COLUMBIA — Steady drumbeats of African music blared out of a set of speakers and mingled with the sharp smell of spices at the American Legion Hall on Saturday night. As several women in brightly colored headdresses tended to a nearly 9-foot spread of traditional Nigerian food, arriving friends and guests greeted one another with warm smiles.
Oduduwa Day is a celebration of the Yoruba culture from Nigeria
Sunday, July 29, 2007 | 7:31 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:57 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 27, 2008
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