Traditional Music in Lagos – Basic 1 History Lesson Note (Second Term)

What is Traditional Music?

• Traditional music is old music
• It comes from our ancestors
• It is played with special instruments
• People sing and dance to it

Types of Traditional Music in Lagos

1. Were Music
2. 
   1. It is played with drums
   2. People dance to it
   3. It is very loud and exciting
3. Waka Music 
   1. Women sing it
   2. It tells stories
   3. It can be slow or fast
4. Sakara Music 
   1. It uses a special drum called sakara
   2. It is popular among Yoruba people
   3. People praise others with it

Traditional Instruments

• Drums (dundun, talking drum)

• Shakers (sekere)

• Bells (agogo)

• Flutes (oja)

First Traditional Musicians in Lagos

• Old musicians started these music types long ago
• They passed the music to their children
• Now we still play traditional music today

Differences Among Traditional Music

• Different drums are used
• Some are fast, some are slow
• Some are for celebrations, some for storytelling
• Each type sounds different

Multiple choice exercise 

1. Traditional music is _____ music. 

1. a) new
2. b) old
3. c) foreign

1. Were music uses _____. 

1. a) drums
2. b) computers
3. c) pianos

1. Who sings Waka music? 

1. a) Men only
2. b) Women
3. c) Children only

1. Sakara is a type of _____. 

1. a) food
2. b) drum
3. c) car

1. Traditional music comes from our _____. 

1. a) ancestors
2. b) teachers
3. c) books

HOMEWORK 

1. Draw a drum.
2. Ask your parents: What traditional music do you know?
3. Listen to traditional music and tell how it sounds.
4. Name 2 types of traditional music.