The Entertainers

Omele Duo 1 _12” x 14” Acrylic on canvas


Omele is the traditional name for the small set of drums (usually 2 or 3) that are played together to support the long drum called ‘bata’.  Two strips of dried leather serves as stick to play them. This painting is the first of three different paintings that came out of the drawings previously posted.

These are traditional music instruments that belong to the Yorubas, a tribe in Western part of Nigeria.

I hope to post the accompanying dance steps very soon.