PhD Dissertation

My PhD Dissertation “Grammatical Structures in Yoruba Drum Music and Speech Surrogacy Traditions” (2025) can be found on this link. Below, you find the videos that accompany the dissertation.

Audio 1: Sentence 1

Video 1: Listening Guide

The listening guide is meant to help the reader distinguish between the different drum parts.

Video 2: Gbẹ̀du Aláàfin Ọyọ (Studio Version)

Video 3: Gbẹ̀du Aláàfin Ọyọ (Field Version)

Video 4: Ìlu Ọṣun (Studio Version)

Video 5: Ìlu Ọṣun (Field Version)

Video 6: Ìlu Ògún (Studio Version)

Video 7: Ìlu Ògún (Field Version)

Video 8: Ìlu Sango (Studio Version)

Video 9: Ìlu Sango (Field Version)

Video 10: Ìlu Ìbejì (Studio Version)

Video 11: Ìlu Ìbejì (Field Version)

Video 12: Ìlu Àgbà (Studio Version)

Video 13: Ìlu Àgbà (Field Version)