Through song, ceremony, and ritual, music maintains tradition, reinforces identity, and serves as an important means for storing and sharing memories. man when you want to recount history, one way in which you could do it would be to just talk as im talking now. When you use a musical instrument, you focus peoples attention on the matter that you have at hand, and you entertain them. So you open them up emotionally. The music has a way of reaching people on a nonverbal, emotional level. [low hum and sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] [woman singing in native dialect] man we all have musical memories. They go back to our earliest childhood. They form a large part of how we feel about time. As our life unfolds, we connect the dots with musical memories very often. My momma told me, if i was good, so, in the personal sense, we stitch together our lives with music in a very direct way. [rock music] i dont think that most people can tell you where they were ten years ago, but if you
The music has a way of reaching people on a nonverbal, emotional level. [low hum and sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] [woman singing in native dialect] man we all have musical memories. They go back to our earliest childhood. They form a large part of how we feel about time. As our life unfolds, we connect the dots with musical memories very often. My momma told me, if i was good, so, in the personal sense, we stitch together our lives with music in a very direct way. [rock music] i dont think that most people can tell you where they were ten years ago, but if you sing a song from that summer, they can tell you exactly where they were, who they were dating, what car they were driving in, and the music can spark those kind of things. narrator musical memory can function at both the personal and cultural levels. While personal memory is unique to individuals, cultural memory is something that is shared by a national, religious, or ethnic group. It often plays an Important Role i
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in collaboration with the generous support of Open Society West Africa (OSIWA has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum for his unwavering commitment and determination to return peace, transform and provide sustainable livelihoods support to the displaced persons and victims of the insurgency in the state.