Joshua Uzoigwe
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Joshua Uzoigwe (b. July 1, 1946; d. October 2005) was a Nigerian composer and ethnomusicologist.
He was born in Umuahia, Abia State (formerly Imo State), Nigeria. A member of the Igbo ethnic group, many of his works draw on the traditional music of that people.
From 1977 to 1981 he attended Queen's University, Belfast, attaining both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology.
[edit] References
Sadoh, Godwin (1998). "Joshua Uzoigwe: An Introduction to the Life and Music of a Nigerian Composer." M.A. thesis. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh.
[edit] External links
- Joshua Uzoigwe page from Contemporary Africa Database
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