Igbo Dance: “Ije nwayo” by Agbani-Nguru Ikorodo Group

[@Africa1000]

Incredible grace and poise by the women dancers. Imagine the fitness required to actually perform the dance moves. As the for the musicians... The rhythm is totally spiritual passed down from generation to generation. God bless Africa!

[@goldbluetears]

these rhythms are absolutely out of this world! They are literally on another level to europeanized singular rhythm 4/4 confinement of LIFE!

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

Google: Top 3 quotes of BUTTERFLY McQUEEN. She grew up thinking skin color was a CULTURE too but it is NOT. EVERONE no matter OUR shade, shape & culture IS the ONE human RACE.

[@Sampsonoff]

@@goldbluetears why you gotta make this a comparison between Europeans and Africans? Not a healthy way to think and obviously opens the door to other comparisons

[@goldbluetears]

@@Sampsonoff why not in terms of rhythm this is uniquely african and in europe nowhere to be found except some hints of it in mediterranian cultures but that is due to african and islamic influences. Polyrhythmic complexity is totally alien to central europe. Its a fact.

[@Sampsonoff]

@@goldbluetears tbh I live in an area with a lot of white supremacists (northern Idaho, southern BC) and they are always playing the comparison game. But obviously using it to show how technologically, academically, etc superior Europeans are. And I’m always the one arguing that it’s dumb to compare people like that because of all the other factors that created the differences. So it’s a neat fact you shared about the superiority of their rhythms in this case, I just think it triggers a tribal mindset that can lead to terrible ways of comparing/analyzing different races

[@ay6389]

I'm Basque Mexican American. Upon learning more about Basque people I saw an article that states the closest dialect to euskera is the Igbo people. Beautiful people and beautiful dances . I'm so happy my reading brought me here. Blessings to all 💗💗💗

[@uzzyvick]

@A.Y please can you provide the link to this article, thanks 😊

[@Nne-nne]

Tell us the article please

[@8AUGS]

According to google, it is similar to "Indo"-European languages, not Igbo? Euskera has pretty much the same sounds and intonation of Spanish, but it is not Spanish. You can find Euskera Basque language spoken here on KZbin.

[@ositaurama2243]

The chiefs play the instruments while their daughters dance. Awesome culture.

[@annefranciselizabeth3840]

Mainly their granddaughters.

[@gpsglobal3024]

Power to The Igbos FOREVER !!!

[@chellelechelle]

I must come from the Igbo people this resonated within a deep part of me😍

[@DROEMEKA-is2wc]

Learn your truth history not just saying I must come from igbo people, go killed your European accent or go claim your european kemet.

[@kymgrant6204]

All the way from jamaican I'm in love with your dancing and people in general 😊

[@egoibekwe8058]

Thank you sis.

[@ikechicoreralation]

Thanks!

[@jayk8338]

Thank you so much 🖤🇳🇬

[@janshi876]

I was just vibing and was happy to see another Jamaican showing live in the comments.

[@kingsleyazubuike9321]

some Jamaicans actually share ancestry with they Igbos, you might have some Igbo blood in you

[@leilag1076]

I literally started doing this move when hearing the music before seeing them dance. It's in my blood.

[@Desertrosesage]

Me too 🥰

[@Krayziie]

Im from kenya, But im obsessed with nigerain culture and I have been waiting to go there for so long, and finally my chance has came!

[@annefranciselizabeth3840]

Your interest is in Biafran culture, wrongly miscalled "Nigerian".

[@chieke-chinyere]

@@annefranciselizabeth3840 mumu. thief! ✝✝

[@haruspex1-50]

This years black history months been especially tough for me. I’ve had a lot of resentment for what happened to our people. I want to heal but it’s hard. The screams of our ancestors suffering is never lost on me. Seeing this has uplifted my spirits though. It’s truly wonderful

[@AmandaIheme]

I feel the same way.

