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,)…
– 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,)…
– 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…
– 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,…
– 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…
– 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…
– 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…
– 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.…
– 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…
– Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú Àgbo (YORUBA) (The folksong that showcases the dexterity of Ọ̀sun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility.) Se’le’ru agbo, Agbara agbo; L’Osun fi nw'omo re, Ki dokita o to de. Se’le’ru agbo, Agbara agbo; L’Osun…
– Ma L'ówó (YORUBA) Ma l’owo o-o, Ma l’owo o-o; Ki me l'owo l'omode, Mo ti a ni l’agba. A’i l'owo l'omode mo-i s’ole, Aye ni mo mo bo b’ola o-o-o. Ma l’owo o-o, Ma…