plural Yoruba or Yorubas
: a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo
also
: a member of any of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of this region
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The duo fused Afrobeat, pop, psychedelic rock, reggae, disco and jazz music with messages about gender equality, government corruption, love and more in both English and Yoruba.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 July 2024
Through Yoruba Media Labs, Eltawashy aims to help new companies craft meaningful content, build a brand, and tell that brand’s story.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
But the Benin culture is tied to the Yoruba culture.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Osun is a fertility goddess of the Yoruba people, and in this eerie but beautiful sanctuary stand statues of several gods, or orishas, chief among them Ogun.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 July 2024
Through Yoruba Media Labs, Eltawashy aims to help new companies craft meaningful content, build a brand, and tell that brand’s story.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
But the Benin culture is tied to the Yoruba culture.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Osun is a fertility goddess of the Yoruba people, and in this eerie but beautiful sanctuary stand statues of several gods, or orishas, chief among them Ogun.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Yoruba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yoruba. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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