Ayomide Tikare, a graduating senior at Barnard College, talks about learning Yoruba over the past four years. She discusses her background as a Yoruba heritage speaker, her language-learning process, and her love of Yoruba-language films and music.
Mentioned in this episode:
O Le Ku - 1997 film by Tunde Kelani
Tunde Kelani, Nigerian film director
Kunle Afolayan, Nigerian film director
Maami - 2011 film by Tunde Kelani
October 1 - 2014 film directed by Kunle Afolayan
Ayinla - 2021 film directed by Tunde Kelani
Tope Alabi - Nigerian gospel singer
Fuji - popular Yoruba musical genre
Oriki - Yoruba praise poetry
