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Èṣù Òkiri Òkò goes live on all streaming platforms by November 1st. Presave via ditto.fm/esu-okiri-oko
Do well to presave and you just might get an invite to my wedding anniversary with Chioma. 😉
Full conversation with Yèyé Luisah Teish can be found via YouTube - ThinkingAllowedTV.
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Submissions are still open! We'd love to read your work.
Deadline: November 5th, 2026. Link in bio.
Know a poet? Tag them below.
Cheek first comment for more👇
#theobibiezennaprizeforliterature
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Did you know Ukara is a traditional Igbo textile similar to Adirẹ Alabẹrẹ from Yoruba?
It's created using stictch-resist technique of Nsibidi signs and symbols to communicate ideas.
My Adire wall art allows the pulse of african history and stories to be carried into homes.
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The Process of Making Adire Oloko (Canoe pattern and design).
📸@Adireplanet TikTok
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For OkayAfrica, I'm looking to commission a REALLY good fashion writer for Lagos Fashion Week. I'm looking for someone who's culturally sound, with a keen eye for fashion in Africa and sharp commentary. $300/commission.
Please fill this form. Also, RT🙏🏾
forms.gle/mgPXHcYh8zoCyKFQ6
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Come next Friday, I will be moderating a panel discussion with Dr Segun Akinlolu (popularly known as @Beautiful_Nubia) on his novel Citadel Blues at @Ibadanfestival. As I understand it, he wrote the book as an undergraduate many years ago, and that is simply impressive.
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Let me use this opportunity to remind Twitter that I design covers for different genres.
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There's God At The Top of Dawn
A natural piece made for your wall. 100% made from natural dyes and fabrics using Turmeric roots, hibiscus flowers, salt and Funtua cotton fabric.
Send a DM to order or customize your orders
Thank you!
Today, i dyed with natural dyes using turmeric roots and hibiscus flowers.
The technique is Adire Alabẹrẹ, a yoruba stictch-resist tie and dye technique, also known as Ori-Nui shibori in Japan.
Catch up with the story behind the pattern tomorrow.
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New single alert 🚨
Èṣù Òkiri Òkò.
Out on all streaming platforms by November 1st.
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Went on a travel residency to Northern Nigeria & Benin Republic to learn about hibiscus trade and hibiscus as a dye! Poured all this knowledge into my book!
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Yoruba culture honours Animals
The Yorùbá attach great importance to oríkì, the laudatory/descriptive poetry of the Yorùbá. So they have personal oríkì addressed to
individuals and they also have lineage or clan oríkì panegyric.
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close observation of the Yorùbá people reveals that they also create
oríkì for their animals.
There are numerous examples of animal
panegyric in the tradition, and some are included below. The first
one is about antelope, which they call Etu.
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