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…
Yoruba masquerade
Arts + Culture
Gelede: the Yoruba masquerade that honours the power of mothers
Gelede is a masquerade of the Yoruba and Yoruba-Nago peoples of Benin, Nigeria and Togo that honours mothers,…