A thick, cool mist wraps around a small roadside campfire on the outskirts of Ibadan at dawn, the first faint golden light of morning seeping through the haze to catch the sparks drifting from the flames. The deep, steady rumble of the fire’s low bass blends with the soft, sharp crackle of its high treble, while a gentle breathy wind carries the faint, familiar scent of wood smoke and damp tropical grass. Distant first-morning birdsong drifts through the mist, soft and unhurried, matching the sl