Abstract The general assumption of this article is that ethnicity is constituted in both process and performance. The article discusses ethnicity in Nollywood film music by specifically examining the local film composers’ representative practice through which musical value and meaning are generated. The focus is on the interconnected and narrativised relationship of texted music (music with words) and the moving image. The article is based on an analysis of experiential data from the film Ekaette Goes to School, as well as on interviews and recordings to theorise ethnicity as both a discursive and performative phenomenon in one of Africa’s cinema traditions.

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在诺莱坞电影音乐中表演种族：短信音乐的力量

摘要 本文的一般假设是民族性是在过程和表现中构成的。本文通过具体考察当地电影作曲家产生音乐价值和意义的代表性实践，探讨了诺莱坞电影音乐中的民族性。重点是文本音乐（带文字的音乐）和运动图像之间相互关联和叙事化的关系。这篇文章基于对电影 Ekaette Goes to School 中的经验数据的分析，以及访谈和录音，以将种族作为非洲电影传统之一中的一种话语和表演现象进行理论化。