Morticians is a piece from Ruddapoet’s Handwriting album which begins with Yoruba oratory/poetry by Sango, which is followed by a rap verse from Grandsun. The piece is a wake up call to all the youths to arise and take charge of things; socially, culturally and politically most importantly, because most of the people in power […]

Time is fair to none, and the future reveals itself to nobody. A well written piece dedicated to a future she hasn’t seen. A son, never seen before but prayers are already been made for him. It’s become more traditional than required to speak good words into the future. Every Mother’s joy is to see […]

Thought provoking, emotions rising as the song writer deals heavy blows to the mind with her voice and message. She goes “Where do we go from here? Are we looking for where the sun don’t shine?” This summarizes the whole idea of the poem. The poet seeks to hold the African/Nigeria story by the throat, […]

Download Ode Rudolph Adidi also known as Ruddapoet or TRCP “The red cap poet”, is a poet turned Architect, turned poet again, and decided to stay an “Archi-poet”. He hails from the northern part of Nigeria, Jos to be precise. He is one of the few remaining of a dying breed, and he lends his […]

Download ArMiNNa The popular Joseph “Decipher” Liman is famous for his ability to mix Hausa in his poems with very humorous and beautiful puns and word plays. The multiple award winning poet is also an exco of ANA Jos chapter. Arminna is a humorous poem about childhood love that had grown. It tells the story […]

Download Drift This poem is a well thought out drift through the many issues rocking the entire world today. From tribalism – nepotism and religious differences. The poem seeks to knock the sense of oneness into everyone that cares to listen. The voices on the background further stressed the point of equality, bad government, being […]

Download Poem Here This poem is centered on revealing the negativity of today’s government. It is a poem to the rulers, referring to them as ” naked shameless agbadas” which is a metonymy, telling them that he’d “plead even if I bleed until my plea is heed”, insisting that he won’t back down until something […]

Download Roofs of War The poem is a story of a war-ridden town, where the people can do nothing for themselves anymore but watch as their brothers, sons and daughters die. It is a cry for help to the government and all those who could care. No particular setting(year) but it was narrated from a […]

Download Reincarnation Here   If she is to reincarnate after death, she’d surely want Bamvi to be her father again, and she, his Jemima, for these kind of words spoken from birth is one to forever live for. The city of Jos must be proud of having Bamvi and as a son. Joy, hope, and […]

Below are reviews done on David Onotu‘s Ode to Kachana, a spoken word poem. Download and listen before you proceed to reading the reviews. Download Ode “Ode to Kachana” is a poem written by David onotu to exalt “ Kachana” who has been so much with so little. The energy that he uses to voice […]