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Yoruba griots use drums and music to usher in dignitaries to events – a form of praise singing that is part of the African culture for elites and highly placed citizens. Umeh’s impressionist approach is very direct and is focused on the subject – the drums. The faces are immaterial but the number of the […]
Order A PrintUmeh Bede Ifeanyichukwu was born on the 12th of February 1965 in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. Umeh enrolled into the famous Yaba College of Technology Lagos where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in painting. He worked briefly as an illustrator with Arbil, an advertising agency in Bodija Ibadan before retiring into full-time […]
Read moreYoruba griots use drums and music to usher in dignitaries to events – a form of praise singing that is part of the African culture for elites and highly placed citizens. Umeh’s impressionist approach is very direct and is focused on the subject – the drums. The faces are immaterial but the number of the players is significant. This suggests unity and the synchronization of the rhythm and melody produced by the drums.