Who we are
More than Aso Ebi and Afrobeats.
Ijoko Omo Yoruba is a London-based diaspora community platform dedicated to educating, connecting and celebrating Yoruba culture. We started because we noticed a gap - a generation disconnected from their language, stories and traditions.
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Yoruba Wisdom
“Ẹni tí kò mọ ohun tí ó ń ṣe, ó dàbí ẹni tí ó wà nínú òkùnkùn”
One who does not know what they are doing is like one in darkness
Knowledge lights the path.
“Ìtàn ènìyàn ni ìdánimọ̀ rẹ̀”
Your story is your identity
The Yoruba diaspora shaped cultures across Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and beyond through the legacy of enslavement and migration.
“Àṣà là ń ṣe, kì í ṣe àṣà la ń rí”
Culture is something we practice, not just something we see
Adire is a traditional Yoruba indigo-dyed cloth - each pattern tells a story.
Modern Yoruba-speaking regions cover Nigeria, Benin, Togo and communities across the world.
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