Yoruba heritage

A Suns of mercury partnership with

the Yoruba Heritage and Cultural Association of Victoria

and the melbourne Social equity Institute

With over 200 million citizens, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the birthplace of around 8,000 Australians. Yoruba ethnicity is Nigeria’s most prevalent, dating back to the Oyo Empire in the 6th century and since then spreading around the world

TAKE THE VIRTUAL TOUR

Why we made the Yoruba Heritage virtual tour

SHORT ARTICLE

READ HERE

PODCAST EPISODE:
Secret messages of the batá drums

LISTEN HERE

A great honor to open the 2023 Yoruba day festival

Thanks to the Yoruba Association for having us at Yoruba Day 2022

Sharing the beat: 2022 Melbourne African Music and Cultural Festival

Our cOMMUNITY FORUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE celebrated African philosophies, beadwork, diasporas, and drums. Click here for more info.

DRUM VOICES CELEBRATES A YORUBA WEDDING

DRUM VOICES AT THE GIPPSLAND DRUM AND FOOD FESTIVAL

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OSHÚN PROVERB: CHEKE-CHEKE

DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE CUBAN BATÁ DRUMS

Open the Yoruba Heritage VIRTUAL TOUR (above) to see and hear the talking drums

clips from our may 2023 workshop

Lamine sonko’s drum speaks

Bosede Adetifa tells the story of an ancient Yoruba proverb

aloy junco shows how it’s done on the Cuban batá drums

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A video of the full event is available here

Check out Suns of Mercury on Spotify

Keeper of Secrets

THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE YORUBA-CUBAN SPIRIT CALLED ORULA, WHO HOLDS THE SECRETS OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. THE SONG LENDS A CONTEMPORARY FEEL TO ORULA’S TRADITIONAL MELODIES.

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