ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the various techniques used by the Dadakuada poets in presenting their art to the public and in informing and entertaining their fans. It shows how a person may think in the Yoruba community when he or she is presented with a singer or an oral artist and analyzes the anatomy of Dadakuada-in-performance. Like other oral arts in Ilorin, Dadakuada is performed during wedding and naming ceremonies. The Dadakuada singers are always invited from places like Kabba, Igbonna, and other Yoruba communities in the country to perform during funeral ceremonies. In preparation for field performance, each Dadakuada group gets its members together and moves collectively to the scene of performance. The Boto is the Chief messenger to the Dadakuada-group-in-performance. He conveys the message from members of the audience to the lead artist. The take-a-break technique is usually introduced when Dadakuada performance reaches a climax at the performing field.
