The pit theatre, Department of Performing Arts, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, vibrated with the sounds of drums, ranging from bata, gan gan, omele, dundun, ekiri, and jembe, accompanied by ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a passionate plea for the preservation of Yoruba cultural heritage, emphasizing that it must not be allowed to fade into extinction.

Yemi Laja’s “Ireti Nbe” (“There Is Hope”) stands as a testament to the power of music to inspire and uplift. This contemporary gospel track masterfully intertwines traditional Yoruba ...

In Death and the King’s Horseman, Wole Soyinka celebrates the Yorùbá people’s belief about human existence, the continuity of life ...

His latest single 'Why Love' is heavily punctuated by Amapiano log drums and a fusion of house music with Asake opting for the mid-tempo delivery that shaped his third album.

Sikiru Adepoju, the renowned Nigerian percussionist, holds a distinction in the country’s music history with two Grammy Award ...

Entering the Crucible auditorium on a dark evening, a huge space under a muted sun reveals a busy market at the end of a ...

Well-meaning Yoruba should please step in so that this ... like the “bata” drum that is on its way to burst open, with the incessant high tempo beatings from the drumsticks of a frenzied ...