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MUSIC: A VERITABLE TOOL FOR CULTURAL 

REPRESENTATION AND PRESERVATION 
  

Alexander Walsh Erhiegueke 

aw.erhiegueke@unizik.edu.ng 

& 

Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-okonkwo 

ia.ugoo-okonkwo@unizik.edu.ng 

Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 

 

Abstract 

Culture can be said to be a given people’s way of life. It is a term that cuts across every 

area of existence of a people inhabiting a particular geographical location. These cultural 

practices include their language, the type of food they eat, the kind of clothes they 

wear, their means of livelihood, etc. People are many times differentiated from others 

by their culture. This culture which is different from place to place, has experienced 

some kind of preservation, which is why cultures that have existed for lots of centuries 

still exist today, although many have been greatly influenced by the unending sweep of 

acculturation. There is therefore the need to explore more media through which culture 

can be represented and preserved.  Using document study and interview, this paper 

explores the role music can play in helping to preserve cultural materials, and also how 

music can be used to represent culture. Findings from this study show that among other 

things, music is an effective tool for cultural representation and preservation, through 

costumes, language use, telling stories of myths, etc. 

Keywords:  Culture, music, Preservation, Cultural Preservation, Cultural Representation 

 

Introduction 

Aristotle maintains that man is a social being and that without the society, there is no 

man. He believed that man by nature is a political animal and the state is the terminus of 

man. For Aristotle, the state came into existence because of the inability of man to 

satisfy all his needs alone. Hence people began to come together; a man and a woman to 

form a family and this formed the first aspect of the society. When man saw that all his 

needs could not be satisfied by the family, there was then a need to expand the horizon 

and this thus led to the emergence of second aspect which is the village. The village thus 

emerged by the conglomeration of different families. However, the process did not end 

there, it later metamorphosed into the state which Aristotle saw as the relation between 

different villages. However, our point of interest here lies in the fact that in societies, 

different people come to live together. Gradually, people began to learn from one another 

via dressing, types of work done, different means of survival, arts, craftsmanship etc. 

In early Greek civilizations, there were also corrective measures used to compel 

compliance to the state law such as the ostraka which was about ostracizing defaulters 

and men of nuisance. Others were pharmakos, Atimia etc. (Kuokkanen, 2020, Credo, 

2020) The totality of all these, form what we know today as culture which is way of life 

of a particular people. 

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Every human born, is born into a particular family, environment and a particular culture.  

Every society has its unique way of dressing, language, dance styles, festivals, customs, 

traditions, norms etc. These and many more express the culture of a particular society. 

As a human person grows, he acquires culture through the learning processes of 

enculturation and socialization.  Culture is the set of patterns of human activity within a 

society or social group. However, due to the wavering storm of modernity, the cultures 

are changing and gradually replaced by acts unheard of in the past while most of the laws 

have gradually been relaxed because of the modern structure of the society.  

 

One major problem encountered in culture is tourism and migration. Due to the search 

for greener pastures, people travel out from their environment and society and gradually 

adopt the culture of the foreign environment in total disregard of their own culture. 

Some children however are not born at home hence they do not grab that early training 

and exposure to their particular culture. Some people have lost their originality and do 

not even know the language of their people, nor the traditions, periods of festivals and 

their people’s way of life and these things are taken lightly. These preliminary 

considerations have necessitated this discourse which seeks to intimate and enlighten 

the general public about the importance of culture and the need to identify with one’s 

culture and people. This study shall also examine various ways of representing and 

preserving culture while laying more emphasis on the role and importance of music 

towards preserving human culture. 

 

Music  

Music is a term we hear and use almost every day of our lives. When the term is 

mentioned, the first thing that comes to a person’s mind is the production of sounds. 

Thus music can literary be defined as an organized sound. It could be produced with the 

voice or with an instrument of perhaps combined in such a way as to produce beauty of 

form, harmony and expression of emotions. Erhiegueke (2020) opines that: 

Music has been a part of man’s existence from the beginning. As a result 

it is often said that music is as old as man. Music coexists with man in 

numerous forms and its functionality is multi-faceted. Man has found a way 

to include music in almost every human activity as every culture has 

peculiar ways of making music to suit their occupation, environment and 

experiences. A culture’s inspiration for music making is therefore drawn 

from its environment, its people’s experience and ideas. p. 260. 

Music is a form of art; an expression of emotions through harmonic frequencies. It is a 

form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people like, find 

interesting or dance to. Most music includes people singing with their voices or playing 

musical instruments such as the piano, guitar, drums or violin. 

