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Ewi ijala...
Tuesday, the thirteenth day of October 2020, marked the eight anniversary of the departure and transformation from mortality to immortality of the body and soul of Yoruba Ijala Iroko tree, ‘Ojogbon’ Ogundare Foyanmu Ayano, popularly known by his stage name as ‘Dare Foyanmu, a big star and legendary oral poet, who died at the ripe age of 80.
He was a musical prodigy who contributed substantially and immensely to the musical, cultural and lingual development of the Yoruba people. He was a bundle of talents whose life could be regarded as woven round music like a tapestry.
Ijala poem
That day, eight years ago, it was as if there was a permanent stillness in the musical heartbeat of Yorubaland. ‘Dare Foyanmu’s gigantic contributions to the growth of African music cannot be easily forgotten. The lion is no more but his music legacy will endure.
It is not an exaggeration to compare ‘Dare Foyanmu with the likes of Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Steve Wonde