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Sunday, September 2, 2018

Sekere

The Sekere is a percussion instrument that also considered a drum. It is a hallowed out , dried gourd wearing a network of beads which allow percussionist to utilize dual sounds while playing.

Nigerian delicious Palm wine

Palm Wine is obtained from Palm Tree by the process of 'Palm Wine Tapping'. People who tap Palm Wine are specialised individuals called 'Palm Wine Tappers'. A typical 'Palm Wine Tapper' should have a Climbing Rope, a short Cutlass for cutting Palm Fronds, a Tapping Knife, and a small Gallon.

The beauty of the Adire (Yoruba — tie and dye)

Adire (Yoruba — tie and dye) textile is the indigo dyed cloth made in south western Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist dye techniques.

10 Beautiful Traditional (Yoruba) Hair Styles Among

Among the Yorubas of southwestern Nigeria, the head (called ori) is given a very prominent position and particularly in the females, the hair is considered to be the crown of a woman’s beauty. Over the years, the culture-rich Yorubas have come up with various beautiful and dazzling hairstyles.

Osun Oshogbo Festival

The origin and story of Osun festival started over 700 years ago when a group of settlers led by one great hunter, Olutimehin settled on the bank of the river to escape the famine in their former dwelling place.

Monday, August 6, 2018

Significant of the new yam festival to the Igbo society

Across Igboland and among the Igbo of Nigeria in the diaspora, the month of August, as it is now, is gladdened with the celebration of New Yam called iwa ji and iri ji ohuru. This is best pictured in the framing of the ceremony by Chinua Achebe’swork as far back as in the 1950s.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

HISTORY OF THE NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY


DANCE SECTION

It is important we note that,Nigeria is a bless nation,a nation made up of about 250 tribes

The beauty of tribal mark

If you look deeply into history, the practice of tribal marks has been in existence for hundreds of years and they are not peculiar to Nigeria, not even Africa. The major purpose of tribal marks is for identification of members of same tribes or families.

Talking Drum

For many years, the talking drum has been noted as one of the symbols of the old African tradition and an instrument of music indigenous to the Yoruba culture of western Nigeria and Benin republic and Ghana.

Eyo Festival

The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisa Play is the TRADITIONAL PLAY OF LAGOS.