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In 2017, Èrìn-Òṣun celebrated the installation of five new chiefs. Here's the first part of our ceremony. Ire oo!
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Alhaja Seidat Fatimah granted me and my research team an interview in Ìlọrin. Here she sings an excerpt, unplugged, from her famous CD, Kádàrá/Destiny.
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Delving into my new research with wéré, fújì, and Islamic artists in Ìlọrin. Emir Gambari offers some reflections about the recent violence in Nigeria.
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A small slice of the opening ceremony for the celebration of Òrìṣà Ṣàngó in Èrìn-Òṣun, Nigeria. Behold the beautifully clear dancing and bàtá drumming, which inspired possession.
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The Lébe alárìnjó group played for a funeral in Ifón. They're training children to dance by encouraging them to improvise. Túndé Ayangoke played the omele méta to inspire the dancers.
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The Èrìn-Òṣun alárìnjó troupe, Lébe, performed for a funeral in Ògbàagbàá. They're singing in the neotraditional style called ewì, praise poetry sung by masquerade performers. Songs include: oríkì, prayers, incantations, proverbs, & moral stories.
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A wonderful clip of acrobatic tricks performed by alárìnjó troupes. Alárìnjó performers are born into masquerade families who revere and bear sacred masks for the Egúngún, Òrìṣà of the ancestors.
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A depiction of long-term anthropological study and preliminary exploration of the intersections between Òrìṣà, Islam, and popular culture in Òṣun, Ondó, and Kwara States. Egúngún make an appearance.
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Yorùbá masquerade dancers, Fúnké and Wusilat Òjéyẹmí, sang praise songs and danced bàtá in Èrìn-Òṣun.
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ÀyànÀgalú of Èrìn-Òṣun played for Òrìṣà Èṣù, Ṣàngó, Ọbàtálá, and Òṣun. This is a straight-up drumming archive featuring Chief Làmídì Àyánkúnlé on ìyáàlù.
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Introduction to Yorùbá Bàtá performance in Èrìn-Òṣun, Nigeria. Featuring Chief Làmídì Àyánkúnlé, master bàtá drummer.
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