The Splendour of Art in Motion: The Arrival of the Alaafin of Oyo at the Toyin Falola@65 Conference
The Magical Moment of the Arrival of the Alaafin of Oyo This video linked above captures the effervescent moment when Toyin Falola, having changed to elaborate traditional wear suited to receiving a guest of such splendour, rushes out of the conference venue to receive the Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, at the Toyin Falola@65 Conference at Ibadan in late January 2018, maintaining the requisite social distance from the monarch’s vehicle until he steps out, as is being advised by someone speaking in Yoruba in the clip. The monarch's visit was a climatic point of the conference festivities . It was an unforgettable demonstration of Yoruba verbal art, Yoruba music and the Yoruba mastery of dramatic interpersonal protocols, mobilizing these cultural forms to a high level in the sheer veneration of the monarchy even within the largely symbolic role of the traditional institution created by the post-classica