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Yoruba music is the pattern/style of music practiced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. It is perhaps best known for its extremely advanced drumming tradition and techniques, especially using the gongon [ 1 ] hourglass shape tension drums .
Baddest Guy Ever Liveth was primarily recorded in the Yoruba language. Olamide explores the depth of the language by rapping in different variations of it. The track "Dope Money" contains Ijebu, a western Nigerian variation of Yoruba. Olamide incorporated elements, punch lines, and themes of Yoruba music onto the album.
Fuji music was named after the Japanese stratovolcano-mountain, Mount Fuji by Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister (pioneer of wéré). It features energetic beats, diverse Yoruba rhythms, and call-and-response vocals. Fuji's influence extends into contemporary music, with its hooks and rhythms frequently appearing in Nigerian hip hop. [1]
Odu is a studio album by Nigerian Jùjú musician King Sunny Adé.It was released in 1998 on Mesa/Atlantic.Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana, it was produced by Andrew Frankel and features traditional Yoruba music.
Sakara music is a form of popular Nigerian music based in the traditions of Yoruba music.It mostly in the form of praise songs, that uses only traditional Yoruba instruments such as the solemn-sounding goje violin, and the small round sakara drum, which is similar to a tambourine and is beaten with a stick. [1]
Recorded entirely in the Yoruba language, the album is a mixture of alternative rock, afro-soul, sentimental ballad, and Yoruba folk music. [3] Èsan deals with themes of masculinity, exuberance, self-adulation, narcissism, and promiscuity. [4] [3] Moreover, it addresses the End SARS protests and contains a satirical commentary on religion. [3]
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Waka music is a popular Islamic-oriented Yoruba musical genre. [1] It was made popular by Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu , who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album.