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

ANY Year's BLACK History month excludes the rest of the human race just as St Patrick's day excludes the rest AS WELL so how bout feeling insulted because the truth is we are only the ONE human race and creation process decides the beautiful shapes and shades of the ONE human race> i say human history month is what is best to feel proud of and so i celebrate it > EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

Human History fyi. Google: A Historical Account of the Conceptual Evolution of Satan in the Abrahamic Belief Traditions. Google: From Diamon to Demon: the Evolution of the Demon from Antiquity to Early Christianity. Google: Adam name etymology. Google: The female egg chooses the male/ not the other way around. Google: Why Moses did not write the Torah. Google: 194 Bible contradictions. Google:17-Quran contradictions. Google: Edward Austrain. Because passed down traditions can deceive.

[@annefranciselizabeth3840]

@@google12greekmythsthatprove. Ironically, it is the "contradictions" that makes the Bible so believable to me. Some of them are so obvious that anyone trying to concoct a story would have edited them out.

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

@@annefranciselizabeth3840 No, HUMAN HISTORY is simply THAT and one can not have CONTRADICTIONS when it comes to the FACT that there never was a DEVIL or a DEMON or some HELL and in case you have not NOTICED it > the BIBLE and the Quran are BASED off FICTION not mixed up FACTS > how can one curse if there is no such thing as a DEVIL or a DEMON? Man made religions are not to even to be considered truth and would not hold up in the court of LAW because CONTRADICTION has a DEFINITION Google CONTRADICTION DEFINITION: ONE being > STATEMENTS of a position OPPOSITE to one ALREADY MADE so READ and STUDY for truths and not settle for lies unless you like being a PUPPET. CONTRADICTIONS means LIES and important TRUTHS are being HIDDEN from our HUMAN HISTORY and no matter the culture LIES are only DECEITE not ever TRUTH.

[@diedrapayne6202]

Exceptional, beautiful and makes me miss Nigeria. The women are so lovely and sweet.

[@thebaddest3452]

Where are you from? Are nigerian abroad?

[@Jojobreez]

My Igbo people dance is number one

[@DivineLightFitness]

This reminds me of The beautiful sound of Haitian carnival. Absolutely stunning music and dance.

[@Alexis-ed8km]

I've just learned that some of the slaves were from this area to Haiti

[@Southernview3k]

@@Alexis-ed8km Yes, they're mostly from Igbo tribe.

[@morenikefashina4433]

Most Africans in Diaspora that hailed from Nigerian regions were Igbo and Yoruba tribesmen.

[@janshi876]

I was ready to listen fir a good hour when it ended Im

[@laurenclark1798]

Just found out I’m 90% African!!!! I wanna come home so bad now that I know for sure I don’t belong in America!

[@annefranciselizabeth3840]

Wait for Biafra, then you would have a first-world nation in a third world continent.

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

@@annefranciselizabeth3840 If you from earth you one race only> human race yes?

[@ToKustarr]

Are you black?

[@lovelyfavour3917]

Lauren my home is your home. You have a home here.

[@chieke-chinyere]

@@annefranciselizabeth3840 ✝🔥

[@gilleserviteur812]

From Congo 🇨🇬

[@raymonddagogo-johnson2134]

Wow wow wow, this is so cool, so soothing, so therapeutic and still makes you dance all at the same time.

[@donaldblackmon36]

Oh this was so wonderful to see and hear. I hope the daughters marry well. Thank you for sharing.

[@azubuikechijioke7712]

Watching you guys from Greece thesaloniki i love my tribe ❤

[@sandiletukani]

Its great I'm From South Africa

[@goldenvoix_]

I can't seize to watch dz vid always #amazon dancers

[@Oma918]

The literal meaning of “Ije Nwayo” is soft walk. The more in depth meaning is “a stress free journey”.

[@chieke-chinyere]

lol. journey too!💃💃

[@jenniiferpiiter8868]

Innoson motors !!! HALLELUYAH PRAISE THE LORD

[@chieke-chinyere]

AMEN

[@Promiselifestylee]

Beautiful to watch 😍😍

[@raya6748]

Human beings. Real !!!!!

