This video/song is a beautiful celebration of Nigerian Head-ties especially used by the absolutely stunning, sophisticated and proud Yoruba people of Nigeria. I'd like to use this video to convey my message to all Africans: Lets go back to wearing our own clothes. No; not just during Kwanzaa or other special events/occasions Everyday. When we do wear our traditional clothes, we are reaching back to and embracing the cradle of life. So lets wear them with pride and celebrate our heritage every day, everywhere. And this is precisely what I intend to do next year - clear my wardrobe and bring back all my "real" clothes that I kept packed in my travel bag ever since I landed in Dubai 3 years ago. The truth is, when we wear our traditional clothes, we create our own unique look while celebrating and promoting our rich history, tradition, and culture with the bold statement the attire makes. Regardless of change in times and taste, the rich history of Africa in African clothes is evident. We have beautiful colors, beautiful fabrics, adorned with beautiful accessories, designed and tailored reflective of the cultures from which they were derived. The attires showcased in the video are not the only kind of clothes we have especially with regards to the head-ties. Although Hausa people wear similar attires, they have their own style and limit their use of these kinds of Head-ties to weddings/other special occasions, but they do have a particular kind of head-wrap they wear every ...
Tags: Head-ties, Yoruba, Fulani, Igbo, Hausa, Nigeria, African, Clothes, Fashion, Tradition, Culture, Skentele, Skontolo, Lagbaja
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