Category: Tradition – Ceremonies

Gele

Fashion – Lifestyle, Fashion – Textiles, Lifestyle – Fashion, Tradition – Ceremonies

Gele; popular headdress fashion in Nigeria. Gele was for the fashion divas of the 1950s the ultimate head piece. At no other time did the beauty of the gele become more apparent… read more
Gàngan

Culture – Others, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Gàngan or the Talking Drum was invented in Old Oyo Empire at an unknown date. It is mostly used in the Oba’s palace to praise-sing eminent chiefs who come visiting, primarily to… read more
Dadakuada

Music – Old, Tradition – Ceremonies

Dadakuada music traditionally from Kwara State, Nigeria, include varieties like Waka, Alagbe, and Pamupamu. Dadakuada music emerged from different groups of minstrels in the early 18th Century who made songs derived from… read more
Iga Iduganran

Culture, Social – Tradition, Tradition – Ceremonies

Iga Idungaran, the Lagos Oba’s Palace, is located along Upper King Street on Lagos Island. It is the most significant of the buildings representing the Pre-colonial Lagos. During the reign of Oba… read more
Balogun Kuku

Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies

Balogun Kuku was the De facto leader of Ijebu Muslims during the military subjugation of Ijebu by the British in the early 20th Century. His conversion to Islam in 1902 had been… read more

Gele