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Atilogwu 1 Atilogu Dancer - Igbo Tribe - Oji River - Enugu State - Nigeria. Atilogwu is a spirited youth dance from the Igbo ethnic group of Nigeria that focuses on vigorous body movement and often includes acrobatics. In the Igbo language, the word itself "Atilogwu" translates into "has magic, as in sorcery/witchcraft". [1]
The colonization of the West African region that lies across the Niger took place between the mid 19th century to 1960 when Nigeria became recognized as an independent nation. [1] This systemic invasion introduced new social, economic, and political structures that significantly altered Indigenous notions of gender fluidity and gender roles ...
In British military jargon of the first half of the 20th century, a "base wallah" is someone employed at a military base, or with a job far behind the front lines. [6] There were a number of other words of this type, such as "camel wallah" and "machine-gun wallah", and more. [7] "Base wallah" had a derogatory reference for a person who is ...
Owambe, also spelt as Owanbe, is a Yoruba term for extravagant parties in Nigeria, especially among the Yoruba people.The term "Owambe" is derived from the Yoruba expression "owan be," meaning the presence of a celebration or party. [1]
The Igbo people have a melodic and symphonic musical style. Instruments include opi otherwise known as Oja [5] [6] a wind instrument similar to the flute, igba, and ichaka. [7] Another popular musical form among Igbo people is highlife, which is a fusion of jazz and traditional music and widely popular in West Africa.
The word anẹ̀ Igala means Igalaland is regarded to be the territory where the people are speaking the Igala language. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The early settlement in the Igala kingdom were founded by the ancestors of the people now known as the Igala-Mela with traditions that means "the nine Igala".
Igbabonelimhin is an acrobatic, masquerade dance-theatre common with the Esan people of Edo State of Nigeria. The word literally means “clapping for the spirit”. [1] Igbabonelimhin is a compound word for 'Igbabo' which literary means to clap and 'Elimlin' which means Spirit. Conjuctively, it means to clap hands or commune with the spirit.
The Kanuri people [12] are located in the northeast part of Nigeria, the Tiv people [13] are in the north central, and the Efik-Ibibio [14] are in the south South. The Bini people [15] [16] are most frequent in the region between Yorubaland and Igboland. [17] [18] Nigeria's other ethnic groups, sometimes called 'minorities', are found ...