Adesioye Adeleke Oludare Department of Music Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Nigeria. [email protected] Introduction In every nation, the access of sufficient, nutritious and availability of food that meets their dietary needs is inexplicable; the economic, social and physical access to food is mandatory. Mainly, food security has been a major challenge in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, Gibson 2012 asserted that for over forty years, the malnourished people around the world hovered over 800 million to 1.2 billion, which Africa's numbers constituting the majority. A starving nation is prone to attacks by other communities and many leaders have been trying to solve the issues on food security, scholars have argued that the wealth of the nation is in the proactiveness of individuals to engage in small, medium and commercial agriculture, which as been debated over decades. On the other hand, music is widely accepted for its informative, educative and inspirative character Omojola 2005) noted the contextual framework of music been performed in terms of social themes and interpretation to this end the aim of this study tends to analyse the track of Fela Anikulapo and Ebenezer Obey that gave a lasting innovative solution to the devastating situation of food security which as not attracted the mind of some musicologist. Before independence and western education, the Africans have their oral tradition for imparting knowledge The oral history is passed from one generation to another by the eldest citizen in the society, which is done by tales, folklore and folktales. Traditional music as established the essence of innovation through songs and tales for Agriculture, societal values and myth. The communalism in African society trains the mind of the individual from cradle to grave. After independence and western influence, Nigerian musician was influence in terms of instrumentation but not in cultural identity and ideologies about our ethnicities, belief and values system and cultural nuances. Nketia 1979 noted that social arrangement attaches musicians to institutions or social groups and where the position of a musician is also been part of the social arrangement, which turns performing musician in contemporary music culture. This affirms to the cultural and urban musician maintaining is stand as social commentator. Rob King 2019 noted that the consequences for the composer of new music are further discussed from political and musicological angles to write such music analysed from the perspective of various commentators. Periodizing the musicians that has contributed their quota and rise the voice to these uprising challenges are enormous the study focuses on events since independence till date, musicians like King Sunny Ade, Orlando Owoh, Sir Kollington Ayinla, Fela Methodology The methodology employed is discography and secondary data where observation is not primarily done, is adopted. Findings and Conclusion The role played by the musician posit Nigeria and Africa at a better stance basically because the lyrics and composition of musicians has been overwhelming, both musician selected for social commentaries using music as a tool for innovative tools are widely accepted around the globe and the analysis as posit the fundamental error made by government which this musician as communicated to the populace, the study tends to conclude that measured mentioned through the lyrical analysis should be strictly adhere and observed while the study conclude that music stand as a powerful tool in communication and education for nations building in any sector of governmental institutions.
Adesioye Adeleke Oludare