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Facts and Values of Traditional Cultural Art: The Implications for National Development
E. O. Ayeyemi Ph.D; D. O. A. Ogunrinade, Ph.D

Abstract
The issue of traditional cultural arts is a global concern. Every society has cultural tradition that guides every stage of human life. Traditional societies from history have no formal and documented way of educating the citizenry other than through oral tradition, that is, the ‘act for the arts’. The traditional arts- Music, from which emanate folk music, children play songs, and so on, drama, folktales, folklores, dance, proverbs (owe), communication mode and so on are the activities that traditional societies engage in for building the minds of the people. It is observed that in the recent times, the moral ethos imbibed via these traditional activities is being relegated. These have been exchanged for foreign culture. This paper explores into the facts and values of traditional cultural arts in order to examine the use and function of music and theatre in the development of the nation. The methodology adopted to carry out the research is the ethnography. Through the findings, useful suggestion that could retrieve and maintain these fading values would be proffered.

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