Category: Fact File

  • Igbo Food Map

    Igbo Food Map

    In this infographic we take a look at two well known foods by Igboid people from different states. (Please note, these are only a select number of dishes, there are many many more in Igboland). Origin: Anambra State Also known as Bitter leaf soup, it’s a tasty healthy soup and one of the most traditional

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  • Traditional Igbo Societal Structure

    Traditional Igbo Societal Structure

    In this infographic we look at the structure of Igbo communities from family to clan.

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  • Eastern (Igbo) Music Genres

    Eastern (Igbo) Music Genres

    In this series we take a look varying styles of Eastern Nigerian (Igbo) music. Egwu Ekpili A brief history on the beautiful genre of Egwu Ekpili from Anambra State. Inspired by @naija4lyfe Twitter thread Egwu Ogene Join us for another Eastern Musical Friday! Last week we explored Egwu Ekpili from Anambra State. Today, we’re looking at the

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  • Igbo Traditional Yam Curing

    Igbo Traditional Yam Curing

    Yams of the Dioscorea genus have many distinct compounds within the yam that makes it toxic to humans. These compounds consist of but not limited to: dioscorine, other alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, phenolic acids, tannins, and oxalates. To remove these toxins, which can induce fatal paralysis, the Igbo people developed a “curing” technique. First the yam is boiled

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  • Igbo Dialects (An Investigative Series)

    A look at Igbo Dialects Study⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Igbo is a diverse language with several dialects. Since releasing our mini-documentary ‘Igbo Dialects and Igboid Languages -YT’ many people have asked for more content exploring expressions in different dialects. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In this series we’ll take a look at different ways of saying the same thing in Igbo. 1) This video

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