[@rebeccaemeka]

Megan the stallion dont have anything against this women...chaii see levels ❤❤

[@cavaniatv5025]

Africa is freedom 🙌 from western slavery period

[@frkalleidoscope4915]

Absolutly Lovely

[@bt.437]

Love this ❤

[@acquanellaogbemudia9930]

Awesome Thanks

[@dwighthoward3415]

I love these dancing girls & musicians 💓

[@bt.437]

A very hard dance your legs have to be super strong and fit to perform this dance

[@mabelgrundy1418]

Beautiful. Thank you

[@lawrenceakinwandebabatunde5522]

We are beautifully rich in culture. Good performance

[@lesababy]

Handsome men beautiful ladies.

[@blessingokharu4507]

Good job 😁😁

[@nosikeuduhirinwa3567]

Yes! This is Nwokorobo Dance in Ngor Okpala, Owerri.

[@oluchiuzorma340]

My.people are. Great

[@tiyapreciousjoyner475]

My Sisters I Love ❤️ you your beautiful Africans are beautiful PERIOD May Jesus Christ bless you forever I Love you all

[@mylife2022]

This is magic

[@obyoby5791]

Amazing Performance 💪🏾

[@BriaLoveElias]

😍💞omg l luuuv their dance 💃

[@adahemmanuel]

How can I be a member

[@thechorister]

Great 💪🏼💪🏼😊👍🙂 I watched this video without skipping any ads... Help creators by watching their ads👍... (only creators can understand)🙂🌹🌹.

[@princechukwuebukaeri1764]

Shalom

[@jamicub39]

Unity love we dance together one beat one heart. 12

[@davidp9223]

Wow...so beautiful

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

Controlling comments and the like/dislike button is being fake yes?

[@Goddessconcept]

Beautiful!!

[@spane5mixline]

very dope

[@Mragdoll]

Amazing

[@shantahyche6025]

I pray that my marriage will be as strong as their thighs!

[@Parasai_l]

💀

[@ihateschool5762]

😅🤣🤣

[@Jojobreez]

Yes o

[@chieke-chinyere]

a must. for the good grips! we nah do jelly thighs! yet you copy!✝✝

[@BishoujoMegami]

This is such a wonderfully simple but deeply cultural dance! Does anyone know what they're shouting during the dance?

[@ADEP]

Watch the subtitles: "Ije Nwayo" means "go slowly" in Igbo

[@BishoujoMegami]

@@ADEP good idea! I'll watch with subtitles. Wow really, thank you!

[@sixbias719]

They're simply saying 'walk slowly' more like a cat walk. The song is performed by female dancers only; adolescent girls.

[@schoc13]

I would like to translate more of these dances to english

[@dandamuxima]

Wonderful! In each different cultural manifestation from Mother Africa an insight comes to my mind. For instance, I can surely point the shakers in this video. We brazilians have a similar but small shaker that we call "caxixi". Caxixi has the same stetic appearance and we also make it from a kind of sisal and seeds. We use caxixi, ngoma and berimbau to conduct Capoeira, which is a dance/fight inherited by us from Bantu people. Thank you for sharing. Much love from Brazil P.S. by the way, how do you call these shakers in Igbo language?

[@annefranciselizabeth3840]

There are different names for different types of shakers but the most popular are the calabash or gourd shaker (ichaka) and the basket shaker (nyọ).

[@dandamuxima]

@@annefranciselizabeth3840 Thank you, Sis 🖤🤲🏾

[@ifeanyinwaneri8881]

We call it Ichaka

[@CrystalChi0maa]

So incredibly beautiful. Dancer’s names please?

[@ADEP]

We are currently working on preparing interviewers with all group members so that information will be available soon.

[@ADEP]

The interviews with the dancers are now available. The lead dancer is Onyinye Ezema. Please search for "Agbani-Nguru" on KZbin and all of the interviews and performances will come up.

