OLADELE OLUSANYA - 'ITAN' BLOG

'ITAN' BLOG

Books, Art & Culture

An online discussion group moderated by

Oladele Olusanya, Writer, Physician and Artist,

Author of ‘Gods and heroes’ & other books of the ‘Itan – legends of the golden age’ series.

"HIGHLIFE" MUSIC

What is highlife music? The music of the Yoruba people had always consisted of drums (dundun, bata, akuba), flutes, xylophones and “agidi...

OLOKUN AND SHIGIDI

The deities of Yorubaland are many and varied in their manifestations, physical descriptions and attributes. And it is not to be thought ...

THE STORY OF ISRAEL RANSOME-KUTI

Although Lisabi is generally regarded as the national father of the Egba people, it was the hero, Sodeke who led them into exile from th...

How Ibadan saved the Yoruba nation

‘Ibadan mesi ogo N’ile Oluyole Omo a j’oro sun’ An empire falters By the late eighteenth century AD, the once mighty Yoruba Empire ruled ...

When gods ruled the earth.

The ancient Yorubas had a well-developed sense of justice, and honor. Children honored their parents. The young honored the old. And su...

THE STORY OF MOREMI

Ife is besieged by a ‘spirit’ army Many years after the time of Oduduwa, when the story of Moremi began, Ile-Ife, the ancient capital of ...

Mythology – the foundation of history

‘Gods and heroes’ Book 1 of the ‘Itan – legends of the golden age’ series was deliberately written to place the myths and legends of the ...

Promoting our History and Culture

To promote ‘Gods and heroes’ I recently went on a Book Tour of Yorubaland. I visited the ancient and storied towns of Ijebu-Ode, Oyo, Ile...

October 2018 “An Ancient Culture.”

The Yorubas are a great and ancient people. Today, the population of people claiming Yoruba origin or speaking a form of the Yoruba langu...

Now You Can Blog from Everywhere!

We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...

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