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| Our vision is achieving Yoruba Cultural Renaissance for sustainable development through the Talking drum, dance, arts and crafts. |
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We hope to attain this vision through a three step strategy as follows:
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1. Rekindling: restoring pride in existing traditional documents through festivals and cultural shows.
2. Propagating, discovering and developing new talents through promotion and training.
3. Perpetuating: Ensuring that the art and craft of the Talking Drum and Yoruba cultures is passed on from generation to generation. |
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| Activities of the foundation are centred on research, organizing cultural events, festivals, training people on Yoruba arts and crafts, especially the Talking Drum, compilation and publishing of books, magazines, newsletters and journals on the Talking Drum, setting up museums and archival centers in strategic locations to preserve and foster the Yoruba Culture. All with a view towards diversifying Nigeria's monolithic economic structure by driving tourist traffic and revenue to Southern Nigeria. |
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Trustees |
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His Royal Highness Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III
- Chief Afe Babalola S.A.N
- Professor Akinwumi Isola
- Alagba Adebayo Falety
- Dr Tunde Adegbola
- Dr Dapo Ajayi (Chairman)
- Chief (Mrs) Bisi Obasola
- Mr Morakinyo Daramola (Project Director) |
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The Talking Drum |
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The Talking Drum and its siblings are as basic as blood to the Yoruba. Neglect and / or refusal to come to terms with this singular fact has led to a host of symptoms in our collective life as a nation. We are anaemic, hemophilic and pale compared to Yorubas who lived in this same geographical space just a hundred years ago. We cannot hope to recover the vigor and the essence of our forebears if we neglect so basic a thing as the Talking Drum in our odyssey toward a whole Yoruba identity.
The Talking Drum is a monumental and unique Yoruba contribution to world musical heritage. Among world musical instruments, it is one of the most varied in its use and application. It is an instrument equally adaptable to war and peace, celebration and lament, thought and feeling; it is a custodian of the rhythm of the collective soul.
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It is sad to see, however, the clear and obvious neglect, which the Talking Drum has suffered relative to, say the piano or the string instruments of western civilization. This wonderul instrument has been taken for granted for far too long. The general stigma attached to the itinerant drummer has not helped. Let us thank God, though, that the drum was not about to: "go gentle into that good night". The talking drum travelled the seas and is to be found on every continent of the world today in its real or virtual form.
The talking drum evolves into an instrument of praise in churches, includeing, even the Church of England. The talking drum found its way first into the hands of 'were' musicians who transformed into 'fuji' musicians and finally has emerged within the musical sections of Nigerian mosques. The talking drum has even managed to find expressions as a Sinstrument, in instrument of fantasy, even as a quirk or oddity in the gender game. The occasional child prodigy has found it useful in securing a rare visa abroad. The fortunate session musician has etched a few chequered phrases on wax and compact discs but the talking drum is running out of guises under which it can survive, as creative as it is on its own. The drum is saying to those who would listen today that, the drum, like the land that gave it birth, must be nurtured and developed. Like land, it must be possessed or lost forever. Like land, it is vital and llasting legacy, to be cherished from generation to generation. |
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Oyo Palace Legendary drummers. Framed picture 8" x 7"
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Oldest drummer at the Alaafin's Palace Oyo. Framed picture 8" x 7"
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