# @solaakingbola on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYHxqY2ITDp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65396305-solaakingbola-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0b83dcb446.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-09T14:38:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sola Akingbola (@solaakingbola) — https://gondola.cc/solaakingbola

## Caption

This is part of the story of the Black Atlantic.

When drums were restricted in the Caribbean, it wasn’t just about sound - it was about disrupting communication, memory, connection.

But the rhythm didn’t disappear.
It found another way through.

In Trinidad, that evolution became steel pan - a new instrument carrying an old intelligence.

Not just survival.
Transformation.

This is what Black Atlantic Funk speaks to - the way rhythm adapts, travels, and returns.

Ever you ever heard a more joyful expression of resistance? #blackatlantic #black #yoruba #newmusic

## Stats

- **Views:** 30,954
- **Likes:** 3,912
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 79

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sola Akingbola | @solaakingbola | https://gondola.cc/solaakingbola | Musician |

## Tags

newmusic, yoruba, blackatlantic, black

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