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