 

Types of Music 

In the modern times, there have been many developments and advancements in music due 

to technology and the sophistication of science. Music is basically classified into three: 

 



 

 
  

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Traditional Music 

There are two basic types of folk music. The first is normally very old and nobody really 

knows who the composer is. It is music that belongs to a people or a culture. It is the 

music of the ordinary people within that culture. The other type of folk music is music 

that is written to sound like the other sort. It is music by composers that sounds a bit 

like the old folk music. Or it could even be the old folk music itself written or played 

differently from before. 

 

Folk music reflects the culture of a particular people. It is employed in order to 

communicate certain important aspects of a particular culture and society. Through 

listening to this type of music, one can come to grips with the culture of a particular 

society. Oral transmission of folk music from one generation to the next has led to its 

current thriving in rural areas, which is home to the people who are the guardians of 

these diverse traditions. (Nwamara, 2017). Folk song texts contain allusions to the 

benefits of upholding moral principles, charitable deeds, judging individuals by their 

deeds, and contemplating the world as it ought to be. ( 

 

Popular Music 

Popular music is any commercially oriented music principally intended to be received and 

appreciated by a wide audience generally in literate, technologically advanced societies 

dominated by urban culture. Unlike traditional folk music, popular music is written by 

known individuals, and does not evolve through the process of oral transmission. 

Characteristically, they quickly fade away, as the themes on which they are written 

fades. This includes blues, jazz, rock and roll, rock music, hip-hop etc. 

 

Art Music 

Art music is a general term often used to describe thoughtfully cultivated music, 

particularly in Western societies and as in contrast to pop and folk music. Art music is a 

term that encompasses music traditions that apply advanced structural and theoretical 

considerations with a written musical tradition. Art music alternatively called classical 

music is a type of music that is first and fundamentally a written music tradition in 

contrast to the orally transmitted folk music. This type of music is carefully written, 

with adherence to musical rules. It is believed to be written my trained musicians. This 

musical training can come in any form – formal and informal. 

 

Culture 

Etymologically, the term culture is taken from the Latin root colo, colere, colui, cultum. 

These Latin words could mean: to cultivate, to till the ground, to tend, maintaining, 

adorning, fostering etc. From these words, one can infer that culture is that which molds 

and helps the human person develop effectively to be worthy to bear the name human. 

Linton (1936) states that, ‘The culture of a society is the way of life of its members; the 

collection of ideas and habits which they learn, share and transmit from generation to 

generation’. In Clyde Kluckhohn’s elegant phrase, culture is a ‘design for living’ held by 

members of a particular society. Culture defines accepted ways of behavior for members 



 

 
  

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of a particular society. Such definitions may vary from society to society. To a large 

degree, culture determines how members of a society think and feel. It directs their 

actions and defines their outlook on life. 

Culture encompasses our belief systems, the ways we eat, dress, how we eat, the kind of 

food we cook, how we dance, our dressing style, system of marriage, architectural 

designs, lifestyle, gender, music etc. 

 

Elements of Culture 

The elements of culture include the following: 

Social Organization: Every society is essentially grouped according to different strata 

and classifications. Social organization refers to how a society divides people. In African 

traditional setting, the society is grouped in a hierarchical form where we have rulers 

who are mostly respected and revered and govern the affairs of the society to enhance 

peaceful coexistence. We have the chiefs and titled men and then the average persons. 

In other societies however, there are also others ways of classifying people, examples, 

family structures; we have nuclear families, extended families etc. This is an important 

element of culture as it shows how people relate with one another. 

Customs/Tradition: The word ‘tradition’ comes from the Latin traditio (handing over) 

which is derived from the word trader (hand-over, deliver). It encompasses all manners 

and customs, morals and cultures within a group which were passed from one generation 

to the next. Every society has its norms and values through which they establish, affirm 

and differentiate rightful from wrongful actions; prescribing their corresponding 

punishments. These punishments attached help to compel obedience and promote peace.  

These traditions are passed from one generation to another and the younger generations 

get to learn and know how their ancestors behaved and lived.  

Beliefs: Every society can be said to have a belief system which alternatively could be 

called religion. Religion connotes a relationship between two beings, man on the one hand 

and a religious being believed to exist.  Religion demonstrates or shows a society’s belief 

systems and interpretation of situations. Some cultures are monotheistic while some are 

polytheistic. Muslims believe in Allah, Christians in God. The Christians revere the cross 

of Christ and believe in the resurrection, judgment, heaven or hell.  

