SINCE inception, the talking drum is played uniquely by the Yoruba people, although many other African tribes play talking drums, majority sometimes do not go beyond the peripheral to display the exact meaning but only showcase basic rhythms of drum conversations.
Following several calls for the promotion and projection of the nation’s rich cultural heritage against the rate at which westernisation overwhelms African culture and traditions, there have been several attempts by groups, organisations and individuals to preserving Nigeria’s great cultural endowment.
As Arthouse Contemporary Limited, one of the foremost art promoters in the country holds the eighth edition of its economic promising art auction tomorrow , what will be upper most in the mind of many who have followed the developments in the third tier art market will be whose work will win the day?
Readers of this review will wonder at what makes funeral, which in its deep denotative African sense is seen to be a harbinger of pain, anguish and sorrow an aesthetic exercise. Ironically, this exigency in pain, sorrow and loss at some levels provides rich and deep cultural, religious and scholarly aesthetics.
Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, last week in Lagos reiterated the urgent need to review the much delayed National Policy on Arts and Culture in order to enhance the development of the industry.
There are several ways that one can document one’s travelogue experiences. It can be done through the media of journalistic essay, poetry, photography or through the means of other creative arts, like painting and sculpting.
In construction of an Mbari house, it is the priest who coordinates the selection of Mbari workers called “Ndi Mgbe” and the work is not done by every able-bodied man and woman. Rather the priest begins by inviting a diviner (dibia) to do the selection of Mbari workers.
Since inception, the talking drum is played uniquely by the Yoruba people, although many other African tribes play talking drums, majority sometimes do not go beyond the peripheral to display the exact meaning but only showcase basic rhythms of drum conversations.
Nike Art gallery is known to be a beehive of activities as visitors from far and wide come to the centre for the great artistic works, but penultimate week it was a different ball game as art collectors, patrons, art lovers and followers of Peju came specifically to see the latest creative offerings from a mixed media artist, Peju Alatise who organised a solo exhibition tagged Material Witness, an exhibition of artworks and installation projects .
The age long tradition of OSU caste in Igbo land has remained unresolved in spite of several attempts by concerned individuals and the impact of church. Recently a modest effort was made by a Nigerian born and United Kingdom based medical doctor and writer, who presented three fictional books that explore the traumas of the obnoxious practice.
