ODE TO CONTEMPTIBLE MUDSLINGERS
– For Those who Have Been Slandered by Those Who Should Uplift Them YORUBA: Èdùmàrè b'ẹwà f'ódídẹrẹ́; ọmọ aráyé d'epo si l'ára. Kàkà kó bàjẹ́ fun, se ló túbọ̀ ńrẹwà si. Ìbàjẹ́ ènìyàn kò dá'ṣẹ́…
Category: REMINISCENCES
REMINISCENCES: NIGERIAN MUSIC-MAKERS OF YESTERYEARS
WAKA ABOUT – by Nelly Uchendu Hanhanhanhan (chanting……………..) If you want to marry a husband, Never you marry a waka about; If you marry a waka about o, Tomorrow, trouble, trouble o – trouble. Na…
YORUBA MUSIC-MAKERS OF YESTERYEARS
– Their Thoughts ORLANDO OWOH YORUBA: “As’otito aye o, s’oun l’osika ilu o; osika ilu o, s’oun las’otito aye o… Aye o f’olododo; eke lo ku ta’nba kiri…” – Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela (Dr. Orlando Owoh,)…
SAY IT SHALL BE SO
– Ẹ Máa Pé K'ó Ṣẹ (YORUBA) (A traditional song for imploring providence to safeguard society.) Ẹ máa pé k'ó ṣẹ, A-se! Ẹ máa pé k'ó ṣẹ, A-se! Ode r’oko, ode p’eran, A-se! Eran ki…
YORUBA MUSIC-MAKERS OF YESTERYEARS
– Their Thoughts ORLANDO OWOH YORUBA: “Afefe to fe w’ole to k’aso n’iyara; eni wo ti’e s’orun ma sa’fira. Araba tu’ra mu, odo ngb’arere…” – Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela (Dr. Orlando Owoh,) eminent Nigerian composer, vocalist,…
MY ENCOUNTERS WITH ABASS AKANDE OBESERE
– With comical touches, JAIYEOLA AJASA, the Landlord of Jaiyeola Street, tells the story of how he met and linked Abass Obesere, a popular Yoruba singer, to Sony Music God used me in the life…
THIS IS PLEASING ENOUGH
– Eyi Ma Dun To (A Yoruba Cultural Song) Eyi ma dun to o eee, Eyi ma dun to o eee; Eyi ma dun to o eee, Eyi ma dun to o eee. Eyi ma…
YORUBA MUSIC-MAKERS OF YESTERYEARS
– Their Thoughts CHIEF COMMANDER EBENEZER OBEY “’Mo ti gun’gi, mo ti r’ehin aye!’ O ns’oro bi Eledumare; o nhu’wa 'ta lo maa mu mi?’ Se’ranti, Oluwa nbe…” – Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi (Chief…
INSIGHT INTO YORUBA PEOPLE’S PHILOSOPHIES
– Witticism at its Best “Won ni ki n’ma su s’epo, mo su s’epo, won o ba mi wi rara. Won ni ki n’ma to s’ala, mo to s’ala, won o ba mi wi rara.…
WATER IS ERODING SAND EFFORTLESSLY
– Omi ńwọ́ 'Yanrì Gẹrẹrẹ (YORUBA) Omi n’wo yanrin gerere o, Omi n’wo yanrin gerere, Omi o l’owo, omi o l’ese, Omi n’wo yanrin gerere-e-e. Alasuwada, p’ara’da o, Alasuwada, p’ara’da, Ojo ti mo da, ko-i…