Language: A group of words or ideas having common meaning and is shared to a social 

situation is called language. Language is the entrance to a culture. Language is a set of 

socially sound pattern, words, and sentences having specific meaning and terminology 

common to the same culture. These helps people relate with one another and live their 

lives in the society. It is pertinent to note that most languages are only understood within 

a cultural group while one word can mean different things for different cultures.  

Symbols: Symbols are anything used to represent, express and stand for an event or 

situation. Symbols direct to guide our behavior, it is used to show past, present or future 

events. For example the heap of ash show that something has been burnt or the wet 

street shows that it has rained. Other examples of symbols could be bowing one’s head 

when one sees an elder in order to show reverence and respect etc. shaking of hands to 

show friendship and brotherhood. 

 

 



 

 
  

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Types of Culture 

1.    Material Culture: This refers to the physical things which are the products or 

handiworks of man. These include dressing, food, buildings, inventions such as art works, 

sculpture, etc. Through these, the culture of a particular society is shown and they get 

distinguished from other cultures. For example the type of food eaten by an African man 

is quite different from that of the Westerners.   

2.  Non Material Culture: This refers to the unquantifiable, intangible and immeasurable 

products of a culture. These aspects cannot be seen nor touched but we are fully aware 

of their existence. These includes: language, religion, customs, norms, values, traditions, 

poetry, beliefs, ethics etc. 

 

Characteristics of Culture 

There are several characteristics of culture, so the following assertions about culture 

are true: 

1. Culture is Dynamic: This implies that culture is not static but can change. Due to social 

relations and traveling, people and societies come to learn about the cultures of other 

people, exchange ideas, symbols and certain ways of administration of others and 

gradually, these features are incorporated into the culture of the society. 

2. Culture is shared: Culture is typical of every society and every society is made up of 

many individuals and peoples. Hence culture is not an individual thing but is shared among 

members of a society. This enhances our social relations with other members of our 

society.  

Culture is learned: Culture is in no way genetically transmitted neither is it biologically 

inherited. Culture is learned through observations from families, peers, institutions and 

media. The process of learning culture is known as enculturation. While all humans have 

basic biological needs such as food, sleep and sex, the way we fulfill those needs varies 

cross-culturally.  As a child grows, it observes carefully the environment, gradually learns 

the language, how they eat,  respect for elders, and other things including the kind of 

clothes to wear, etc. they apply these different aspects in their lives and thus adapt 

gradually to their culture. 

Culture is Integrated: This is known as holism, or the various parts of a culture being 

interconnected. All aspects of a culture are related to one another and to truly 

understand a culture, one must learn about all of its parts, not only a few. 

Culture Varies: Culture varies from one society to another. Although there are universal 

aspects of culture which is found everywhere, nevertheless, the way they are expressed 

may vary. For example the system of dressing of Africans during the pre-colonial era 

varied from that of the colonial masters though both were ways of dressing. Others 

include ways of eating, type of food, etc. 

Culture is continuous: Culture is not an invention of today. It has existed several 

thousands of years and yet it still exists in our time. This manifests the continuous nature 

of culture. The cultures of our forefathers have been handed over to us and it shall 

continue till posterity. We cannot negate the fact that there have been some 

modifications of the present day culture due to exposure to other cultures, nevertheless, 

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Importance of Culture 

The importance of culture in any given society cannot be overemphasized. Culture 

identifies and differentiates societies. Without culture, we cannot meaningfully talk 

about any society. The various aspects of culture explored above justify this claim. 

Without the set of belief systems, clothing, language etc which specifies each culture 

and society, there cannot be a proper functioning of any society. Culture helps to promote 

peace and order in a society. Through the traditions, norms and sections, people come to 

know what they ought to do and go about it and in situations where some refuse to comply; 

they face the consequences of their actions. Culture leaves a great material for the 

future generations. They come to learn and appreciate how things have been done in the 

past and in like manner, model their lives in order to fully actualize their potentialities.  

Through the help of language and symbols, we relate with one another, exchange ideas 

and improve the society. Other importances of culture include the following: 

Ancestry: Our cultures help us gain valuable information about our ancestry. Cultural 

traditions are like pages in a history book which should be read with interest. Human 

beings do not live for eternity, but their cultures do. Cultures give us a gateway to study 

about our ancestors. Through oral traditions, we get to connect with our ancestors and 

our origin and get to know even the history of our names. 

