CNN Marketplace Africa joins Nigerian singer Lagbaja in giving the gele her due praise and tribute. CNN focuses in on the Nigerian Gele with a special attention on Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye aka “Segun Gele.” Segun Gele is a Houston based businessman who makes his living tying geles on the heads of Nigerian women worldwide.Watch the video below and learn more about the art form from Segun Gele’s perspective.
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O ni gele yi sken-te-le
E jo o MA, skon-to-lo