Space-Sitting Prowess of Egungun Ajomogbodo in Ogbomoso

Egúngún Ajómọ́gbódó with its space-sitting prowess is one of the most popular and well travelled Egúngún from Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́, Nigeria. It has the world's attention because of its sitting on space/air prowess.

The name Ajókó-mọ́-gbé-odó (means the one who sits without need for stool) is said to have been given in the ancient time when all Egúngún in Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ openly perform for the king, Ṣọ̀ún of Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́land. After their performance, other Egúngún would sit on stool but this precise Egúngún choose to be different by sitting without a stool. Since then, the onlookers began to call it Ajókó-mọ́-gbé-odó and was later shortened to Ajómọ́gbódó for easy pronunciation.

This is a documentary that tells the story and shows the performance of Ajómọ́gbódó, a mystical Egúngún that sits comfortably on space without the use of a chair or stool. It was screened at the 6th International Folklore Film Festival, India and 7th Afro-China Arts and Folklore Festival Cairo, Egypt.

Producer: Israel Ayanwuyi
Voiceover: Olaoluwa Ogundipe
Drone Shot: Eyitayo Harrison
Shot & Edited: Israel Ayanwuyi

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0:00 - Intro to Ajómọ́gbódó in Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
0:24 - Egúngún and Others in Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
0:40 - Types of Egúngún in Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
1:25 - Interview on Ajómọ́gbódó Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
1:59 - Ajómọ́gbódó Performance
2:06 - Interview with Ajómọ́gbódó
2:27 - Ajómọ́gbódó Drummer's Experience
3:14 - Ajómọ́gbódó's Performance in Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
4:02 - Ajómọ́gbódó with Foreigners
4:28 - Space-sitting Prowess
5:08 - Credits for Ajómọ́gbódó Documentary

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