African visitors and their love for mid-30s prose; in her is the pure expression of an African girl who knows good times and bad times,. (By Igiri Innocent)

African visitors and their love for mid-30s proses (By Igiri Innocent)

I will love thee, O Africa, my motherland.
Your soil is my rock

Thousand years ago,

In their distant journey they came,
and carried  your beloved children,

In your fervent war and with great prudence
Your restored your kings and people

Yet, you honored the offenders and you let them go unpunished for in their hearts you have engraved the testimonies of Africa!

“Sound of the ancient in my mind”

This is an expression of the caravans; each time they remember “our songs” it gives them strength to never relent in their sojourn in Africa. Words are limited in attempt to describe the powerful attributes of “Songs of Africa”. In those days, traditional African songs are viewed as sacred and special gifts from gods; it has an honorable place in the eventful lives of Africa. The music of the ancient was never perceived as mere entertainment but a deep purpose has always been attached to it in a way to sift its’ powerful attributes in full.

Here is OBIOMA.. A singer, song-writer, and violinist

At age 11, Obioma was given a nick name “Onu Okwa” (Cockerel Voice).

At all times, she sings

Her songs were of the gods and nature; she sings in thanksgiving to the gods for life, for her two breasts, for her virginity, for her unknown suitor, for her mother and father, for her bans of various foods.

In her is the pure expression of a village girl who knows good times and bad times, and yet choses to be very happy always with songs of the ancient. Some days she wishes to fly and celebrate with the birds in their glorious songs in other to be eternally fulfilled.

One thing that keeps her going is Africa, her internal feelings are true and the traditions are pure.

Remembering those days in my mind now I know for certain that songs in Africa are Africa in songs; no separation and no division. Great writer Professor Chinue Achebe once wrote:

Do not say I love Africa, learn to make Africa know you love her each and every passing day; let the tenderness of your heart sing her precious songs and do not let it go away.

Each time I hear melodies of African origin, I feel uplifted in my spirit and my hope grows even stronger; it make me feel blissful carves and I celebrate the gift which I also have.

Today, Obioma has grown to be a great writer of songs, a renowned composer, and a celebrated violinist in Africa. Noted for her passion in folk songs, traditional lyrical genre, and cultic operas; gifted in putting life to musical arts of the Africans. In the media she is jokingly described as daughter of maimed (mama-iwota), but African people have no doubt she is a goddess of the musical art.

Today, her children believe that she possessed a magical power that always assisted her to do wonders whenever she performs.

Her voice, her body movement, her total expression, her cries of smiles, her acrobatic gestures, her loving hairs……

Indeed, Visitors in Africa will not stop talking about people like Obioma; their sincerity in African art is rear and their performance last longer in the memories of every gifted listener.

Let me include; that if you are a visitor in Africa, do not wait longer to look around you and you will find even babies singing lullaby, and aged singing panda vida

The African Lands and places are filled with songs;

Africa is music!

Music is Africa!

Africans are the notes!

IGIRI INNOCENT