Young Bata drummer Ensemble (Oke Ogun-Oyo)

[yemi8149]

thanks to the posting...iam a born again nigeria..30 years in america is getting too long.

i agree with the comment that the drum is a messge and u dance with the beat..both goes hand in hand..this is why oyibo can't dance..they dont listen to the beats..no offence my oyinbo friends. 

[lexy2face]

god bless dis children,am proud 2b yoruba

[yinkoos]

I did not know you guys would be intrested in the interpretation of those drums. In 1.25 the drum said "ema ba mi du, nkan mi ni, enikan k i ba yimiyimi du'mi ema ba ndu,do not contest with me what belongs to me, no one contests the sh*t with the dung beetle do not contest with me" Anyway ive been away from Africa too long ive fogotten some of the meanings.

[yinkoos]

He's saying with those drums "E wo di esin batakun batakun, look at that big big butted horse" He also said "0jo pagi lapa kan dapa kan si , ojo pami o mase p'ore mi, Oh rain that falls on one side of the three and spare the side other side, rain on me and spare my friend" Thats actually a selfish request because the rain is symbolic to the yorubas as a bestower of blessings so he wants himself blessed rather than his friend.

[YeyeOlomitut1]

The best on Youtube so farr -- this is what i will call AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

[ozkatrz207]

Awesome!!!

[djs609]

okarelayi, eku ise o! Omo Odua. One of the poetry that he is reciting states, IKON ASIRI, IKON ASIRI ENI KO GBODO TU. Translated: A thing of secrecy, nobody should reveal. GR8

[misteredwino]

I wonder which cell phone provider that kid uses. Nice drumming though...:p

[dapodokumentary]

another hidde young african gene

[Msincognito007]

These children are a pleasure to behold.

[skyforeal]

amazing

[Tampinu]

wicked.....

[cafepiedra]

maravilloso, esto es impresionante.

muy bueno

[GPGDSTV]

the best thing EVER!!!!!

[limi4sure]

this is greatness

[findingrhythm]

amazing! like a little window into africa. thank you!

[Azizip17]

That was wonderful!

Thanks for posting this video. Thanks also for the comIments from viewers who informed us that these drummers were reciting actual poetic words with their beats.

I loved these drummers and I didn't mind the playfulness of the children watching, even the young boy who showed off his cell phone.

I pray that life is good for all of them.

-An African American sister

[0m09ja]

Waoh...our culture continues o!

[venus5a]

sangre negra con orguyo -

[LatinSkinz]

awesome!

[adorabledarl]

gorgeous children keep up the tradition

[54spiritedwill54]

Very talented

[KetChupBas]

i love it! nice music nice rytm and nice clothes xD

[Airplanefreake]

I´m doing a research projekt in school, how does the youruba people look at the womens role in the soceity?

[omoibile]

At 2:22 I heard the boy called that little girl dancer 'Alabi'... I think only male children are named Alabi... Could anybody enlighten me?

[spiceychikn]

well there was that kid running by....?

[olatunde07]

u should be totally ashamed of yourself,you r watching kids who are less than 13yrs old doing something remarkable and thats the best you can come up with all i can say is that..im sorry

[Balongo63]

I love Africa, his drums and their people! Aché!

[specialcounsels]

very nice

[Tampinu]

Adupe fun gbogbo ishe ti e pese fun awon ara ilu internet, Adupe nla!

[Tampinu]

Big respect to the african mjusical warriors and cyber dancers. This is amazing display of what human life should be like after work. No worries and anxieties about tax and rent. Just lovely music

[olayinks]

omo man am ma dancer till dawn if ama there.. love it...

[amori4567]

i love you guys all..you all make me happy.

[yinkoos]

just to inform the viewers that the young drummer is reciting yoruba poetry with those drums. Only the well versed in yoruba traditional poetry will understand what he's reciting.

[Tampinu]

@yinkoos that is very TRUE. I 'heard' when he was reciting "Eni bi eni, eji bi eji, eta n tagba, erin woloko..etc" check 1:34!

Peace

[adetunde81]

@yinkoos can you comment more on this please?

[baiNEKO]

@yinkoos -- I see your elucidation below -- Thanks!

[romanrojasmedia]

beautiful!

[ayanifa]

excellent, this was the area Baba Ifaloju takes me for Ifa work, exceelent to see some of the kids,

eku se baba Ifaloju for teaching and sharing

[deedami]

straight ! ! ! !

nothin do una, i hekka felt the lil dude showin off d cellfone "We're live in Naija and we gat science and technology"

dats great ! !

[asofyet]

Wa sere! omode yi. Ayan a gbe o!!!

[Nusantaraku]

Nice drumming/percussion works! -NH

[tinamatanzas]

If they weren't playing the bata with sticks, these kids could be in Cuba...How wonderful to see such talent and dedication combined with such playfulness. Ache.

[omorisa]

they are straps not sticks, and among the older groups in Mantanzas Cuba they also play with sticks, which is the ancient way, check it

[tinamatanzas]

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, even some of the younger drummers in Matanzas play with a strap, although their strap is wider and looks almost like the sole of a small shoe.

[asmarino007]

Very talented and must admit, this kids are skillfull.

[mortifydflesh]

Yeah!!!

[Suck696]

Ijo ya!

[otojunire]

Ogun ye oju kangun kangun omo birin.

[adebayo]

Very talented

[zookat]

Excellent!

[neosinister]

e ba mi mu ijo jo

[varakk]

Talent, but I cant help but wonder what this child will do the wonderful gift. Hopefully, someone will direct him

[SynQ]

he's using his gift in this video.

[Hervinbalfour]

@varakk *rolls eyes*

[edsonsambarock]

djhbfbs

[richardolatunde]

Wow!!..See how young this guy is, yet his playing is SO fluid and he's actually TALKING Yoruba on the drum...This is why we drummers living outside of Africa need to go and learn IN Africa before we start feeling that we're good players!