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Wallah, -walla, -wala, or -vala (-wali fem.), is a suffix used in a number of Indo-Aryan languages, like Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali or Marathi. It forms an adjectival compound from a noun or an agent noun from a verb. [ 1 ]
Obidi is from Igbuzo (Ibusa) in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. [2] [3] She was born into a family of three girls and a boy.Her mother is deceased. [4] She was brought up in a deeply religious and conservative Igbo Christian family that attended Deeper Christian Life Ministry, which made her hide her passion for dancing from her parents while growing up.
Rasak Ojo Bakare (born November 8, 1964 [1]) is the first professor of Choreography and Performing Aesthetics from Nigeria. [2] A former Dean of Postgraduate School, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO),and Artistic Director,Abuja Carnival and member,National Academy of Letters.
In American radio, film, television, and video games, walla is a sound effect imitating the murmur of a crowd in the background. [1] A group of actors brought together in the post-production stage of film production to create this murmur is known as a walla group.
Theresa Onuorah is a Nigerian musician popularly known for her influence to Egedege Dance, the Igbo cultural music. [1] She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. [2] She was born on 9 January 1942 in Unubi, Anambra state, Nigeria. She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. She is a highlife musician and dancer. popularly known for being the ...
Together the people gathered at the event become a “band of spirits”; they are shown honor and reverence during their visitation here on Earth. In addition to the masks and costumes worn during the masquerades, another vital component is the music and dance used to create the atmosphere that is conducive to capturing the essence of the ...
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Legend has it that Adikpo Songo from Akpagher; Mbatyav in the present day Gboko local government area of Benue State, Nigeria, was the originator of Kwagh-hir.Adikpo Songu, in an interview with Iyorwuese Hagher, a scholar of Kwagh-hir, attempted to corroborate this view held by several kwagh-hir group leaders and notable elders in Tivland.