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Jane Ugieresoyen Ekhator

A Song Eulogizing Ọba Ẹwuare I

Lady Jane Ugieresoyen Ekhator renders this song adorned in the customary beaded headgear, bracelet, beads and neck ornaments. The song reassures Ọba Ẹwuare the Great that the people will always remember him. Ọba Ẹwuare I is referred to in Benin Kingdom as the greatest Ọba that ever reigned. The song praises Ọba Ẹwuare as a hunter that killed Azana, a bush pig, without opia, a machete. Also, the song reiterates the certainty that the Ọba will be remembered because the legacy of the Owina is his handiwork, and the craft he produced will continue to live.