THE drums of the Yoruba Village Drum Festival could be heard throughout the east Port of Spain and environs as people gathered at the village square to commemorate 181 years of Emancipation. Held on June 15, the day before Father’s…
Request For Yoruba Oba Of France Is Ridiculous, Anti-Yoruba Culture -Alaafin Of Oyo
In the Yoruba custom, the Obas are rulers over a homogeneous community, such as Ibadan, Oyo, Ijebu, Ijesha, Egba and so on. The Oba, being proposed, can only be heterogeneous of mixed Yoruba varieties. ba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin…
CELLULOID: Dágunró, the moments and the magic
Dágunró Alákijà Oògùn is dead. For anyone who grew up binging on the magic of Fasasi Olabankewin and his contemporaries in Yoruba movies, that opening sentence could be shocking in its seeming unbelievability. But the brave warrior, who loomed large…
Lead Yoruba Obas out of slavery to strengthen traditional institution, Oluwo tasks leading Yoruba monarch
Calls for formation of central council of Yoruba obas, renouncement of secret societies by members Oluwo of Iwoland, HIM Oba (Dr.) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has tasked traditional rulers to get a taste of their own medicine in strengthening the insalubrious…
Sarah Bonetta: The Yoruba Slave Who Became Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter
There are a lot of stories about the slave trade that began in the late 15th century in Nigeria but one of the not so talked about ones is that of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, who was the goddaughter of Victoria,…
Tracing the Yorùbá influence in Cuban music
Cuban music is known around the world for its percussion, particularly the way it makes use of the clave, the building block of Latin music. We visited Cuba to trace the origin of the clave and how Cuban music’s influences…
Africa: Saving our languages, preserving our future
As a 10-year-old child newly arrived in Lagos, Nigeria from Liverpool, England, I recall having a conversation with myself. At the time, I instinctively understood that if I was to be able to function properly in the future, being able…
Ooni of Ife to lead Yoruba to Cultural Festival in Chicago
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has agreed to be the royal father during the maiden edition of the Yoruba Cultural Heritage Festival taking place in Chicago, United States of America in September. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Popular Kid Actors, Samuel Ajirebi, Maradona Fully Return Into Acting Years After Leaving The Industry
In the early 2000s, there were several kid actors who dominated the Yoruba Movie industry. One of them is Samuel Olasehinde Ajirebi, son of Pa James. Another fantastic actress who also rocked the scene then is Opemipo Bamgbopa aka Maradona.…
Talented Actor, Olasunkanmi Akanni Olohuniyo Signs 2 Years Endorsement Deal
Versatile Yoruba Actor, Olasunkanmi Akanni, popularly known as Olohuniyo is in right frame of mind as you are reading this piece. Not because he won a lottery but because he has just landed himself his first endorsement deal. Though, we…