| 释义 |
juju, n.3
Brit. |ˈdʒuːdʒuː|, U.S. |ˈdʒudʒu|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[Origin uncertain; perhaps > n.1) or ‹ Yoruba jù to throw.
The music originated in the 1920s, but the first example of the word was apparently in a recording of 1932. It has also been suggested that the Yoruba word originally referred in some way to a type of beaded sekere used by early juju musicians (compare the note s.v. fuji n.).]
A style of music originating among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, characterized by lyrics drawn from traditional praise songs, proverbs, etc., and typically an instrumental backing of intricate, melodic guitar lines and complex polyrhythms played on a range of percussion, esp. talking drums. Cf. fuji n.
[1949Nigeria 32 88 (caption) Ju-Orchestra.] 1954Sunday Times (Lagos) 25 Apr. 1 Tunde King, the Yoruba composer who, with Lamidi Sunmonu, started the Juju Orchestra about twenty-five years ago, returned to Lagos over the week-end after eleven years in the Konikari. 1961Nigeria Year Bk. 212/1 Palace Hotel... Music: Juju music led by Ade Ade and Oye. 1976Lagos Weekend 21 May 8/2 This common practice, among Juju musicians, of singing praises of persons, may be seen as corruptive (oh, yes, there was a time when critics really gave this a good rap in the papers!), yet I suppose Kayode has his good reasons for doing his thing. 1980New Grove Dict. Music XX. 576/2 In..juju, the guitar and Western harmonic and melodic patterns are combined with traditional Yoruba instruments and rhythmic idioms. Juju is popular..on..social occasions among westernized Yoruba. 1991Vox May 80/1 Juju and fuji share the famous gaggle of drums, the irreverent application of Hawaiian guitar, the call-and-response vocal hooklines..but Islam's respect for Yoruba culture gave it a tougher, rootsier, homelier feel than largely Christian juju. 1999S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide I. iii. 591/1 The rivalry between the chubby joker Ebenezer Obey..and the more populist ‘King’ Sunny Ade led to fast and furious developments in juju music. |