"Lùlù fún wọn": Oríkì in Contemporary Culture
In the song and music video "Lùlù fún wọn" (Drum for them), Ìjálá artist Kojo Àyánwọlá praises Lágbájá, whose name means "somebody, anybody, nobody." It is a peculiar challenge for a poet to sing praises for such a person. Yorùbá praise poetry, known as oríkì, canonically identif...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of American Folklore. - University of Illinois Press, 2013. - 62(2018), 1, Seite 83-103 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2018
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of American Folklore |
| Schlagworte: | Arts Economics Behavioral sciences Political science |
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