Angela Ukomadu's Blog

Ufere diiii......wooooo! Remember that? Especially if you are from the Igbo speaking part of Nigeria. Well it's part of the things we say when listening to stories about the tortoise. Those stories always ended up with a message for the listeners. How I miss them, how my kids will never know that era, how I miss "Tales By Moonlight." Segun Akinlolu, with the stage name Beautiful Nubia, sings folklore music and there is always a message in it for you. His style of music is nothing you will readily hear on the airwaves as it's not what people, especially the youths really want to listen to, but he is forging ahead and has his own fan base too. His music reflects the ancient wisdom that he was exposed to while growing up. Please find a link to the story below. Merci. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZ1pz4NLcM Interview time. Picture credit  +Seun Sanni  , 23/9/2013

Hello everyone, This story is so dear to my heart, it shows how talented and creative we Nigerians are. It took us about 45 minutes from Lagos to Ibadan where we met with 40 year old Mr. Obaniyi Adeoyojo, a craftsman who works with raffia. He produces raffia baskets, cane chairs, cane vases and so on. He decided to turn the body of  his truck to raffia so that it will help him attract more customers as he drives around. If you are daringly different, and want to stand out from the crowd, you can always send me a mail and I will give you his contact. According to him, it takes about three months to complete one. This story was the first story we did in January 2013, and as we have entered a new year, it's my little way of saying, happy new year, have an awesome 2014, may all our beautiful ideas come to fruition, amen. Please click on the youtube link below to watch the video, and don't forget to leave a comment on my blog, let me know what you think. Ndi nkem, afo oma,