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Young Yoruba drummer plays sacred talking drum in village square, summoning rain goddess Oya to bring life-giving rain during a drought.

The Farmer Who Danced with the Orisha

In the heart of ancient Yorubaland, there lay a village called Ayanfe, known for its endless green fields and the rhythmic beats of its master drummers. Among these musicians was Adeyemi, a young man who had inherited his father’s prized possession, a talking drum carved from the sacred iroko tree.

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