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iaajah-2468	Ibekwe, Eunice U. Ph.D; Umezinwa, Emma. C.	THE RHYTHMIC SENSIBILITY OF AFRICAN FOLKSONGS: THE CASE OF LULLABIES IN IGBO CULTURE	2022	12	.pdf	application/pdf	2859	128	54	However, this does not necessarily mean to undermine the creative expectations of African rhythms achieved through multiple cross-rhythmic applications but to give emphasis to serene appeal which the songs intend to achieve or what Nzewi, (2007:52) rightly refers to as “culture rhythm”, according to him, “movement patterns and gestures as well as their dynamics generated by the normal cultural activities affect and determine the peculiar sonic as well as motional dynamics of the culture’s music and dance manifestations” Therefore, rhythmic application in lullabies obeys cultural stipulations in order to suit the child’s “psychical tolerance”. The nature of the songs / lullabies do not allow for complex rhythmic presentation which is the basic characteristic of African rhythm.	cache/iaajah-2468.pdf	txt/iaajah-2468.txt