TRADITIONAL PROVERBS AND ITS EDUTAINMENT ROLE IN MODERN AFRO/BEAT, HIP HOP..
Nigeria music(afrobeat) artist of this time are noticeably successful.. The heavy weights frontiers
like Burnaboy,wizkid,Davido Won awards at the highest levels (GRAMMYS and B E T)..
Their cultural backgrounds always influences their songs and it beautifies and enrich their lyrics...
1: Asake a trendy act in his song organize uses a yoruba proverb to criticize the (i too know)
"Ologbon ju ogbon ogbon iwo logon ju"
"Agbon gbon ju ogbon ama molo gbon go oti logbon ju"
And the loud scream of SODIKI! Makes"SODIKI"
A sociocultural tag for the OVERWISE!
2: Davido D.M.W and 30bg chief in his debut hit Dami duro louds the importance of herbs and its
medicinal functions..
"Kulu so ewe agba gba ewe
Losun finwo omo reki dokita kotode"
In his another hit song (wonder woman) he used proverbs to address the issue of him being cajoled by
vegetable soup by his then girlfriend (chef chi)
"Olobe lo loko
(Soko yo ko to)
Awon bi nu bi nu tu wi
Wani mo je fo shoko
(Shoko yo ko to)
Olo be lo loko
(Soko yo ko to)
Awon bi nu bi nu tu wi
Wani mo je fo shoko
(Shoko yo ko to)"
3: Burnaboy was quoted in his song de javu "Na man wey dey reason dey scratch beard beard"
It is obvious the proverbs and other cultural traits polishes their work.. Should they be more classy
and neglect the use of the indigenous languages for more international intelligibility and more
certification?
