The Use of Ttraditional African Dance and Music as a Therapeutic Technique: An Exploratory Study in Search of Psychological Wellbeing

Abstract

Traditional African dance and music have been a way of life for quite a long time. People used to gather, share ideas and sing together. Traditional African dance and music is thought of as a way of inviting the ancestors and communicating with them. In churches members sing to praise and invite the Almighty. Western therapeutic approaches in general fail to consider the spiritual dimensions in the lives of the majority of the black population, neglecting the therapeutic potential of traditional African dance and music.