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Wabyona, Milton – Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, 2023
Zadok Adolu-Otojoka (b. 1932) is one of the prominent music educators and professional performers in the recent history of arts education in East Africa. A Ugandan by nationality, Adolu-Otojoka has served in different professional capacities as music educator, opera singer, folk musician, dancer, composer, and education/culture administrator, at…
Descriptors: Music Education, Foreign Countries, Oral History, African Culture
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Mabingo, Alfdaniels; Ssemaganda, Gerald; Sembatya, Edward; Kibirige, Ronald – Journal of Dance Education, 2020
Indigenous dances in communities that underwent European colonialism and Christianization are currently practiced in environments that still carry colonial legacies. Without formal dance teachers' training programs and frameworks, individuals in postcolonial Africa have leveraged local resources, social experiences, and individual innovation to…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Dance, Foreign Countries
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Isabirye, James – International Journal of Music Education, 2021
This autoethnographic study investigated possibility of incorporating indigenous pedagogies into Ugandan school music and, possibly, general education. School music education in Uganda currently occurs within a colonial-influenced system that does not connect with learners' indigenous cultures. The colonial system fosters belief that…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Music Education, Learning Processes, Indigenous Knowledge
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Mabingo, Alfdaniels – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2017
Dances and drum rhythms from African traditions have been integrated into summer camp activities in the United States as a response to the ever-globalized environments in which these camps are located and the diversity of the campers and teachers that they attract. This reflective article draws on critical reflections, observations and experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Culture, Summer Programs, Dance
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Mabingo, Alfdaniels – Journal of Dance Education, 2019
As globalization endures onslaughts from neo-state nationalism, examining the role that dances from non-Western cultures play in facilitating intercultural education is necessary. This article critically examines the intercultural reflections and meanings that student performers constructed from learning and performing the movements, techniques,…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Dance Education, Singing, Music