She is studying with us at the University of African Art summer school, Akire Temple, Ile ife

Esu is not satan, it has never been and will never be. Despite the fact that Google translate made changes to its script after an awareness campaign, our Yoruba script writers, actors and actresses continue this Blasphemous act against the tradition that feeds ...

Ìjọba-àpapọ̀ sọ Èkó di ìpínlẹ̀ ni àádọ́ta ọdún sẹhin.  Èkó jẹ́ olú ilú fún gbogbo orilẹ̀ èdè Nigeria tẹ́lẹ̀ ki wọn tó gbe lọ si Abuja.  Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó jẹ ikan ninú ipinle mẹ́fà Yorùbá. Yorùbá ni “Èkó gba olè, ó ...

Spiritual forces Àasà female spirits. Àbikú the spirits of young children who live a short life between Reincarnations. Àjínde the spirit of a deceased ancestor (egún) who speaks at their own funeral through a medium. Agbasà the spirits of a ...

You can still find IFA diviners not only in owo, ile-ife and Ibadan but also in faraway Brazil, USA and the Caribbeans! Unfortunately, the purveyors of shariah in Nigeria today are notable Yoruba Muslims such as Ishaq Akintola. Why push ...

” Ifa is not merely a collection of verses, proverbs, parables and anecdotes. Ifa is God’s sacred message to mankind. It is the embodiment of the totality of human existence.” Ifa is the Divine Message of Olodumare to mankind and ...

Ìnáwó rẹpẹtẹ ni ìsìnkú arúgbó jẹ́ ni ilé Yorùbá.  Bi arúgbó bá kú ni ilé Yorùbá ki ṣe òkú ọ̀fọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n òkú ijọ àti ji jẹ, mi mu ni pàtàki bi irú arúgbó bá bi àwọn ọmọ ti ó ti ...

Has there been any other Nigerian musician greater than Fela? ( To be or in the making )

      Photos: Tinubu, Ambode, others celebrate Eyo Festival in Lagos Procession by Groups at Eyo Festival, 2017.   “Eyo Festival’s’’ early morning showers – Signs of peace, acceptance by Gods of Lagos City   Lagosians in their thousands ...

Yoruba Culture Yet Survives The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade ???????? Lucumí Vocabulary Is Another Version Of Yoruba Language Spoken By Yoruba Slave Immigrants In North & South America. Here are a few words in Lucumí to get you started: Adié: Hen ...