In Nigeria, dancing is described as dynamic
and rich. There are many different styles in Nigerian dancing, and because of
this, the dancing is not sorted into categories. The dancer’s steps and
gestures are agile, graceful, admirable and elegant. The dances include a lot of hip movements, and
fairly simple foot work.
The dance steps are coordinated with the music. The type and style of each dance depends on the music and instruments used. They have many different instruments to get the sound that they want. They also have many wind instruments such as many types of trumpets and flutes.
The 6 main instruments are:
The dance steps are coordinated with the music. The type and style of each dance depends on the music and instruments used. They have many different instruments to get the sound that they want. They also have many wind instruments such as many types of trumpets and flutes.
The 6 main instruments are:
Frame drum: Usually the single drumhead is
made of rawhide or man-made materials. Shells are traditionally constructed of
bent wood scarf jointed together; plywood and man-made materials are also used.
Musical bow: String instrument that consists of a flexible, usually
wooden, stick 1.5 to 10 feet long, and strung end to end with a taut cord,
usually metal.
The long trumpet: frequently made of aluminium and played in pairs
or ensembles of up to six
End blown flutes: a keyless woodwind instrument played by directing
an airstream against the sharp edge of the upper end of a tube
Cruciform whistles: Whistles that are somewhat shaped like a cross
Transverse clarinet: woodwind instruments that have a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight
cylindrical tube with an approximately cylindrical bore, and a flaring bell
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