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Dadakuada started about three hundred years ago, [3] according to folktales. Its lyrics basically are made of eulogy, ballad (ijala), incantation, invocation and some abusive words or some fun words. It is a folk genre of music similar to juju music and other types of folk music.
Jaigbade Alao (1903 – March 20, 2023) whose birth name is Muhammad Àmínù Kúrángà was a Nigerian musician from the North Central part of Nigeria.He is the progenitor of the Dadakuada genre of music, which he started in 1939 [1] [2] and in December 2022, he was recognised by the Kwara State Government as one of the most distinguished personalities in the state.
Mohammodu Odolaye Aremu was an Ilorin-born Dadakuada [1] artist who sang in many Yoruba cities and recorded many albums until he died in 1997. [2] [3] During his life, he lived in many places including Ibadan, Ilorin, Abeokuta, Okeho, Shaki and Lagos. However, he spent most of his time in Ibadan. [4] [5]
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The Bagurumba dance resembles the gentle and poetic movements of the butterflies, is believed to be influenced/transpired by elements of the nature. The practice of this dance by the Boro people is over thousand years old. Usually, the Boro people live in peace and harmony with the green vegetation and the environment, and worship beauty of the ...
Mapouka (also macouka,"la danse du fessier", or "the dance of the behind") is a modernized version of a traditional dance from the Dabou area of southeast Côte d'Ivoire originating from the Ahizi, Alladian, Dida and Avikam people. [1]
With a revamp of the awards in 2007, the category was cut out along with several others, yet it returned for the 2008 awards, where it was given a new name: Best Dancing in a Video. In 2009 the award for Best Dancing was again eliminated from the VMAs, but it was revived again in 2010 as Best Dance Music Video. The following year, though, the ...
The douga or the "dance of the vultures" [1] is a ceremonial dance (and song) among the Mandinka people of West Africa. [2]According to religious scholar Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, its relevance operates on three levels: it is "performed only occasionally at great events, [and] marks the religious revival of this Guinean community; "it shows the dominion of human knowledge, creative skills, and ...