Reuters
Nigerian drummer Adebayo Ayodeji performs during a drumming workshop for children in Lagos, Nigeria February 4, 2023. [Source: Reuters Lifestyle]
Nigerian artist Adebayo Ayodeji is targeting children to play traditional instruments like drums, which he worries could become extinct and erase an important aspect of the culture in Africa’s most populous country.
In the megacity of Lagos, parents bring children to his twice-a-month drumming workshops to learn how to play the drums and understand their traditional significance.
In Nigeria, the drum is not only a musical instrument but is also used in ceremonial events and rituals like communicating with deities and summoning meetings in villages.
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