Highlife Lyrics and the Poetics of Advice
- Ebuka Nnaji(corresponding author)
- Department of Music, Sample University (SAMPLE)
- * Corresponding author
- Pages
- pp. 44–59
- DOI
- Assigned once JHTS joins Crossref
- Received
- 21 August 2027
- Accepted
- 9 November 2027
- Published
- 19 December 2027
- Licence
- OA CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Highlife songs often speak in the voice of an elder giving advice. This review surveys the advisory mode in Igbo highlife from the 1960s to the present, reading lyrics as moral philosophy set to music. It argues that the genre’s proverbs, warnings and blessings make it an important and neglected archive of popular ethics.
Cite this article
Nnaji, E. (2027). Highlife Lyrics and the Poetics of Advice. Journal of Humanities and Transcultural Studies, 1(4), 44–59. http://localhost:3000/articles/highlife-lyrics-and-the-poetics-of-advice