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with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of their voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by their fellow believers, they believe that
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will reward them, in the hereafter, for forsaking their bed and discomforting themself during the month-long
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An ajisari is seen as fearless because they believes
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"Transcending The Sonic and The Textual: Senwele Music Performance in Ilorin, Northern Nigeria"
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