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Similarly in 'Faya' which is a chest-thumping Highlife rendition, Mo'believe said in Yoruba - "Its the musical instruments that got burnt, the music wasn't lost in the fire", this line showcases ...

Object Details Creator Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division Subject Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Notes Updated as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program. Cite as Smithsonian ...

Its musical ancestor, wéré, was a seasonal Islamic performance during Ramadan. Wéré’s origin dates to the 19th century or earlier when Islam established firm roots among the Yoruba.

Award-winning music starAdekunle Goldwill be co-producing a documentary that will span the last century of Yoruba music in collaboration with White House Productions. The documentary, titled ...