Video: 'TOKUNBO' by The Pearls Choir

Published to Youtube on 25th December 2012, 'Tokunbo' is a interesting and beautiful choral piece written by Dayo Oyedun and performed by The Pearls Choir conducted by Akinola Samson. 

It was performed at Africa Sings 3, the 2012 edition of the Annual Africa Sings that took place on 7th August 2012 at the University of Lagos. Africa Sings is an annual musical concert organized by the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria. An initiative of Albert Oikelome.

'Tokunbo' is a Yoruba(a Nigerian language) word literally meaning 'come from the sea'. It refers to anything that comes from overseas, that is, things imported to the Country especially used items. The piece admonishes Nigerians to stop patronising imported used goods.