African Artist
I must say you are one of those African
artistes that drive my soul to the skies
and show me what the world looks like
with the lens of legacies.
You drown my soul into the depths
of dreams and shows me the reality
of radiance in the dark.
You make my soul swirl in the
expanse of eulogistic euphoria.
I doff my heart for the cultural
colors of creativity that you lavish on
your luminous lyrics... Pass the Calabash
You make the wicked bow at the wildness
of your words and swords.
You make the skies
skew to the aura of African
art as you croon of Cowries,
Beads and Nuts.
Once again, I droll to the
ages-long Yoruba yearnings.
I yawn while singing ''Owuro Lojo''.
The spirit of our Fathers spruce up the
space as you sing 'Mo n lo jejeje'.
The moon mime the melodies
of our mother tongue and the fairest flowers flutter their
fragrance as they hear the sounds of silence.
I hear the Spirit's
speak in emollient echoes as
you sing ''Oro aye ma le''... I see
love lurking in longing lands as
your voice vibrates in... ''Ara e ba migboro kan''.
I see the white waters whirl in the winds
as they hear 'Jangbalajugbu'.
The African adrenalin
awash the air as you sing
'Seven Lives'.
Please keep the seven
spirits speaking, sparkling and
sparking, knowing that
they are the fuel of our
unquenchable fire of faith.
The words in quotes are titles of some Beatiful Nubia's songs
Dedicated to Beautiful Nubia.( Segun Akinlolu)
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