mybiz234:


So, why did you start commenting on this thread sinceyoi have better things doing?

And to think all your comments on this thread is bourne out of ignorance.

walefresh3:


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/11/why-does-music-of-yoruba-origin-breakthrough-globally/

flokii:
Maybe the Igbos can help in answering that.. why they want to die on anything Yoruba to the extent that some of them now adopt Yoruba names just to feel among.

Yoruba language is the sweetest language known to man and very palatable to the ears.

And it was even a factor in colonialism. European traders beguiled our ancestors with mirrors and other curiosities that they had previously never seen. Then they sent missionaries to Europeanise us in the guise of Christianising us.

At first, they held their version of Scripture, which they called The Bible, while our ancestors held on to their ancestral lands. It was not too long before our ancestors were the ones holding the European Bible (not Scripture), and the colonialists were holding their ancestral lands.

Let no one be deceived. I believe in Christ. I believe He is the Only Way to God. And I believe in Scripture. But what the European colonialists brought to Africa, Latin America and other colonised places was not the historically accurate Christ, nor the spiritually pure way to God, or indeed the genuine Scripture.

If you want to understand true Christianity in one of its purest forms, go to Ethiopia. Ethiopia is like a time capsule of the ancient faith brought back from Israel to Abyssinia, by the Ethiopian eunuch of Acts chapter 8.

And sadly, till this day, my people still celebrate European cultural weddings, burials and pagan holidays, and think they are practising the same pure faith that was handed down by Christ and His disciples to the early church

So, again, I call on universities, and research institutes, to do thorough researches into this phenomenon, with the aim of identifying what makes that sub-sector of the music industry so successful, so that already established acts can use that knowledge to further crossover, and young upcoming acts can act on it to make inroads into the music industry globally.

otipoju:


Its like you just learned this phrase " bourne out of ignorance" abi? Because the way the thing dey shack you i no just understand. And to think that you are spelling it wrongly sef. Bros abeg shift one side.

mikeapollo:


Your analysis is shallow and lacks depth.
How old is Abuja? Lagos has been in existence since pre-colonial times and the commercial capital for almost hundred years. You cannot compare the amount of investments in the economic and social life in Lagos with that of Abuja or any part of Nigeria!

inspbado:


Abuja is now the capital of Nigeria for some few years now, why has bwari, Nupe, Hausa and Fulani music (the original settlers of the land) not blown? At least they are enjoying federal government patronage, and other tribes' are flocking to the city, so their entertainment should have leveraged on this? Take it nor leave it, yorubas are naturally entertainers. We are creative people, we thrive in the creative space, it is culturally inbuilt �

Wiifesnatcher:



you're uniformed, I dated my wife for 10years, left for her tolerance and patience we wouldn't have end up in marriage



I know how many Nnewi ladies I would have fúck when I was serving, igbo ladies generally have special feelings and respect for Yoruba men despite seeing majority of them as Yoruba demon


this cow might have a Yoruba brother in law soon, get updated bro because if you're not updated, you're outdated

mybiz234:


Dumb people only focus on spelling when they are too dumb to respond sensibly.

Actually "bourne out of ignorance" fits you every time. You sound especially ignorant.

walefresh3:


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/11/why-does-music-of-yoruba-origin-breakthrough-globally/

maestroferddi:
At least you didn't debate the fact that you are stuck in the neck of your woods...

There is a world of difference between offhand and fleeting information/knowledge garnered from social media and a first-hand and practical knowledge/experience obtained by intermingling with people of other cultures and societies in real time...

A man who has lived in the Bronx might have the story- telling endowments of Chinua Achebe coupled with the lexical skilled of Wole Soyinka, but will still fall short in narrating the experience of living there than someone who actually lives there...

Talking of diffusion of cultural values, it is common to all.

There is no part of Africa where Igbo family and cultural identities are not familiar courtesy of Nollywood which is unquestionably Nigeria's greatest export to the world.

And Nollywood is more than 70 percent Igbo content.

This "Peru " song you guys are overhyping here on nairaland is just one additional run-of-the- mill song.

It was released earlier and made no impact but got remixed and collaboed by the British singer and then to you guys it is now better than MJ's Thriller...

Una funny die...

Naija and mouth-making no be today na!

walefresh3:


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/11/why-does-music-of-yoruba-origin-breakthrough-globally/

inspbado:


You say culture diffuses, tell me one of the major cultural traits the yorubas have imbibed from the Igbos, like the aso ebi culture which is now wide spread amongst the igbos?

walefresh3:


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/11/why-does-music-of-yoruba-origin-breakthrough-globally/

saintrow1:
Nigeria will be dead and boring without yorubas. That is why we must have yoruba nation. Our glory must be ours and not shared with other barbarians from location 419.

God bless yorubas
God bless yorubaland

Igbochief001:
I have always said the difference between Yoruba and Igbo is simple ...yorubas are largely passion driven while we Igbos are money driven

That's why yorubas Excell in arts even coding is Passion driven reason u see them succeed more
Money or no money Yoruba would still do it

Reason u see Igbos in the money making aspects of music industry ... marketing, promotion n distribution


Hmmm. Intelligent observation.

