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​Bàtá & dùndún drums, Nigeria
Photo by Debbie Klein

Video Shorts

In 2017, Èrìn-Òṣun celebrated the installation of five new chiefs. Here's the first part of our ceremony. Ire oo!
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.

Delving into my new research with wéré, fújì, and Islamic artists in Ìlọrin. Emir Gambari offers some reflections about the recent violence in Nigeria.
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

Yorùbá masquerade dancers, Fúnké and Wusilat Òjéyẹmí, sang praise songs and danced bàtá in Èrìn-Òṣun.
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.

Introduction to Yorùbá Bàtá performance in Èrìn-Òṣun, Nigeria. Featuring Chief Làmídì Àyánkúnlé, master bàtá drummer.

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