Erelu_Y: Eweso dede ewen omo Ijebu, n'ile, n'oko, n'idalw. wen ma ku, wen ma run, wen ma t'ajo gbe r'ajo. Ase. S'i ken f'ikokore mi ranse simi ni London ooo.

You can't beat the Ijebu's when it comes to partying. Mind you, Ijebu's would organise elaborate dos and cash-in from it very heavily. Their business acumen is simply second to none.

chamotex:

You must marry an ijebu man

funkybaby:

interesting !

UP JOGS

chamotex:

Of course...ijebu and proud
The Awujale is my uncle.

coogar:
this was the photo album of the event last year.....
http://www.oloriolawale.com/?p=1635

chief bayo kuku, chief subomi balogun, sunny kuku(chairman eko hospital)......those are the big players. i dunno what obtains now though but the kukus always murder the others in their presentation & the horses they bring out....it's like watching lords of the ring.

chamotex:

You must marry an ijebu man

Lilimax: May be

funkybaby:

Aseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

funkybaby:

Correct

Are you sure we are not related

funkybaby:

Aseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - Shymexx is the man for me!!

courage89:
Are you from the anikilaya's ruling house?

cashkid vs boko: yea,i saw hw beautiful they ar lukin

shymexx: Darn!! I wish someone can just write everything in this oriki down and break-down the complex Yoruba they used.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMSkD_yAmk

shymexx:
Old money things. The Kuku's are gangster, though. I saw a picture of one Kuku chief one time and the guy had beads on, with a big gold chain, that's about 40inches long - with a crown pendant. All in Yoruba native attire. I was like, "Darn, this OG is about that life!!" Some of my pops' brothers are like that as well. Old men in tracksuits, new era hats and airmax 95s during winter.

pharmow:

@Shymexx U have given me a serious work to do.............My hearing this my head was swelling, I just have to translate part of it for people that don't understand to see to the best of my ability. I could only do translation for the first 1 min 30 secs now. I will get back to it later.

Ijebu Oriki from the youtube video

the opening song: We are going out to celebrate with the celebrate, we are going out to celebrate with the celebrant, good celebration.

The Oriki proper

Let's all go to Ijebu
Let's great them gently, let's great them well
Obanta's children how is the weather?
Ijebu the children of Alare (nickname derived from how we greet ourselves), children of Alagemo (Ijebu's deity) that bless abundantly
Ijebu has stepped beyond just a community, it has become a big region
They have expanded beyond boundary amassing wealth from both inside and outside
Children of Abulesowo (literally mean one's that makes money from cutting land)
Ijebu children are kind and generous
Ijebu ode is Ijebu
Ijebu igbo is Ijebu
Ijebu Iperu, Ishara, Sagamu all belong to Ijebu
Ikorodu at the edge of lagos, Ibefun is there that accept people
Ewesooooooooooooooooooooo (form of greeting)
I great you Ijebu children
Children of Abulesowo, Children of Alare take it gently
The Children of 16 Alagemos
The rich people of shillings (old money of pre-colonial era)
The small Ijebu is money
The big ijebu is money
Ijebu male is money
Ijebu female is money
You are the children of knowledge that intelligently and calmly engage in battle
Ijebu the children of Alare, the children of Awujale (the king)
The Children of Obanta (literally the king is outside)
The children of blessing dieties I greet U
The child that see big container to carry money
The child that spray money like spraying water
Ijebu the children that use unity to quench enemity
The one that use unity to quench enemity when talking about Ijebu where the children of the enemies start shivering
The children of blessing dieties, the owner of this house I greet you
The child that use wisdom to cover his head
The children of ijebu are good people.......
to be continued

chamotex:

Hmmm that might be a possibility o
You just might be my long lost sister.
Atikori representing

shymexx:

Fixed!

yetseyi: Its nice 2 know fellow Ijebunarians on NL
shymex,chamotex, eluquenson and funky. Although I really cant remember d name of the agboile I come from in Ijebu-ode. Proud 2 be an Ijebu.

courage89: Im also from the ruling house..."awa omo anikilaya so ogun"

yetseyi: Its nice 2 know fellow Ijebunarians on NL
shymex,chamotex, eluquenson and funky. Although I really cant remember d name of the agboile I come from in Ijebu-ode. Proud 2 be an Ijebu.

lolade123: This cultural heritage is beautiful,am an Ibadan boy,but God bless d Ijebu people,the Odua land,and Nigeria as a whole.
Wish to marry 1 of those beautiful ijebu chicks ,as in " ibadan loko ijebu"..

coogar:
they are OGs....
they made good use of the fact that they were the first to get in contact with the white men. they levied taxes on the others taking wares & slaves to the lagos ports so they made stacks of money.

shymexx:
Ask your parents.

I'm not from Ijebu Ode, though.

HAVIJ: Omo Ijebu ni mi o... swaggar.

Eweso

funkybaby:

hmmmm. nothing is impossible

oh serious shymexxxx.

OAM4J is the man for me. . . . . for starting this lovely thread

shymexx:

Yeah, they have been rich from way back and it seems they own the Balogun title in Ijebu ode.

Have you met any Kuku in London? There are tons of them here.

I can get you a hook-up with a kuku from around Kings cross axis. She went to Aston Uni and her ti.ts would make you go nuts. But she's a super socialite, though. All dem Ijebu chics that I've met are like that, anyway.

Afam4eva: We Ijebus sure know how to party. I'll be at the next Ojude-Oba festival with my camera.