Arts + Culture
Egungun: the Yoruba masquerade where the ancestors return to dance
Egungun masquerades bring Yoruba ancestors back among the living. Dancers in layered cloth costumes that cover the entire…
festivals
Arts + Culture
The Kano Durbar: horsemen, emirs and centuries of Sallah tradition in northern Nigeria
During the Eid festivals, Kano and other northern Nigerian cities hold durbars, grand processions of horsemen in colourful…