"ORIKI" A documentary by Femi Odugbemi (Part 1).mp4

A Femi Odugbemi Documentary
ORIKI
Duration: 26minutes

Is a rose by any other name still a rose? For the Yorubas in southwest Nigeria and a lot of cultures across Africa, a name is more than a moniker or a means of differentiating one person from another. It is a serious and time-honoured means of giving a newborn child an identity. Amongst Yoruba families, a name communicates the rich, colorful and vibrant heritage and history of families. It also informs their hopes and aspirations for the newborn. ORIKI is the oral Yoruba poetry of chanted in salute of history and heritage often reaching back hundreds of years.

Globalization trends have led to the blurring of borderlines, geographically and culturally. Indigenous cultures are dissolving, clearing the way for one unified global phenomenon. Increasing urban shifts and a strong emphasis on global compliance have left important aspects of cultural identities under attack. And as more people adopt western ways of thinking and understanding, the threat of extinction becomes more glaring, more imminent, more inevitable.
Questions arise: Are we losing our sense of self? Is there a chance for us to recover this heritage? Is progress in the age of globalization and the preservation of our cultures and historical heritage incompatible aspirations?

ORIKI follows award-winning documentarian, Femi Odugbemi, as he tackles these questions, taking us on a journey through time to uncover the mystery and implications of ORIKI as a lost art.

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[leosbeljimenez]

ACHE YUREFE OBBA KI OBBA

[omobukola12]

This is amazing...I live in Finland...how can I get to buy this...thanks

[loriannlocke]

Beautiful. Amazed to see this here and not the usual nonsense. Thank you for sharing

[GypsyGoddess]

excellent! more more please

[PrincessEnitan]

To make the documentary accessible to many, he must speak in the language that can be understood by many. This documentary is not just for the Yorubas, but the whole world. It is a great work, well appreciated. Thank you, Femi.

[chriscapone]

ASHE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE...ASHE

[edElud]

So well done!!! Where can I buy a copy of this in US?

[okuomose1]

where can i buy this dvd?

[annointedsundave]

na oyinbo dey describe our culture now...o ga o...our identity dey fade

[annointedsundave]

@lanrewaju01 abi o...I agree with you...the oyinbo culture that we are embracing now too started somewhere...our identity is fading