Inculcation of Values: Every culture is rich with values. Through culture, people learn 

what really matters to their people and society and strive from early childhood towards 

self-actualization and fulfillment of one’s potentiality. Through cultures also people come 

to learn about good moral values such respect for elders, hard work and cleanliness. 

Culture regulates human behaviour: Through various norms and sanctions expressive of 

every culture, people are tamed, controlled in order to promote peaceful coexistence 

amongst citizens. The norms however are there to discipline one, while the punishments 

are attached to prevent non-compliance.  

 

The Role of Music in Cultural Identification 

Music has always served as one very potent media and symbol, through which cultures 

are identified. Music cannot be defined and appreciated outside the context from which 

it is created, costumed, taught and performed. This therefore means that every music 

is associated with a given culture, and can therefore not exist in isolation, but bearing 

the identity of a given culture. This musical identity can further be tied to different 

social events within a given culture. Its functionality is multifaceted, and can perform 

various roles in culture.   

 

Music can also be said to be intertwined with culture, as every culture employs available 

materials in its music making. These materials can include both tangible and intangible 

materials which intertwine with each other to create music. One of the intangible 

materials of culture which is an ever present component of music is language. Language 

and music are interwoven, and are constantly allowing alterations of themselves, to 

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Music is an intrinsic part of every society, whenever people gather, music is there, and 

it could be used to pray or exchange pleasantries. It is used during festive periods, during 

celebrations such as graduation, weddings, funerals etc. even personally for leisure. For 

instance, during child dedications, the songs rendered emphasize the importance of a 

child and the joy of motherhood or fatherhood. During weddings, we hear songs which 

show the societal interpretation of marital union, likewise other festive periods etc.  

It is pertinent to note that music is not just composed out of nowhere or without any 

relevance. Most of our music reflects something in reality and is implored as a tool to 

convey certain pieces of information. Every enterprise engaged by man has a background. 

No man writes or composes in isolation. There are various factors that condition his 

output. This could be due to family background. The influences of one’s family and 

behaviors condition their output, another is the environmental influence otherwise called 

sociological influence. This refers to the influence from his environment. All the 

activities in a particular society form their culture; hence we can rightly say that culture 

influences music composition.  

 

Writing about the importance of music in Ghanaian tradition and culture, Salm & Falola 

(2005) asserts: 

Music and dance have social roles and functions through which Ghanaian 

societies express their culture. The names and instruments used for 

traditional music are sometimes taken from the nature of the social 

occasion. The Akan, for example, have a category of songs, asrayere 

(visiting the wives), which were performed by women while the men were 

away at war. These songs functioned to unite the women and show their 

support for their warrior men. The Akan also have songs called bradwom 

(dwom: song) for puberty rite (bragoro).in general, music reveals the 

customs and ideals of a society. (p. 1) 

Music is surely a cultural phenomenon because culture influences its composition, 

interpretation, performance etc. Music surely gives us relevant information about a 

particular culture through its instruments, instrument makers and the lyrics. Music is 

the expression of culture, a culture that values money and materialism will express this 

through music by the glorification of these items etc. that is to say that from the music 

of a particular society we can come to understand certain aspects of their culture. Music 

is a tool for communication; which means that inherently when we read the lyrics of every 

music, we come to understand the message the composer is trying to convey and his 

background influence.  In African communities, most music emphasize the importance of 

being of help to the other, from songs like this, we can understand the culture of 

solidarity existing in African societies. Singing, as a familiar way of music-making cannot 

be separated from any culture; it is part and parcel of any culture of the world (Ugoo-

Okonkwo, 2013). Some songs were composed to cajole the laziness of the society to show 

the need to be hardworking and resourceful. Music thus implicitly represents culture. 

 

Towards the Preservation of Culture 

From the foregoing, we can agree that culture is very important in every society and thus 

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come to the full actualization of his being. This furthermore leads us to explore the 

various ways through which culture can be preserved. 

There are many ways of preserving culture which includes literatures such as novels, e.g. 

the books of Chinua Achebe which reflect great deal of the Igbo culture likewise so many 

other books from other authors. When these books are properly preserved, generations 

coming many years after can just pick up the books and from there know about their 

people and their ancestors.  

 

Oral tradition through folklores also helps to preserve culture. In earlier times in Africa, 

from time to term, the parents gather their children to tell them stories about their 

people and the circumstances that have shaped them. It was famously called ‘moonlight 

tales’. Here, children are given opportunities to ask questions about any aspect of their 

culture and are enlightened and thus become abreast with the culture of their people. 

