DAY-O
The Banana Boat Song – Harry Belafonte (1956) Written by William Attaway and Irving Burgie (Compiled by Dele Ajaja) BACKGROUND: "Day – O, The Banana Boat Song," was a traditional work song, sung on the…
Category: FROM THE ARCHIVES
TAXI DRIVER – BOBBY BENSON
– A famous song by the late Bernard Olabinjo Benson, an Ikorodu-born TV performer, Highlife vocalist, pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, and entertainer extraordinaire. Famously known as Bobby Benson, Bernard and his band (Bobby Benson and his…
GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR HIS PRODIGIOUS WORKS
– Ọlọ́run Kú Uṣẹ́ (YORUBA) (A thanksgiving song from Ekiti, a Yoruba subgroup, for appreciating God, for the good things of life.) Olorun ku use o e-e, Olorun ku use o a-a; Oni kan wi…
YORUBA PEOPLE
– The enduring civilization that traverses the world Yoruba is one of the prevalent ethnic groups in West Africa. The primary Yoruba language speakers live in southwestern Nigeria, east-central and southeastern regions of Benin Republic.…
AFRICA: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
– Geology, Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, World History Culled from National Geographic Africa is sometimes nicknamed the "Mother Continent" due to its being the oldest inhabited continent on Earth. Humans and human…
LAGOS: ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CAPITAL OF NIGERIA
Culled from Encyclopaedia Britanica Lagos, city and state in southwestern Nigeria, located on the coast of the Bight of Benin, is bounded by the state of Ogun to the north and east, the Bight of…
I HAIL THE IJESHAS
MO KÍ GBOGBO ÌJÈSHÀ (YORUBA) – Chief Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi, known as Ebenezer Obey, sang this song decades ago, to commemorate the Ijeshas, a subgroup in Yorubaland. Mo ki gbogbo Ijesha, Omo ol’obi…
THE MERRYMAKERS
ÀJÀGBÓ OLÓRÒ (YORUBA) – Festive Period MusicAjagbo (do:do:mi) is a brand of music earmarked for a period of festivity in some parts of Yorubaland. The Ajagbo choral groups compose and sing about the current events…