musar movement developed its own distinctive nigun chanting traditions. In the 21st century, nigunim may be used at the start and end of Musar study sessions, potentially fostering an emotional Musar experience.

General and cited references#

Pinson, DovBer, Inner Rhythms: The Kabbalah of Music, Jason Aronson, Inc. 2000. Excellent chapters on the history of Jewish music, the various types and uses of Hasidic nigunim, etc.
Stern, Shmuel, Shirat HaLev (Trans The Song of the Heart) Translated by Gita Levi.

External links#

CMusic - Lyrics & Reviews for Chasidus Music

Nintendocore

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Characteristics#

Referred to as the “bastard child of chiptune and metal,” Nintendocore frequently features the use of electric guitars, drum kits, and typical rock instrumentation alongside synthesizers, chiptune, 8-bit sounds, and electronically produced beats. Loudwire described the style as “literally sound ing like a bunch of scene kids got lost inside a Mario game.” The publication categorized it as a subgenre of both hardcore punk and scene music. It originated primarily from hardcore punk and heavy metal, and subgenres of those styles such as post-hardcore, and screamo. Artists in the genre have also incorporated elements of electro, and post-rock. Math the Band includes electro and dance-punk styles. Minibosses use Kyuss-inspired heavy metal riffing, and The Advantage is associated with styles such as noise rock and post-rock. The Depreciation Guild was an indie band that incorporated 8-bit sounds, video game music, and elements of shoegaze. Others, such as Horse the Band and Math the Band, add screamed vocals into the mix. But yet other groups are strictly instrumental, such as Minibosses, While otherwise diverse, all Nintendocore groups “use specific instruments to mimic the sounds of Nintendo games.”

Nisiotika

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Composers#

Giorgos Konitopoulos
Vangelis Konitopoulos
Stathis Koukoularis
Yiannis Parios
Nikos Ikonomidis
Stamatis Hatzopoulos

Singers#

Glykeria
Vagelis Konitopoulos
Stella Konitopoulou
Yiannis Parios
Domna Samiou
Mariza Koch
Nasia Konitopoulou

Folk dances#

The Aegean Islands have a rich folk dance tradition. For example; syrtos, sousta and ballos. *Ballos *Ikariotikos *Kamara *Kalymnikos *Karavas of Naxos *Lerikos of Leros *Mihanikos *Parianos *Pentozalis *Pirgousikos of Chios *Pidikhtos *Rhoditikos *Sousta (Sousta Lerou, Sousta Tilou) *Syrtos (Syrtos Kythnou, Syrtos Serifou, Syrtos Naxou) *Trata

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Nigerian gospel

Origin of Nigerian gospel songs#

Nigerian reggae

Background#

Nigerien hip-hop

Rap Nigerien#

Nightcore

2000s#

Nigun

Musar Movement Nigunim#

See also#

General and cited references#

External links#

Nintendocore

Characteristics#

Nisiotika

Composers#

Singers#

Folk dances#