Muraina Oyelami
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Chief Muraina Oyelami (born 21 February 1940) is a Nigerian painter and drummer of Yoruba descent. He was among the first generation of artists to come out of the Osogbo School of Art in the 1960s. He was a drummer and actor with the theatre company of Duro Ladipo. He taught traditional music and dance at Obafemi Awolowo University from 1976 to 1987. As a musician, he trained in the dùndún (talking drum) and the Batá drum. He was the chief of his hometown Iragbiji.
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Eesa of Iragbiji Muraina Oyelami | |
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Born | (1940-02-21) 21 February 1940 (age 84) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | University of Ife |
Movement | Modernism, Osogbo Art |
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