Muraina Oyelami (Born. Feb.21 1940) Chief Muraina Oyelami (born 21 February 1940) is a Nigerian painter and drummer of Yoruba descent. He was among the first generation of artists to come out of the Osogbo School of Art in the 1960s. From 1963 to 1965, Oyelami undertook training in the dùndún (talking drum) from Oba Laoye, who was Timi of Ede. During the same time, he studied the Batá drum with Ayantunji Amoo of Okinni and Abeyefo of Iseyin. He was a drummer and actor with the Duro Ladipo National Theatre, the theatre company of Yoruba dramatist Duro Ladipo. He toured Europe as a member of the troupe, first to Germany for the Berlin Festival of Art in 1964 and then to the United Kingdom for the Commonwealth Arts Festival in 1965. As a first-generation member of the Osogbo Art School, Oyelami is considered part of the Osogbo Art movement. His style is considered Modernist, with his oil paintings displaying a direct sense of design, and a juxtaposition of subtle muted colours with strong lines. Oyelami's themes are influenced by Yoruba culture, and the subject matter of his landscapes and portraits are often derived from daily life and individuals. Oyelami's early oil paintings involved abstract representations of life in the city, while by the 1980s his work had become more figurative, trending towards more generic themes. Source: Wikipedia.com