Life Lessons from Naira Marley

Just the other day, my good friend brought up something she learned from her new Yoruba teacher. I immediately asked who this teacher was, and she told me it was Naira Marley. My friend is American, and was excited about learning Yoruba language by listening to Naira Marley songs. Given the subject matter of most of his songs, I was a bit concerned about what she might be learning from these lessons. However, it caused me to think…