The Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, sang a Yoruba song in a church setting and it was reported online that she used “Ifa slangs.” Ifa refers to the oracle among the Yoruba and the priest of Ifa is ...

A Nigerian gospel singer, John Kola-Idowu, will launch the Yoruba version of Song of Psalms in the United States of America on 6 April. Mr Kola-Idowu, an evangelist, has decades of experience ...

Taiwo Adegbodu, one half of the Yoruba gospel duo Adegbodu Twins, has died. The news of his death was announced on Sunday via a post on the group’s official Facebook page, which is managed by their ...

Ibadan is set for a memorable cultural and spiritual experience today as popular gospel minister, Evangelist Bukola Akinade, widely known as Senwele Jesu, hosts the much-anticipated “Ibadan Yin Oluwa ...

When a Malta-born gospel singer, Lara Familua, aka Omolara Music, sings in Yoruba and other languages, such as Igbo and Hausa, people are usually surprised, because she is Caucasian and her parents ...

Popular Nigerian Gospel singer, Tope Alabi has been asked by Yoruba traditionalists to identify with them for using their slang. This comes after Tope Alabi used the word ‘aboru aboye’ while ...

Fast rising traditional chanter and singer, Mutiu Halima Opeyemi, known by her stage name as Atoke Akewi, has said that she intends to bring to live the forgotten traditions and cultures of the Yoruba ...

Nigeria is unrivalled in Africa in terms of cultural output. Yoruba music from the western part of Nigeria is particularly a rich and diverse cultural tradition that has produced many talented ...