The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practised among Yoruba communities and by the African diaspora in the Americas and the ...

Gasali Adeyemo was born and raised in Ofatedo, a small rural village in Osun State, Nigeria, where he discovered his passion for art at ... Arts and Culture, mastering traditional Yoruba textile ...

Abayomi Shogbade’s work is really wonderful, and witnessing how he brings a popular and strong Yoruba adage to life is ...

Nigeria’s emerging master in adire wearable art, Agboola Oladapo, is not hiding his passion for the Yoruba culture and the art of Adire Textile making. A protege of Nike Davies-Okundaye ...

He did this by appropriating imagery drawn from the religious practices of his Yoruba ancestors and making it his own. Born into a prominent Nigerian family that fled the civil war triggered by ...

“It objectifies the culture, as opposed to celebrating it ... Dr. Will Rea, a British academic specializing in African art and Yoruba history, was born in Nigeria and worked under the ...

Owoade said, “Yoruba are more specially blessed with some cultural heritages than any other tribe in the world, and there is a need to flaunt these heritages and show the world that we have ...

The Alaafin, who noted that Yoruba race was specially blessed with unique culture and traditions, said there was the need to showcase them to the world. He expressed his willingness to collaborate ...