Project

Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede

Project budget:
- US$ 194,925
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2003 - 01/11/2008

Benefitting country(ies): Benin, Nigeria, Togo

Overview:

The Gelede ceremony, held in honour of the primordial mother Iyà Nlà, is directed by women, reflecting their important role in Yoruba life. After weeks of preparations, singers and drummers open the night-time ceremony, followed by an orchestra and masked dancers wearing splendid costumes. The project aims at safeguarding the Gelede tradition in communities across Benin, Nigeria and Togo. Following t›››

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