DJ Irawo

Drum Jamming Irawo is an Author, Singer, Drummer, Songwriter, Disc Jockey, Music Curator and Music Supervisor

Her major musical instrument is the Gangan Talking Drum which originates from the Yoruba tribe of Western Nigeria.

As a musician, she calls her style of music ECLECTICA which is a fusion of folk and electronic house music.

As a disc jockey, she performs all genres of music.

As a music curator and music supervisor, she designs her projects with all genres of music.

In 2007, she was awarded a scholarship to study music at the Pencils Film and Television Institute (PEFTI) in Lagos. She majored in the drum set and graduated with distinction.

In 2012, she won the Christmas Magic Contest in a charity concert organized by the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) and the Art Colony International. During this competition, she used the talking drums to perform classical and jazz music compositions. She competed with a pianist, a violinist, a tenor singer and a quartet of clarinetists.

In 2014, she was made a talking drum ambassador by Intro Afrika, organizers of the Yoruba Drum Festival.

In 2015, she toured Lagos and Abuja with other Nigerian disc jockeys to promote the electronic genre of music in Nigeria via the Electronic Soundscape Live DJ Concert. This event was sponsored by Goethe Institut, Lagos, Alliance France, Lagos and Institut France, Abuja, Nigeria.

She is the author of two books titled:

1. How To Play the Talking Drum in Seven Days.
2. Freedom from Toxic City: Proven Steps to Get a Separation and Divorce in Nigeria.

You can purchase books via: https://selar.co/m/djirawo

Irawo is working on her debut album which will be released in 2023

She blogs about music and divorce at https://www.djirawo.com/