The Form and Content of Ọbasa’s Weekly Newspaper: The Yorùbá News by Clement Adeniyi Akangbe

“… The Yorubà News, published by Obasa ̣ , co-pioneered journalism, nay publishing, in Yorùbá language in southwestern Nigeria. Based in Ìbàdan and ̀ published by Ìlarè Printers, ̣́ The Yorùbá News, a bi-lingual serial in English and Yorùbá languages, remarkably had varying contents and wide circulation covering its locale, Íbàdan significantly; the southern protectorate, particularly Yorùbá land appreciably; and the entire nation, Nigeria marginally. …”
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Further Reflecting on the Six-Year Primary Project of the Institute of Education, University of Ife: The Key Players by Toyin Falola, Michael Oladejo Afolayan

“…The so-called “vernacular” in question is the Yoruba language!   …”
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Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí, Icon on Screen by Toluwanimi Ibikunle

“…Long before he became a star film actor, Adébayọ́ Fa ̀ ́leti’s impressive body of works ́ as a poet, theatre artiste, journalist, translator, broadcaster, writer and culture administrator had firmly established his vast knowledge and mastery of Yorùbá language and philosophy. In many films therefore, the appearance of Adébayọ́ ̀ Fáleti in any role, instantly and inevitably transforms that filmic ́ character into a symbol of Yorùbá cultural authenticity, depth and authority. …”
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Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith’s Translation Style in The Freedom Fight and Treasury of Childhood Memories by Tolulope Ibikunle

“…Olubunmi Smith's perspective, the essay aims to address some of the ways she gets to grips with the challenges to promote the Yorùbá language, culture, religion and tradition, as a translator. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“…In Yoruba films, there is a crop of non-native actors who are fluent in the language of their nativity as well as being conversational in the Yoruba language movies which aid their celebrity status. …”
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Towards Transformation of the Nigerian Youths: The Place of Yoruba Popular Music by Kayode Olusola

“…Relying on Femi Adedeji’s Transformation musicological theory, this work explicates the song themes and other lyrical contents of selected popular music in the Yoruba language fashioned towards positive transformative direction, for the purpose of socio-cultural analysis. …”
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Song Melody and Speech Tone Conflict in Translated Yorùbá Christian Hymns by Tolulope Owoaje, Tunde Adegbola

“…The work presents a graphical illustration of the disparity between the hymn tunes and the speech tone of the Yorùbá language. It also highlights the efforts of Indigenous composers in correcting the perceived error through re-composition of the first stanza of selected hymns, to which they wrote more stanzas that align with the theme of the first stanza. …”
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Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano: The Man, His Time, and His Significance by Toyin Falola

“… Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano was a Nigerian expert in the Yoruba language and culture who was born in the Ifo District of the Abeokuta Province on the 4th of November, 1904.2 He was born to the family of Chief Edmund Delano and Rebecca Delano (both Egba indigenes). …”
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The Landbound Chicken and the Deliberate Chameleon yet have their Uses: Yorùbá Art History, Language, and Interpretation. by Kathy Curnow

“…In the introduction to his book Yorùbá Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art, Rowland Abiodun concludes that only those with a mastery of the Yorùbá language and deep cultural familiarity can interpret Yorùbá artworks effectively. …”
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún by Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀

“…As a native speaker with access to Yorùbá philosophy, values and history, and who is fully aware of the fundamental importance of language in African art studies, I aim in this study to examine the mutual relationship existing between the Àyàn and Egúngún from the vantage point of the Yorùbá language, the medium through which the said Yorùbá philosophy, values and history are stored and expressed. …”
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