May 20, (THEWILL) – The duo of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and legendary music icon, Femi Kuti, have featured in a Yoruba Documentary, Bigger Than Africa, from the stables of US-based mostly Nigerian Filmmaker, Toyin Adekeye.
The mission debuted final week on Netflix. It was premiered at a personal screening, which was held on the freedom park in Lagos.
At the occasion, media practitioners and humanities inclined personalities praised Adekeye for selling African tradition and eminent personalities on a world view.
The documentary is supposed to highlight the historic affect of Yoruba tradition and the way it transcends continents and connects the black diaspora.
Adekeye described the film as a crucial legacy for the Yoruba heritage.
The documentary additionally featured late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and different Yoruba tradition fanatics.
Since it’s debut, the documentary has continued to obtain widespread recognition and has screened at a number of movie festivals, together with Charlotte Black Film Festival, AFI World Film Initiative, Cannies and Silicon Valley African Film Festival.
Other conventional leaders and distinguished figures talked about within the documentary embody Alaketu of Ketu, King of Port Novo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Wole Soyinka, Wande Abimbola, Nike Okundaye and Fayemi Elebuibon.
