Omoluabi – Ulli Beier,Yoruba Society and Culture (Bayreuth African Studies

CONTENTS

Foreword by Wole Soyinka

Ulli Beier: Bio-Data

Chapter I
Introduction: Onijo pade onilu -The dancer meets the drummer

Chapter II
“Ona l’egbon” -The road isthe senior brother

Chapter III
Osogbon’ile aro -Priests, kings and friends

Chapter IV
Ibadan dun -Black Orpheus and Mbari Club oF

Chapter V
Osogbo oroki -More friends, ‘furious energies’ and fun

Chapter VI
Iwalewa – Ife, 1971-1974; Bayreuth, 1981-1996

Chapter VII
The anxiety of image – Responses and receptions

Chapter VIII
Conclusion: Ori inu-Insearch of the real Ulli

Bibliography
Appendix
Notes on the photographs
Glossary of Yoruba phrases and words