Others may include visual art, clothing; people should not be shy to identify with the 

dress code of their culture, people should also speak their native languages and native 

languages should be taught in all institutions of learning and even used during meetings 

and gatherings. Culture can be preserved through participation in traditional festivals, 

crafts, art work and music. For the purpose of this paper, we shall explore more on the 

role of music towards preserving culture. 

 

Music and Cultural Preservation 

In discussing music as a tool for cultural preservation, we are considering the role music 

plays in ensuring that culture remains, and culture is not eroded by alien identities, which 

are always seeking seemingly weak cultures to assimilate. The following are areas through 

which music has and can contribute to the preservation of the culture which it 

represents. 

 

Folk songs which are usually passed from one generation to another are usually embedded 

with, and are rich in stories, rituals and sometimes history, which are passed down 

through songs for numerous generations who do not even know themselves. In a 

generation where speaking local or indigenous languages have become an uphill task for 

many young ones, songs in indigenous languages help a great measure, in preserving 

languages, and preventing them from fading away. 

 

Music also within cultures, convey legends, myths and beliefs, and helps in ensuring that 

they are passed on to future generations, thereby keeping alive, stories of exploits of 

individuals and groups within a given culture. It can therefore serve as a source of 

documentation of historical events, since it can capture great events of the past. Folk 

music, especially minstrel shows, is a kind of oral literature that captures people's past. 

(Ibekwe & Umeojiaka 2023). Also, the use of traditional instruments in music making 

does not only add to the enjoyment of music, but helps to showcase cultural heritage, as 

well as preserve it, and can also be a medium of cultural export, for more exposure.  

In a traditional African society, music is an indispensable component of ceremonies and 

rituals, and therefore helps in no small measure, to reinforce practices and beliefs, within 

a given culture. Community songs help to create communal living within cultures, 



 

 
  

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therefore creating a bond between inhabitants of a given geographical location, who 

share same culture.  

 

The Effect of Modernism on Culture and Music: Towards a Solution 

Man in the contemporary age is referred to as a technological man. Due to technological 

advancements, there have emerged; new and better ways of doing things. As the days 

keep going, we notice a deviation from the traditional ways of doing things, people now 

prefer the easier ways of doing things, most of the values and culture people learnt in 

their early years have gradually been abandoned for easier life and way of doing things 

free from the stringent measures of norms and customs or traditions. This modernism 

has pervaded virtually all spheres of life; arts, architecture, literature, religious faith, 

social organization, dressing and music compositions. The types of music we hear today 

are no longer really culturally oriented. This modern way of making music do not help in 

transmitting culture to people like the traditional folk music we had in the past.  

Ludwig Van Beethoven believed that “Music can change the world”. This is because it is 

communicative and can spread easily. It is pertinent to note that music has a lot of impart 

on people especially the youth and adolescents. When they play some of these songs, they 

unconsciously internalize them and may begin to adopt such lifestyles or manner 

presented by these songs. When immoral types of music are played always, they gradually 

learn bad slogans and get influenced; but when music is positive and rich in cultural idioms 

and phrases, this will go a long way to help them positively.  

If we are to preserve culture, we must continue to create it. With regards to music, we 

can actually do better than we are doing now. This paper is not in any way castigating the 

modern ways of making music but is simply advocating for a kind of blend, and integration 

of traditional folk style of composing music which contains rich lyrics representing 

culture into modern music. This will go a long way in sustaining culture because through 

this means, people will always keep abreast of their culture and equally maintain 

originality in the practice of the same.  

 

Conclusion 

Music is undeniably a viable and wonderful tool in the preservation and representation of 

Culture. Culture gives us our identity and makes us who we are. Hence every effort ought 

to be made to preserve and promote our cultural heritage and traditions, for the coming 

generations. Among other forms of cultural preservation, music stands tall, as it embeds 

sounds (melody), rhythm, dance, lyrics (language), musical instruments, costumes (attire), 

etc. The major problem encountered in culture arises from the diversity in cultures and 

the wave of the modern time. Irrespective of all odds, one must endeavor to always 

identify with his people and be proud of one’s cultural heritage. We should never give up 

in our quest to preserve our culture for posterity hence we ought to employ whatever 

means at our disposal to ensure this. One of such means is through music because it is 

first a form of expression and can actually travel easily to any part of the world.  

 

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