Popular Music lecturer, Albert Oikelome has been appointed Full Professor of Musicology and Performance Studies at the Department of Creative Arts (Music) at the University of Lagos Nigeria. He had his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Nigeria. Nsukka. He also obtained his Master’s and PhD degrees in African Musicology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Albert Oikelome has been described as a musicologist and music icon of repute. His area of expertise is the conceptualization of emerging popular music genres in Africa. He is also involved in the ethnographic and musicological inquisition into the functions of these genres and their unique position in the stream of world music. He is a Professor and lecturer at the University of Lagos, where he lectures at both undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the Music Unit of the Department of Creative Arts. In addition to lecturing, Prof. Oikelome supervises B.A., M.A, and PhD thesis.
His career began in 1993 when he joined the renowned CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, as a Senior Music tutor. He held this role until January 1995 when he moved to Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), where he lectured in music for over 7years.
Dr Albert’s stint in AOCOED ended in October 2002, when he joined the University of Lagos, Department of Creative Arts as a University lecturer. He has risen to the rank of a full Professor and continues to lecture and contribute to the Creative Arts sector of both the university and Lagos community for almost 20years.
He is a Google scholar in Ethnomusicology, African studies and Nigerian pop music culture. He
has over 50 publications in peer-reviewed national/international scholarly journals.
Prof Albert’s passion for music is demonstrated in his vast contribution to the development of choral studies in the Deeperlife Bible church where he served as the Director of Music of the Deeper life Youth Choir for 15 years. The music maestro also works with the prestigious Unilag Mass Choir (the official Choir of the University of Lagos), where he acts as compere and director of music for their annual concert which features performances from contemporary selections of pop music, as well as African art songs from notable composers across Africa.
He is also the creator of ‘Africa Sings’, a popular music festival organised every year where young people celebrate the beauty of African Music in art form.
