An exploration of Continuity and Change of Yoruba Oral Performance Strategies in the Poetry of Akeem Lasisi
| dc.contributor.author | Olanike, O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-02T13:35:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-02T13:35:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Two poems of Akeen Lasisi are examined in this study, Àsàbí Alákàrà’ Corresponding Author email and “Ekun Ìyàwó”. Akeem Lasisi’s poetry performance is orchestrated Olanike.olaleru@kwasu.edu.ng directly on stage through the deployment of a rich blend of actors, singers, dancers and drummers. Lasisi also adds the comic trope of satiric banter. The comedic embellishment is used by Lasisi to revolutionise the Yoruba oral performance in English. By adopting video, Lasisi progresses from “written orality” into contemporary “digital orality”. In conclusion, Akeem Lasisi presents unwritten performed poetry, conceived as “performance actual”, using digital platforms. By these, he injects unique Performance Poetics, enactive styles that transform the Yoruba oral performance poetic Orality tradition, and also ensures its continuity. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5437 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | An exploration of Continuity and Change of Yoruba Oral Performance Strategies in the Poetry of Akeem Lasisi | |
| dc.type | Article |