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Olawole Famule

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ID1425581
NAMEOlawole Famule
GIVEN NAMESOlawole
FAMILY NAMEFamule
SIGNATUREFAMULE O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Wisconsin–Superior
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0
  • Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Drum in Yorùbá Religious and Cultural Practices, Particularly in Egúngún Performances in Òkè-Igbó

    Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Journal of Religion in Africa•2024

    In Yorùbá traditional religious beliefs and practices, the role of Àyàn (Drummers) cannot be overstated. For that reason, as scholars of Yoruba art studies, to deny the relevance of Ìlù (Drums) as an indispensable component of Yoruba art and religion is to threaten its deeper understanding. Language is also a vital approach to a deeper understanding of African art. Yoruba art, for instance, is the primary medium through which the Yorùbá philosoph…

  • A Tribute to Chief Raphael Ige Ibigbami (1939-2020): The Father of Modern Nigerian Ceramic Art

    Open Access•Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Yoruba Studies Review•2022

    Awo kìí kú, Awo kìí rùn Awo ńpa’pòódà ni B’Áwo bá p’èhìnd ̣ à tán K’éni máse s ̣ è’dárò Awo The knowledgeable ones do not die and do not become rotten They only transition to the spiritual realm of ancestors Therefore, when a knowledgeable one transitioned Let no one mourn but rather celebrate the transition Ìyè ̣rè ̣ Ifá dirge for a deceased Babaláwo, Ifá diviner (‘Father of ancient wisdom’). We celebrate the life of our knowledgeable and well a…

  • Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún

    Open Access•Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Yoruba Studies Review•2021

    Kò séní m’èdè Àyàn Bí ení mú kò ̣ ̣ǹgó ̣ è ̣ lówọ́ No one understands the language of Àyàn Better than the drummer who holds the gong in his hand Yorùbá maxim From the Yorùbá oral historical, mythological, and ontological, abstract lines of reasoning, Àyàn is believed to be the first Yorùbá drum maker and drummer, who, after his death, was deified as the god of Drumming (Òrìsà ̣ Àyàn, or simply Àyàn). Hence, when an experienced Yorùbá drummer pla…

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  • Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún

    Open Access•Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Yoruba Studies Review•2021

    Kò séní m’èdè Àyàn Bí ení mú kò ̣ ̣ǹgó ̣ è ̣ lówọ́ No one understands the language of Àyàn Better than the drummer who holds the gong in his hand Yorùbá maxim From the Yorùbá oral historical, mythological, and ontological, abstract lines of reasoning, Àyàn is believed to be the first Yorùbá drum maker and drummer, who, after his death, was deified as the god of Drumming (Òrìsà ̣ Àyàn, or simply Àyàn). Hence, when an experienced Yorùbá drummer pla…

  • A Tribute to Chief Raphael Ige Ibigbami (1939-2020): The Father of Modern Nigerian Ceramic Art

    Open Access•Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Yoruba Studies Review•2022

    Awo kìí kú, Awo kìí rùn Awo ńpa’pòódà ni B’Áwo bá p’èhìnd ̣ à tán K’éni máse s ̣ è’dárò Awo The knowledgeable ones do not die and do not become rotten They only transition to the spiritual realm of ancestors Therefore, when a knowledgeable one transitioned Let no one mourn but rather celebrate the transition Ìyè ̣rè ̣ Ifá dirge for a deceased Babaláwo, Ifá diviner (‘Father of ancient wisdom’). We celebrate the life of our knowledgeable and well a…

  • Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Drum in Yorùbá Religious and Cultural Practices, Particularly in Egúngún Performances in Òkè-Igbó

    Olawole Famule•ARTICLE•Journal of Religion in Africa•2024

    In Yorùbá traditional religious beliefs and practices, the role of Àyàn (Drummers) cannot be overstated. For that reason, as scholars of Yoruba art studies, to deny the relevance of Ìlù (Drums) as an indispensable component of Yoruba art and religion is to threaten its deeper understanding. Language is also a vital approach to a deeper understanding of African art. Yoruba art, for instance, is the primary medium through which the Yorùbá philosoph…

Art (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Realm (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Yoruba (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African art (1 works)

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