The history, language, proverbs and living traditions of the Awalime people of Gbi-Bla.
Oral tradition holds that the ancestors of Gbi-Bla, the Awalime, left southern Nigeria and moved west through Benin, Dahomey and N…
Said to remind leaders and travellers that a benefit secured by one should open the way for the whole community.…
The paramount stool of Gbi-Bla. The occupant presides over the three sub-divisions — Tsrivi, Blanyigbe and Bladzigbe — with the su…
The River Dayi forms the western edge of the community. Its seasons shape farming, fishing and the annual clean-up.…
Agbadza is performed at durbars and funerals across Gbi-Bla. The lead drum (atsimevu) calls the changes while the gankogui bell ho…
