Regarding (American) Country Music in Nigeria
The other week my writing class finished and we all had to
present a short piece of writing. Mine was the introduction of what I hope will
eventually become an article based on the research I did into cowboys in
Nigeria and my ideas about how to approach their illustrations in lorry art.[1]
One of the questions I received as feedback regarded the influence of country music
in Nigeria. I was already aware that there was a country music scene. I know of
at least one dedicated radio station that continues to operate out of Jos and
have read about Nigerian musicians recording their own version of US country
music. Anyway, as life tends to go … This lunch break over a cup of tea I was
idly flicking through some books and articles and stumbled across these nice
references to the genre and its history in Nigeria. Since I need a reason to
procrastinate a little longer I thought I'd share them with you.