SINGLE COTTON TREE
– KàKà Kí N'bí Ẹgbàá Ọ̀bùn (YORUBA) (Yet, another stimulating verse from the late Chief J.F. Odunjo, renowned Yoruba playwright, poet, politician, and statesman. This work comes from one of his renowned Alawiye sequence.) Kaka…
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SELF-IMPOSED DISPOSITION
Iwa Af'owo Fa (YORUBA) (An evergreen counsel from the late Yoruba author, poet, educationist, politician, and statesman, Chief J.F. Odunjo. This cautionary poetry comes from one of Odunjo's famous series, Alawiye.) Eda ti yio ba…
WHAT WOULD I DO WITH STEALING?
– Ki’ni Ng’o F’ole se L’aye ti Mo Wa? (Another evergreen counsel by the late Chief JF Odunjo, Yoruba author, poet, educationist, politician, and statesman, from his Alawiye sequence.) Ki’ni ng’o f’ole se l’aye ti…
HORSEPLAY DOESN’T BREED CAMARADERIE
ERE’PA KI-I BI’MO ’RE(This song had a couple of variants. This version was used for cautioning youths when they engaged in horseplay – that their exuberance could lead to a fight.) Ere’pa ki-i bi’mo ’re,Ere’pa…
WHEN YOU HEAR THE ROLLING DRUMS
BÍ Ẹ BÁ Ń'GBỌ́ PE'KÉLÉ PE'KÉLÉ – A Yoruba Cultural Song Bi e ba n’gbo pe'kele pe'kele, Bi e ba n’gbo pe'kele pe'kele; E ma ya s’otun, e ma ya s’osi, Ile ol’oro l’oro n’gba…
WE STROVE AND SURPASSED THEM
A ṢE’ṢE, A JÙ'WỌ́N LỌ NÁ – A Yoruba Cultural Song A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo, A’se’se, a ju’won lo na; A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo, A’se’se, a ju’won lo na. Igba irore…
THE WELL BRED ENTITY
ỌMỌ OLÚ'LÉ ỌLỌ́NÀ – A Refrain for the Bride (This classical Ekiti folksong counsels brides to ponder their backgrounds before engaging in domestic disputes. Ekiti is a subgroup within the Yoruba ethnic group in West…
