Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

Article by Associated Press on voanews.com. Photo credit: Associated Press.

“Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world’s dominant languages…”

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Nigeria’s Lekan Babalola on ‘Lakaaye’ his Afrofuturist version of Ogun, the Yoruba God

(Article by Dami Ajayi published on theafricareport.com. Photo: Lekan Babaola / Twitter)

“Lakaaye, an 11-track-long album, is an acoustic journey that gives Yoruba worship a contemporary spin. Steeped in the idioms of praise-singing, it fuses musical styles, myth and diverse cultural experiences into this shape-shifting innovation. This album shares a kinship with classics like King Sunny Ade’s Odu and the eponymous debut of the Afro-Cuban sisters Ibeyi.”

Source: https://www.theafricareport.com/135150/nigerias-lekan-babalola-on-lakaaye-his-afrofuturist-version-of-ogun-the-yoruba-god/

Once again we find an Afrofuturist interpretation of an African spiritual tradition connecting past, present, and future in song. Curious to know where this musical spiritual journey will take us.

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