Yoruba Poetry

The Yorùbá Poetry Channel features artists young and old practicing the historic vocal art of oral poetry in southwestern Nigeria. Although English is the national language of Nigeria, cultural production in Yorùbá language remains robust, in music, movies and worship. There are many forms of Yoruba poetry, including ewi and ijala, associated with different vocal styles, as well as different subjects including praise of gods and people and proverbs with social wisdom.