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| DJ Irawo |
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Drum Jamming Ìràwọ̀ is Disc Jockey Ìràwọ̀.
She is a singer, drummer, songwriter, disc jockey and recording, performing and performance artist.
Her major musical
instrument is the Gángan Talking Drum which originates from the Yorùbá
ethnic group of Western Nigeria.
She sings in English and
Yorùbá languages and in the folk, jazz, soul, afrobeat and electronic
dance music (EDM) genres of music. She calls her brand of music ECLECTICA.
As a DJ, she performs all
genres of music.
She performs her talking
drum in a solo performance, along with her live DJ set or with a live
band.
She started drumming on
tabletops, wardrobe doors and conga drums when she was ten years old and in the
boarding school.
In 1994, she joined the
drumline of the Boys Brigade of Nigeria and majored in the snare drums.
In 2004, she graduated from
Ọlábísí Ọ̀nábánjọ University, Àgọ́-Ìwòyè, Ọ̀gùn State with a
second upper division in accounting. In addition, she has two diplomas and
professional certifications in accounting. She worked as a marketer and the
head of internal audit for some financial institutions before focusing on her
music career.
In 2005, she began her
music career professionally after her mother taught her how to play the talking
drums. She learnt more about the art from other talking drummers.
In 2007, she was awarded a
scholarship to study music at the PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos. She majored in
the drum set and graduated with distinction.
In 2009, she registered
with the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) as a songwriter. She provided
music therapy for the Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria.
She learnt how to play the
violin at the Baptist Church Music Camp and Music School.
In 2010, she founded
Drumline Entertainment.
In 2012, she wrote the
book: HOW TO PLAY THE TALKING DRUM IN SEVEN DAYS. She
organised her first talking drum workshop. She won the Christmas Magi Contest
at the Christmas Magic charity concert organised by the Musical Society of
Nigeria (MUSON) and the Art Colony International by performing classical and
jazz music. She competed with a pianist, a violinist, a tenor singer and a
quartet of clarinettists. She also earned a certificate in entrepreneurship
from the Edge Business School, Lagos.
In 2014, she was made a
Talking Drum Ambassador by Intro Afrika, organisers of the Yorùba Drum
Festival.́
In 2015, she was selected
as one of the six Nigerian DJs to tour Lagos and Abuja to introduce the
electronic dance music genre of music into Nigeria via the Electronic
Soundscape Music Production and Live DJ Set Project. These events were
sponsored by Goethe Institut, Lagos, Alliance France, Lagos and Institut
France, Abuja, Nigeria. DJ Ìràwọ̀ was the only female DJ on this project.
In 2018, she earned a
certificate in intellectual property law from Harvard Law School, USA. She also
earned a certificate in Prince2 Project Management from Agile P3 Consulting,
Lagos. She was also given an award by the Mo-Rainbow Down Syndrome Foundation
for the music therapy provided for the pupils of the institution.
On June 28, 2022, she was
bestowed with the title of Àyàn Àgalú Amazon by the Ọọ̀ni of Ilé Ifẹ̀,
Ọba Adéyẹyè Ẹnitàn Ogúnwùsì (Ọjájá II) at the Ọọ̀ni's palace
shortly before the Àyàn Àgalú Festival, 2022.
In November 2023, Drumline
Entertainment became DJ Ìràwọ̀ Company. Here, she provides music,
media, Yorùba language and music business services.́
DJ Ìràwọ̀ has performed
at several jazz festivals, art festivals, drum festivals, music concerts, club
raves, musical theatre performances and corporate and private events.
She has also taught several
children, teenagers, youths and adults, different subjects such as music, fine
art, writing, literature in English, mathematics, business, law, accounting,
Yorùbá language, talking drums and the music business.
She is working on her music
singles which will be released as soon as possible.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Please, follow Ìràwọ̀ Ọlúwakẹ́mi Fámúgbòdé on the internet via the following links:
X = @djirawo
TikTok = @djirawo
YouTube = @djirawo
YouTube = @irawoyorubanimi1
LinkedIn = @djirawo
Pinterest = @djirawo
Threads = @djirawodrums
Instagram = @djirawodrums
Instagram =@irawoyorubanimi
Facebook = @djirawo
Facebook = @irawodrummer
Blog = djirawo.com
People ask me why I am not out there like I
ought to be since I have been performing for a long time.
Shit happens!
My marital mistake got me into this deep
mess.
MY EX-HUSBAND WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF MY MUSIC,
WRITING AND CONSULTING CAREERS.
He wanted me to continue with my 9-to-5 job so
that he would boast to people that his wife was an accountant and so that he could know where I was at every time.
Even when I did these jobs, I changed jobs frequently because of him because he complained that I stayed at work too late.
As head of the internal audit department of the organisations that I worked for, what was he expecting?
So, every move I made towards my career, was a problem for him.
So, I resigned completely to focus on my music.
Then he asked me to choose between him and my music and of course, I chose my
beloved music and fought him for the custody of our three children.
Initially, he pretended to be supportive at the
beginning of our fourteen years of marriage but time revealed that he is the
greatest enemy of my destiny.
My enemies can only delay the hands of my ticking
clock but they can never delay the shinning of my star. -
DJ Ìràwọ̀ (Talking Drum Ambassador; Talking Drum Magician; Talking
Drum Amazon; 5⭐DJ).
After getting a divorce, I could not cope with combining the care of
our three children with performing music because music entails that I keep late
nights and travel often. So, I took my time to care for them.
Now that my first son is a graduate, my second son is a sophomore in a
higher institution and my third son is a boarder in a senior secondary school, I am back to
performing music, writing and consulting again.
So, I begin again; slowly, steadily but surely.
Below are some of my videos, blog and newspaper
interviews.
Note that anywhere I mentioned that my ex-husband supported
me is a lie.
The lies were just to encourage him to support
me to keep a 'happy home' because I knew that the narcissist that I was married
to would read my interviews to pick at the 'loopholes'.
Now, I am free to shine my light on the world without restrictions and inhibitions. 💪
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
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Marking World Mental Health Day with Tukura John Daniel on Saturday, October 10, 2020
- How I use the Talking Drum to Play Jazz (2015)
Irawo the Talking Drummer (2015)
The Magic This Time (2012)
Why I dumped my Job for Music (2009)
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