The world of music is an almost terrifyingly large place that grows and dimishes (in almost equal measures) with time. As cultures change they both shed and develop styles and, unless older genres are documented, they run the risk of vanishing into the historical ether forever — even more so in cases where musical instruction is passed on almost entirely through oral instruction. Elder’s Corner, a documentary that understands the need to capture nearly bygone eras of music, is a film that is working to combat this problem by archiving the last of a generation of hugely influential Nigerian musicians.
