Nne Mi (“My Mother”) is a programmatic piano composition that transforms an Efik domestic folktale into a vivid musical narrative. Centred on the curiosity of two children questioning mysterious sounds from an earthen pot, the work unfolds through contrasting textures that mirror the emotional and dramatic contours of the story.
Oyoma is a contemporary piano composition that fuses atonality, pitch-cell organisation, and African rhythmic logic to create a distinctive Niger Delta sound world. Structured in an extended binary form, the work unfolds through a sequence of tightly constructed pitch cells that generate tonal ambiguity while enabling motivic transformation.
Ojeje is a compelling expression of Yoruba oral tradition, where music operates simultaneously
as narrative, moral instruction, and cultural memory. Rooted in folklore, the piece recounts the tragic story of a young girl betrayed by her stepmother, whose disobedience leads to the child’s death and subsequent spiritual transformation.