Death & the King's Horseman: Define

Yoruba: West African ethnic group, a language, culture all in its own. One of the most technologically and artistically advanced in West Africa to the present.
Nigeria: A Federal Constitutional Republic comprising thirty-six states and its federal capital territory, Abuja. Located in West Africa. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. It is the most populous country in Africa and seventh most populous in the world.
Wole Soyinka: Africa's most noteworthy playwright. He is also an accomplished poet, novelist, short story writer, and literary theorist. First African writer to recdeive the world's most prestigious literary award (Nobel Prize).
Proverb: Simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which express truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. Depending on the sense it may be metaphorical, and could be known as aphorism, or maxim.