If davido was Igbo he would have stopped music long ago ...Neto c comes to mind ...rich kid now managing family business empire

If wiskid was Igbo Baba for done invest tire ..music money would seem like a waste of time

otipoju:


I dey polite with you now and gently telling you to back off...you dey form voltron continue to dey yarn dust - dey call your senior ignorant...until dem begin swear for your generation before you go get sense.

otipoju:


I am not arguing that Yorubas are merry people.
Abuja is a joy killer. The predominant tribe and religion sees entertainment and nightlife as taboo...so narurally an artiste cant get the necessary exposure.

Ibadan,Abeokuta and Akure are also yoruba cities but the exposure that lagos the most populous city in africa will give you is second to none. That is my point.

Its just like the Premiership and Bundesliga ...same crowds same passion same fantastic pitches with Germany but the premiership is more popular because of the larger number of common wealth countries affiliated with England due to the British Empire empire.

maestroferddi:
Like seriously?

When almost every notable Yoruba man wants an Igbo bride?

Egungun be careful, na express you dey enter o...

BTW, the practice of wearing what was called "uniform" during weddings and social functions was never new to Igbo culture.

The only thing loaned was the appelation for the practice which has probably no Igbo substitute...

The word aso ebi is not popular with most Igbos who reside in Igboland.

The term was imported from Igbos living in the South West who introduced it into the language.

inspbado:


Abuja is now the capital of Nigeria for some few years now, why has bwari, Nupe, Hausa and Fulani music (the original settlers of the land) not blown? At least they are enjoying federal government patronage, and other tribes' are flocking to the city, so their entertainment should have leveraged on this? Take it nor leave it, yorubas are naturally entertainers. We are creative people, we thrive in the creative space, it is culturally inbuilt �

johntolu:


'Kiss from a Rose', by Seal.
One of the greatest songs of all time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSch10KzYAo

nisai:
Baba that's why most tribes in Nigeria do not support our break away from it. They know Yoruba is the king.

NetValueFX:

Lol .. judge collect 10-20million officially? How much do you think Judges earn legitimately? You are joking. Largest population of civil servants during Jonathan was from South East and now they have all resigned? Joker! Abeg close your mouth if don't know anything to say. By the way what do you think 10 million is ? Small small boys are controlling that amount in dirty Aba!

inspbado:


Abuja has been the capita for 30 odd years now, it was a backwater dry land, but with massive govt presence, it is now a shinning city. Some few years ago, Dubai was a backwater desert land, but with with well thought out and planned development it is now competing with New York, London, Paris and major cities of the world in art, culture, technology and innovation, music name it! So going by you guys' argument here, Abuja, despite the huge investments which have transformed it from a once backwater land to a megacity, infrastructurally and economically, cannot leverage on the same advantage of being "a capital city" (just like Lagos) to enrich it's entertainment life. You guys fail to acknowledge that the culture of the people is a key ingredient in the viability of their entertainment value. The Hausas are not known for entertainment, so no matter how much they spend to enhance Abuja or any of their cities, it cannot come near the Lagos in entertainment. The yorubas in Lagos have infused their culture into the entertainment industry, and I even believe that the Nigerian state is seriously limiting the potentials of the yorubas, if we are free from the shackles of the Nigeria state, we will excel more than we are doing now not only in the entertainment space, but generally across board. Look at the artists I mentioned in my earlier post, they lived most of their adult lives outside Nigeria and they are excelling, why? It is inbuilt in their genes and the environment they live in has enhanced these talents.

flokii:
Maybe the Igbos can help in answering that.. why they want to die on anything Yoruba to the extent that some of them now adopt Yoruba names just to feel among.

Yoruba language is the sweetest language known to man and very palatable to the ears.

inspbado:


Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ijebu' and those other Yoruba land you mentioned are not developing at the pace of Lagos because of the stupid type of federalism the Hausa-fualni controlled government has forced all of us to practice in Nigeria. If we truly practice the federalism practiced in the United States, where California, new York, Texas etc are not be controlled centrally by the federal govt in Washington DC, you will see those western states also growing at their own pace, using their own comparative advantages to develop. But a situation where the Nigerian state only allows one or two cities to develop, while neglecting the other cities, will bring about imbalances in the polity and people will only flock to the developed cities (over-populating them and rubbishing the little development they have there).

aviara:
Yoruba's know how to use the media to promote and market anything to their advantage. For instance Davido is not a very good singer, infact I think he is less than an average singer but he has maintained his relevance and popularity through good image making, branding and marketing promotion. So I think Reno missed the point else all the Grammy award winners in Africa must have sang in Yoruba language.

Igbochief001:
I have always said the difference between Yoruba and Igbo is simple ...yorubas are largely passion driven while we Igbos are money driven

That's why yorubas Excell in arts even coding is Passion driven reason u see them succeed more
Money or no money Yoruba would still do it

Reason u see Igbos in the money making aspects of music industry ... marketing, promotion n distribution

If davido was Igbo he would have stopped music long ago ...Neto c comes to mind ...rich kid now managing family business empire

If wiskid was Igbo Baba for done invest tire ..music money would seem like a waste of time

Amotolongbo:
I can relate with the bolded part.

I can remember while talking to a friend while I was answering the Clarion call in the East. I told her about farming in the the West, the cash crops like Cocoa, Kola nut. I told her it takes more than 5years before one starts harvesting, she exclaimed “what would they be eating within that 5years of nurturing the Cocoa?”.
She told me that they can’t do that o. They can only plant what they can harvest within a year.