What of note is happening in the Nigerian music scene today?
L: There are lots of great musicians. There is fuji, which is really very big. There are lots of them playing that style. Fuji is probably even the most popular music of the Yoruba right now. It is a very dynamic music scene back home. APWW: What are some of the reactions that you are getting from people that maybe have never even been exposed to your music? L: Most of the time I just see them get excited, move their bodies. Most of the gigs on this tour were festivals, and from the very first note to the end were just dance. APWW: Is there a certain presence, or deity or feeling that you would like to evoke when you use Yoruba drums? L: I approach it from the point of view of how I am musically motivated. It is a very rich source of heavy rhythms. It was Yoruba rhythms that gave rise to the music of Fela and afrobeat. Fela is a Yoruba man, Yoruba gave rise to King Sunny Adé…the same Yoruba music gave rise to fuji. It is a source of rhythms. It is a rich cultural base that has been t
