Whenever I find what I am going to call it in English - every translation Ive tried loses more that 80% of the meaning - I will write that long overdue extended reflection on the Yoruba genre, orin ote. You cant beat that genre. Tan ba ri e lode won a si ma wu kondu kondu kondu, ki lo fi se won... by Sunny Ade. Even if you dont have enemies, the musician will find enemies for you compulsorily and proceed to destroy them through the agency of orin ote. Or this one from Kollington: O fo won o, o fo won o, a fun won laso sokoto lo fo won o, a fun won laso sokoto lo fo won. Brilliant! Wicked! Why dash them danshiki when you know beforehand that the sokoto will not fit them? The prosperity Pentecostals destroying their enemies by fire and by thunder all over Nigeria need to learn from the subtleties and strategies of orin ote. You dont need all that fire and thunder to destroy dominions, powers, and principalities. In a flash of genius poetry, Sunny Ade or Kollington Ayinla will destroy them for you without shedding blood.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 16:41:48 +0000
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