IlekeGD:


Chaiiiiii!!!

How manage?

laudate:


Yes, Isese may be trying to hold on to its culture, but what about the other villages, towns and sub-groups in the entire South-West region?? Are they doing the same thing?

Look at the Indians. No matter how dispersed they may be, many of them still hold on to the ethos of their culture.

Some good things should NOT just be allowed to die..

Aareonakakanfo:
Laudate i love you.If you be man no homo.If you be woman and you are not married,i'm giving you a kiss from my keyboard.If you're married,tell oga say make e no vex

And lastly i welcome the inductees

My issue here is those who spend 90% of their time on biafran threads and only show up maybe once in a week are the ones who have the most complaints.I try as much as possible to make everyone here comfortable but i don't like it when people just complain and suddenly disappear.

IlekeGD:


Lol

See yab. You really sound like an old professor. Oya no vex, some of us will refocus.

Ki n de wa sooto o, that wasn't directed at you.They know themselves.Even though you enjoy going back and forth on those biafran threads, you still contribute here all the time and your presence is crucial.And before i forget quimicababes.please take this kiss once more.you be sabinus

laudate:


Wow!! Wow!! Does he have any sales outlets in Lagos?? His designs are great!

Aareonakakanfo:


Ki n de wa sooto o, that wasn't directed at you.They know themselves.Even though you enjoy going back and forth on those biafran threads, you still contribute here all the time and your presence is crucial.

quimicababes:
If other Yorubas don't want to hold onto their culture...can you force them ? If they lose it..whose fault is it? The reality is only Yorubas can value their culture and if they chose to throw away certain aspects...that's their call.Even though Isese folks are a minority...the reality is the culture will not die.A Yoruba christian I am friends with on fb...she cried when she saw a video of latino diasporans singing yoruba songs,dressed in yoruba wear..apparently it was some ceremony for a baby.If Yorubas don't appreciate their culture...I can say most certainly outsiders will.

quimicababes:
You can order at ethnikasooke@gmail.com

IlekeGD:
[size=14pt]How can we make Yoruba Hour better?
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1. Have topics ready
We need to know which topics are going to be discussed. By doing that, we set a goal and determine it's conclusion by 10pm. Topics can range from the DAWN project to Yoruba interest to ongoing developments in Yorubaland.

2. Advertise Yoruba hour
If we're really serious about Yoruba Hour, we need to invite as many Yoruba and friends of Yorubas as possible.

3. Be our brother's keeper
This is seriously lacking in Yorubaland. Why? How? And what can we do to change it?

4. Notify other users when the Hour approaches
We think they'll remember, but.......

5. Prioritize your time on NL
Yoruba Hour vs other NL threads

6. Be ready to translate for English-speaking Yorubas
i.e shym3x and Laudate

7. Entertainment Segment
Have a session like "Tani mo o" an entertaining segment where we can improve our knowledge of Yoruba riddles, proverbs, stories, and jokes

Ilekeh that last part seems weird to me.we no dey primary school na ewo ni proverb,riddle,stories and jokes I don't think there's anyone here below 20.we're all adults.

IlekeGD:

6. Be ready to translate for English-speaking Yorubas
i.e shym3x and Laudate

Shymm3x:


Lol.

After waving their schlongs on inconsequential threads and spending all day there to talk about nothing, with the same repetitive tripe we've been reading since like forever on this forum - they'll come on here and moan about a thread they've contributed nothing to.

I don't know why Yorubas don't get tired of these biafra/igbo threads.Let those people be for God's sake!some Yorubas are just obsessed with them.Since i heard one of them say Obama listens to Radio biafra and that Igbos control 50% of the businesses in South Africa,I knew it wasn't worth it.Tell me how you can convince someone like that in a debate.These are people who believe Russia comes to Aba to buy chinooks and to make it worse,they get over 100 likes .That shows the level of Ignorance in that part of the country

Aareonakakanfo:

I don't know why Yorubas don't get tired of these biafra/igbo threads.Let those people be for God's sake!some Yorubas are just obsessed with them.Since i heard one of them say Obama listens to Radio biafra and that Igbos control 50% of the businesses in South Africa,I knew it wasn't worth it.Tell me how can you convince someone like that in a debate.These are people who believe Russia comes to Aba to buy chinooks and to make it worse,they get over 100 likes.That shows the level of Ignorance in that part of the country

Shymm3x:


Bwahahahaha

I honestly don't know why they can't leave these folks alone. There's a next thread about the two groups who happen to be the two regions with the least oil wealth - yet both groups were fighting over who produces the most oil. That thread is the most hysterical thread ever.

Bayelsa produces more oil than both regions combined in five folds, yet the loudest are the two inconsequential regions. These folks have no shame. You can clown them from time to time, but when you start making a daily duty to start fighting over non-achievements, then it's problematic. I bet tomorrow we're going to wake up to a next thread about whose poo stinks the most between Igbos and Yorubas. Then you have the gazillion of Biafran threads with gazillion of Yoruba posters on them. Cray!

Lool the thing tire me sef.I haven't seen the thread but i will check it out.I'm guessing its between the North and the South-east because those are the two that produce the least oil.

