The "Talking-Drum"- Musicians from the South Western part of Nigeria sing praise songs with an instrument that literally speaks. 

A disused hut in Aawe, Oyo State. A few goats hang out on a grave early in the morning. 

Entrance to the River Sogidi. Not sure if the image is a true likeness. 

The River Sogidi. Located in Aawe (pronounced "Ah-Were" or so), Oyo State, Nigeria. Legend says that the fish in Sogidi are never eaten. Some say no amount of boiling will ever cook the fish, and a few wild stories tell of how the fish become whole again even after being gutted.
According to the people of Aawe, the river, (more like a pond, really), has no source. It just appeared.

According to locals, the "spirit" that once made the river a home is gone because they stopped worshipping it, but a few hopefuls insist she'll be back if the faithful return.

The people of the town drink from this water without fear. It's the eating of the fish that causes problems. Used the name of the river as that of the lead character in my stage play, "Rage of the Pentecost", (now renamed "The Return of Sogidi") written in 2002 

Professor Femi Osofisan's adaptation of Professor Wole Soyinka's Isara presented in honour of Professor Biodun Jeyifo. Venue- The Arts Theatre of the University of Ibadan. The best minds are in the Arts.
 

Debbie again.
 

Debbie and I have been great friends since we met a long while back in Nigeria. Now resident in England for many years , Deb retains her interest in African Arts and Culture. I wrote one of my favourite poems, "The Lone Traveller" as I rode in a train to her home in London on Christmas day, 2000.
I think she's lovely. You?