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When Sounds Learn to Travel: Igbo Music, Media, and Cultural Survival

Uche JohnMark Nwaneri | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Music has remained a significant aspect of Igbo social life, embodying storytelling, spirituality, political passion, and communal unity. This paper explores how Igbo musical traditions and rituals embedded in native instruments such as the ogene, udu, ekwe, igba, ichaka, oja, …

Marriage as a Contested Moral Space: Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change in Igbo Society

Maria Ukamaka Umenyili | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Marriage in Igbo society has historically functioned as a central institution for social organization, moral regulation, and communal continuity. Rooted in deeply embedded customs such as bride wealth, kinship obligations, extended family authority, and gendered role expectations, Igbo marriage has …

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