ACMJ Article

The Jukun people of Taraba state use traditional music as a vital means of communication, as this study explores. For analysis and debate, information was used from Taraba state's Wukari, Takum, Donga, Ibi, and Kurmi local government regions. Tables and basic percentages are used to show that Jukun culture has rich, distinctive, and distinctive traditional music such as Avyon wabye nwutishe (lullaby), Avyon khi (dirge), Avyon ason wa dwadwa (storytelling song) etc. as well as different traditional musical instruments such as Bizan (drum), Kusa (calabash), Ahin (wood) etc. with each serving a unique and different purpose. Also, globalization and pop culture have negative impacts on the traditional music of the Jukun people thereby posing challenges. This research recommends among other things that, proper and holistic documentation of the Jukun traditional music through auditory, visual and cloud computing platforms is necessary. Although globalization is a welcome development, paying attention to the lesser-known civilizations such as traditional music from the Jukun culture with its communication patterns opens up the doors for international trade and tourism, in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC AS INTEGRAL COMMUNICATION INSTRUMENT OF THE JUKUN PEOPLE OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA, 2025, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-14. PDF