There are some Yorubas who all they do is wait for the next biafran thread so they can book space . The d!ck measurement is that silly.I keep telling yorubas here, even though i don't like to say it,these people you enjoy debating with are beneath you.Were it not for Nigeria, they'll probably be walking unclad.They were never known until Nigeria.On the other hand, look at your self.You've got history,gorgeous artefacts,religion and other things like that.I think the issue here is about Yorubas not knowing their worth and i love what's happening here,we're showcasing the achievements of our forefathers.I've learnt a lot from this thread

laudate:


I see your point...but one question we need to ask is, why are they not appreciating their own culture?? Have they lost touch with it? Or were they never schooled in it?? Some have become so Westernised that they feel anything from their homeland, should be jettisoned. A few others have simply not been taught about the beauty of their culture.

I have a family friend whose kids school abroad. But she ensures that every summer, instead of going to other countries in Europe on holiday, she brings those kids straight back home to Nigeria and they spend weeks in her village in Iseyin and at her husband's place, in Offa. They only come back into Lagos, when it is time to leave the country, and go back abroad to resume school!

Now, those kids have been properly schooled in their culture. They speak the language, know all the proverbs, greetings etc. In fact, for the eldest child, his favourite musical genre is Fuji!

Everyone needs to learn and re-learn all the finer bits of their culture, and in turn teach them to their kids. I have always wondered at how Yoruba language and traditions were able to thrive in the diaspora right from the slave trade era. If they could hang on to it then, what is stopping this present generation from doing so, now??

Aareonakakanfo:
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Ilekeh that last part seems weird to me.we no dey primary school na ewo ni proverb,riddle,stories and jokes I don't think there's anyone here below 20.we're all adults.

Aareonakakanfo:




Ki n de wa sooto o, that wasn't directed at you.They know themselves.[b]Even though you enjoy going back and forth on those biafran threads, you still contribute here all the time and your presence is crucial.And before i forget quimicababes.please take this kiss once more.you be sabinus [/b]

quimicababes:


For whatever reasons many Black people think to be civilized is to abandon their indigenous cultures.The issues affecting Yorubas aren't unique to them only but to other black groups.Personally I think Yorubas should be congratulated for giving up a better fight than other groups who have totally lost it.DAWN have recognized these issues and are trying to revitalize the culture...the issue is if they will get support from Yoruba elites.

I am not Yoruba btw but I am a Trinidadian.Those orisha folks are signing up here in Trinidad to learn Yoruba...one even had her little 7 year old who signed up...an entire family signed up.I remember when I went to a presentation about a community that descended from Dahomey still holding onto certain aspects of the culture here in Trinidad...I met quite a few folks who are into Yoruba culture.One lady self eyes lit up when she was talking about Yoruba men whilst she was studying at Ile Ife. One of Trinidad's best artists Leroy Clarke practices Orisha....just about a few months ago they inaugurated a local Orisha Performing Company of Trinidad and Tobago here in honour of one our artists name Ella Andall who is well known here and she herself is into Orisha.My point is only Yorubas can encourage pride in their culture.The culture some of these folks look down upon...some diaspora folks are hungering to get closer to.Yorubas ought to be very proud about their culture.

Btw Yoruba culture most certainly will not die with the isese folks....as for the rest....only them can speak for themselves.

Alake of Abeokuta (Egbaland) Oba Ladapo Ademola II attending the coronation of King George VI of England.
London, May 1937

IlekeGD:


I'm back!

The last part was offered by someone else and I think it's a great addition. Our engagement and interaction shouldn't be limited to development. Infact we can even help revive some cultures here. i.e An Oriki competition.

Grandpa, we know you're beyond 20.....sugbon of us in our 20s want some forms of engagement. How can you say Yoruba proverb is irrelevant? Or historical yoruba stories like Ijapa ati Erin? This kinda stories are important.

Oh yeah i made a mistake with the proverb part,that's a good addition.I no be grandpa ooo. ma lo go oo Reminds me of someone who said he used to think i'm one of those old men who sits down with the Alaafin of Oyo in his palace with an abeti aja cap on I'm a young man but still i don't think anyone here is below 20

IlekeGD:


Woah that is cool!


I just Checked a Trinidad University website and they have a Yoruba department. I didn't even know about this.

Wowwwww


http://sta.uwi.edu/fhe/cll/courses_yoruba.asp

Aareonakakanfo:



Oh yeah i made a mistake with the proverb part,that's a good addition.I no be grandpa ooo. ma lo go oo Reminds me of someone who said he used to think i'm one of those old men who sits down with the Alaafin of Oyo in his palace with an abeti aja cap on I'm a young man but still i don't think anyone here is below 20

quimicababes:


It's not exactly a Yoruba department.It's a language institute and Yoruba is the only African language they offer there.I went to their open house this year....it was really nice.I thoroughly enjoyed the Yoruba,Japan and German offerings .I know they were hoping to upgrade it to a diploma but only time go tell.The Dean for UWI Humanities and Education Faculty here is Yoruba....I always thought he was Trini btw.

ilekemd:


Wow...I always wonder how such thing starts. Yorubas weren't the earliest or latest slaves to arrive in the new world, yet our culture persisted. We're too stubborn. Even moi sef, in as much as I'm Americanized, I can't let go of my Yorubaness. It's an addiction.

When Eledumare created Yorubas, he used permanent marker to ensure that we don't lose our identity.