[@CrystalChi0maa]

​@@ADEP Thank you so much for your speedy response and the beautiful interviews you've uploaded. It was a joy to be introduced to the amazing ladies as well as the wonderful musicians who did such an extraordinary job in this performance! I am very grateful that you have created this channel. It's soo necessary for our people to see, preserve, and share these arts. I look forward to more captures of these beautiful expressions of our heritage. Abum onye Anambra myself so ọ na-enye m obi ụtọ rie ne, rie ne ịfụ ifa. 😍👏🏾 Much love, family! 💚

[@xunicahmarielashley9528]

Nice😃😄😋😉

[@harsonopetrokimia8027]

Sae sak estu niki

[@orangebluemoonstar541]

You can never learn this in USA...you must be village bound...in Nija

[@chieke-chinyere]

✝✝🤣🔥

[@themonstergroups]

Awesome.

[@urennakarah2766]

❤

[@adahemmanuel]

How can I be a member, E kubana from Ogudu ojota lagos

[@jeniferitam3746]

The dancer. Who sounds her voice is better than the lead dancer with the longer Horsetail

[@Desertrosesage]

🥰

[@ikechicoreralation]

💪🏿

[@Krayziie]

In my country (kenya) our folk dances like for example for all the kenyan people watching this the kamba, mijikenda lugya and others and mostly almost all of them have a lot more moving so im not pretty familliar with this

[@brigittewoodard4582]

This is nice how do I contact this group?

[@ADEP]

Chief's number is [phone]

[@uchy8905]

This is not the original Ikorodu but they tried. The original is from Oba, Nsukka.

[@ADEP]

Do you mean Orba? We also have videos of that group

[@ebusnneji5482]

Everyone has their own it's not a competition

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

Kudos to origins.

[@ebusnneji5482]

@@google12greekmythsthatprove. did ikorodo originate from Orba in udenu? It's just like saying ogene originated from aniocha or that masquerades originated from Izu ọgụ

[@google12greekmythsthatprove.]

@@ebusnneji5482 Thank you for your response.

[@Bookfigures1]

Where are the young men at

[@ADEP]

Ikorodo is known as the "Maidens' Dance" so it typically danced by young unmarried women. However, today young men are also learning it in churches and schools. Here is an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIivZJ19qpKFfa8

[@uzzyvick]

The young men usually have their own dances or they do the masquerades. The Igbo society in the past was highly stratified along the lines of gender and age and for this reason, they had an age grade political and cultural system. These units act independently, and have their own regulations, specific manifestations and unique roles they play in the Igbo society. For this reason, it is not uncommon when each of these units present themselves to the society, they more often than not, are more likely to be observed as some homogeneous units of these aforementioned strata, with the some defining performances among the concerned groups be it, in their traditional dances or other necessary cultural practices.. Therefore, women groups are likely to project their own performances via their own strata and one way of doing this maybe in practising and creation of a unique dance which represents the perculiar culture of a community such performances are most often initiated from the young daughters at their prenuptial ages. The same can also, be said of the male units. The presence of the older men here maybe for commercial reasons. They were probably contracted for their versatility in playing the musical instruments or whole dance may have been created as a distinct commercial enterprise to provide entertainments and diversions during important traditional ceremonies.

[@blessedhebrew9289]

The name Igbo means Hebrew but too many of my brethren prefer to be Nubian,African, or African American.

[@StellaNickactress]

This is not how to danced ikorodo...please teach them how to keep our dance.it's..traditional dance our best cultural dance keep it how it's promote yout culture.

[@racheljohnson7348]

What was wrong with it?

[@ifynwamma]

This is Nkanu dance with ikorodo music

[@StellaNickactress]

Ify help me tell them oh instead of them learning how to dance their own cultural music they're busy throwing away their culture and promoting another people's cultural dance.

[@racheljohnson7348]

@@ifynwamma Ok, thanks

[@austinnwodoh5405]

Please allow them to dance they way the are capable

[@anurishakulasekara8949]

*

[@jackiechan3509]

hebrews

[@maxgrace4844]

💯

[@catchupwitkgreen8055]

I want to go to Africa so bad. My Culture. Ig:catchupwitk_

[@StellaNickactress]

This not how to to dance ikorodo.