tayooo…

architecture. music. concrete baker.

[ᴢᴇʟɪq Is ALONE ♪♪💙 @zeliqisALONE06]

“Obtain it”😭😭

[mots. @motsevsky]

Asa no go believe say fire still dey on the mountain

[SSS @blumotel]

Awe - Aṣa (2007)

[JabaKaboomNation 💣💥⚡️ @Jaba_Kaboom]

Whoever planted the first plantain deserves a lifetime achievement award.

[THE POPES ✞ @ThePopeProjectX]

ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOU - NOSA {2013}

[tayooo… @samamsmas]

Bless the day I discovered this song

[lucía ٠࣪⭑ @lookenue]

Les Nubians - Makeda (1998)

[badgalsolana @solana_tii]

Lagbaja just knowing i exist is enough for me. Legend forever 🙌🏿

[lolkerra سقراط @MuduwaKerra]

I think My Father’s Shadow easily answers the question of what art should do in a society or the place of art in a society.

It elevates conversation, increases consciousness, makes us appreciate beauty and makes us ask questions of both ourselves and our society.

[deji toye @dejitoye]

A most thoughtful thing KSA did at his 1984 Tokyo concert was to raise awareness about the Ethiopian drought crisis--slow-playing the already solemn 'Motimọ.' Band Aid's 'Do They Know it's Christmas' and USA for Africa's 'We are the World' were recorded a couple of months later.

[abu-bakr s. adamu @abusdqadamu]

so many understanding of what my father’s shadow means. that’s the flexibility of cinema.

[DANIEL OBASI @iamdanielobasi]

If the work tries to push the mind of the audience outside the already existing templates it will meet resistance, low ratings, inconvenience, censorship even the algorithm won’t be kind to it.

Intelligent works that interrupt the templates will always suffer.

It’s a risk.

[DANIEL OBASI @iamdanielobasi]

I think it’s sad that the audience has been taught to digest low vibrational material in the name of relatability. That’s what this new era of media uses templates that’s easy to manage all known risks. Everything functions within specific parameters with clear anticipated result

[Bakou @Baakouu]

Le marché à Dakar 1961

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

@TeledalaseOgun1 shielding of Igi Nla. The song teaches that when you are deeply rooted in your true identity, self-worth, and cultural heritage, life's sudden storms cannot tip you over.

No matter how loud, destructive, or overwhelming your current challenges might feel, there is a sovereign,

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

@TeledalaseOgun1 distance, you must establish strict boundaries. Do not let toxic environments, critics, or external negativity drain your energy.

Anchor Yourself in Identity (Be Rooted, Not Fragile): Sango easily destroys the tall Araba and Iroko trees because they lack the deep, mystical

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

@TeledalaseOgun1 lightning, we must embody the unyielding power of Igi Nla. She urges us to stand so deeply rooted in our identity, self-worth, and inner sovereignty that no external storm in today's world can ever bend or break us.

Just as Igi Nla's spiritual aura keeps outside elements at a

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

@TeledalaseOgun1 proving that no matter how destructive a force may be, there is always a rooted, unyielding power capable of resisting it.

In her heavy anthem, Teledalase is telling us that even when modern-day chaos, systemic oppression, and life’s traumas act as Sango's destructive

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

Have you heard the Yoruba saying"Bí Ṣàngó bá pa àràbà, tó bá pa ìrókò, bí ti ìgí ńlá kọ́" before?

(If Sango strikes down the Araba tree, or splits open the massive Iroko tree, he dares not attempt it with Igi Nla.)

In Yoruba mythology, Sango’s lightning can shatter the

[thais silva @blackcollage_]

Pente garfo

[Sekanii🤍 @onlyonesekani]

You haven't heard from a friend for a while,
instead of your initial thoughts to be that of care and concern, you're thinking to reciprocate energy? do some of you have any actual healthy relationships with anyone?