A Feminist Analysis Of Song Texts In Okun Yoruba Marriage Ceremony

The work investigates the feminist aspect of song texts during Okun Yoruba marriage ceremony in Nigeria. Women perceive the ceremony as an avenue to challenge oppression in a patriarchal society. Knowing that economic independence is a means to women liberation from the oppressive mode in such society, they encourage in their songs the need for women to work hard and be self-actualized. The songs are therefore analysed thematically to depict the significance of women in a patriarchal society like Nigeria.