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| DJ Irawo |
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Drum Jamming Irawo is a singer, drummer, songwriter and disc jockey.
Her
major musical instrument is the Gangan Talking Drum which originates from the
Yoruba tribe of Western Nigeria.
She
sings in the English and Yoruba languages and in the folk and electronic dance
music (EDM) genres of music. She calls her brand of music ECLECTICA.
As
a DJ, she performs all genres of music.
She
performs her talking drum solo on her live DJ set or with a live band.
She
started drumming on tabletops, wardrobe doors and conga drums when she was ten
years old and in the boarding school.
In
1994, she joined the drumline of the Boys Brigade of Nigeria and majored on the
snare drums.
In
2004, she graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye with a second
upper division in accounting. In addition, she has two diplomas and
professional certifications in accounting. She worked as a marketer and the
head of internal audit for some financial institutions before focusing on her
music career.
In
2005, she began her music career professionally after her mother taught her how
to play the talking drums. She learnt more about the art from other talking
drummers.
In
2007, she was awarded a scholarship to study music at the Pencils Film and
Television Institute (PEFTI) in Lagos. She majored on the drum set and
graduated with a distinction.
In 2009, she registered with the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) as a songwriter. She provided music therapy for the Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria.
She learnt how to play the violin at the Baptist Church
Music Camp and Music School.
In
2010, she founded Drumline Entertainment.
In
2012, she wrote the book: HOW TO PLAY THE TALKING DRUM IN SEVEN DAYS. She organized
her first talking drum workshop. She won the Christmas Magic Contest in a
charity concert organized by the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) and the Art
Colony International by performing classical and jazz music compositions. She
competed with a pianist, a violinist, a tenor singer and a quartet of
clarinettists. She also earned a certificate in entrepreneurship from the Edge Business
School, Lagos.
In
2014, she was made a talking drum ambassador by Intro Afrika, organizers of the
Yoruba Drum Festival.
In
2015, she was selected as one of the six Nigerian DJs to tour Lagos and
Abuja to introduce the electronic dance music genre of music into Nigeria via
the Electronic Soundscape Music Production and Live DJ Set Project. These events
were sponsored by Goethe Institut, Lagos, Alliance France, Lagos and Institut
France, Abuja, Nigeria. DJ Irawo was the only female DJ on this project.
In
2018, she earned a certificate in intellectual property law from Harvard Law
School, USA. She also earned a certificate in Prince2 Project Management from
Agile P3 Consulting, Lagos. She was also given an award by the Mo-Rainbow Down Syndrome Foundation for the music therapy provided for the pupils of the institution.
On June 28, 2022, she was bestowed with the title of Ayan Agalu Amazon by the Ooni of Ile
Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) at the Ooni's palace shortly before the Ayan Agalu Festival, 2022.
DJ
Irawo has performed at several jazz festivals, art festivals, drum festivals, music
concerts, club raves, musical theatre performances, corporate and private events.
She
has also taught several children and adults in schools, private classes and
corporate drumming sessions the art of playing the talking drums and the music
business.
She
is working on her thirteen-track debut album which will be released on January
1, 2023.
Please,
follow Irawo Oluwakemi Famugbode AKA DJ Irawo on the internet via the following
links:
Tiktok = @djirawo
Twitter = @djirawo
LinkedIn = @djirawo
Pinterest = @djirawo
YouTube = @djirawo
Facebook = @djirawodrums
Instagram = @djirawodrums
Blog = drumlineng.com
Well, shit happens.
My marital mistake got me into this deep shit.
MY EX-HUSBAND WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF MY MUSIC AND WRITING CAREERS.
Initially, he pretended to be supportive before and at the beginning of our fourteen years of marriage but time revealed that he is the greatest enemy of my destiny.
My enemies can only delay the hands of my ticking clock but they can never delay the shinning of my star. - DJ Irawo (Talking Drum Ambassor; 5⭐DJ)
So, I begin again; slowly, steadily but surely.
Below are some of my video, blo and newspaper interviews.
Note that anywhere I mentioned that he supported me are all lies.
The lies were just to encourage him to support me back then to keep a 'happy home' and because I knew that he would read my interviews to pick at the 'loopholes.
Now, I am free to shine my light to the world without restrictions and inhibitions.
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- How I use the Talking Drum to Play Jazz (2015)
- Irawo the Talking Drummer (2015)
The Magic This Time (2012)
Why I dumped my Job for Music (2009)
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