JOHN FUNMI RAPHEAL

Music

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Topic: African Music

Description: Publications in journal articles i 2022 and ii 2021 offer new insights into the analytical study of the style, form, structure, compositional strategies, instrumentation and indigenous musical resources inherent in African Music in general and Badagry Ogu Traditional Music specifically. It presents a staff notation transcription for archiving, documentation and educational purposes.

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	M.A. (Ethnomusicology)	Department of Theatre Arts & Music, Faculty of Arts, Lagos State University, Ojo	2021

HISTORIOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE EMERGENCE OF LITURGICAL MUSIC IN CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST

A survey of existing and relevant literature revealed that there is a dearth of empirical studies on the history and emergence of liturgical music in the Celestial Church of Christ C.C.C. . This study attempts to document the emergence and historical development of music in the Celestial Church of Christ, an African indigenous church that was established in September 1947 by Reverend Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa S.B.J. , in the Republic of Benin and presently has parishes all around the globe.Data for the study was collected through participant observation and oral interviews, using unstructured questionnaires. Three respondents, who have been members of C.C.C. for at least forty years were interviewed for this study. Also, Relevant and important information relating to the study was collected from the Lagos State University library and internet search engines. The study revealed that Reverend Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa S.B.J. , was marooned in the forest for several months, a state where he divinely received the mandate to birth the church. The organization, doctrine and liturgical activities were revealed through prophecy by either the founder or other members of the religious sect. The hymns in C.C.C. were composed by both members and non-members through divine inspiration and revelation. Additionally, Music in C.C.C. was categorized according to its uses into core worship or liturgical music and music for harvest thanksgiving, cantata and special service of songs. It was revealed that at inception, the musical instruments used were Ogu traditional musical instruments such as Alekle, Kare, Deux butan, Agba, De-hoin, Kahun daho, aya beaded rattle and ogan gong .The study traced, documented and provided resource materials on the historical development and emergence of music in C.C.C., thereby preparing a ground for further research on the music of C.C.C.

JOHN RAPHEAL is a Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Music

JOHN has a M.A. in Ethnomusicology from Department of Theatre Arts & Music, Faculty of Arts, Lagos State University, Ojo