Experience

This CD is a biography of Oba Omowonuola. The Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Osun State, Oba Omowonuola Oyesosin was born January 25, 1936. His mother told him he would be an Oba but he was very young then and took it for granted.

This cd contains songs sung by Ebenezer Obey. The songs included in this album are an individual masterpiece. Ebenezer Obey nicknamed the Chief Commander is a Nigerian juju Musician.

The shekere is an ancient traditional percussion instrument of West Africa. Popular from Senegal to Nigeria, they are a central feature of traditional Ewe music. In Ghana and Togo they are called “axatse”, in Mali and Guinea as “djabara”.

 

The calabash is a dried gourd which is hollowed, cleaned and threaded with small shells. They produce crisp or sandy effects to depending on how they’re played.

The djembe is one of West Africa's best known instruments. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. The djembe has a very unique and distinctive design, which is fundamental to its versatile sound. The “goblet-shaped” body of the drum is carved and hollowed out of a single piece of tree trunk. The Mandinka people traditionally used wood from Lenge trees, which held great spiritual importance for them while also lending the drum its resounding acoustic. The craftsmanship is easy to see on the decorative exterior.