Popular Female Musician Appointed Cultural Ambassador by the Ooni of Ife (Photos)

 

First accomplished Nigerian female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa also known as Ara, who has been in the game for over 25 years, has been appointed as a Cultural Ambassador of the Ife kingdom by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi 

 

According to the letter addressed to Ara, she was recognized for her cultural contribution to Ile Ife and Yoruba land as a whole. She would serve in that capacity as a promoter and preserver of the Talking drum for future generations.

 

 

She has also shown appreciation to the Ooni of Ife for the appointment through her social media accounts by writing:

 

 

Read her official appointment letter from the influential Osun monarch below;