Getting into advanced talking drum rhythms which soloists can use while performing on different occasions. This video is therefore based on lesson 2 of the Yoruba Folklore Rhythms and exhibiting the song which is titled "Woru o Woru oko"
Woru o...! Woru r’oko... Woru o! Woru r’odo Woru pa’ka feye je Mo dele mo ro fun baba Baba no Woru jojo Woru da? Labe ogede, labe orombo. O tise d’abe ata? Ide were ni t’Osun Oje gudugba ni t’Oosa Sekesehe ni t’Ogun. E ba mi sipe fun Baale Ko ba mi w’ododo pakaja Gbogbo wa l’Ogun jo bi o... Paaya! Oloko o de o Woru o...! Woru went to the farm Woru went to the river. Woru threshed guinea corn and fed it to the birds On getting home I reported him to father Father flogged Woru severely Where is Woru? Under the banana tree, under the orange How did you come under the pepper bush? Small pieces of brass are Osun’s Large lumps of lead are Oosa’s Leg-irons are Ogun’s Plead the Baale on my behalf To give me a ... coverlet to throw on my shoulders We are all offsprings of Ogun Hurrah! The owner of the farm arrives www.ajol.info/index.php/afrrev/article/download/47549/33926
