The Yoruba traditional drumming occupy an important cultural space in South-west, Nigeria; and cholars have affirm that Yoruba traditional drumming has spiritual and cultural significance. However, musical performance in Yoruba traditional drumming in relations to the contributions of Women to the social-political life of their societies; particularly through cultural advocacy and social activism remains underreported. Also, the  potentials of Yoruba traditional drumming  as a tool for cultural advocacy and social activism by Women seems to he underrated. Therefore this study investigate the contributions of Women to Yoruba cultural music through traditional drumming and musical performance and promotion of social activism and cultural advocacy. The study adopted Content analysis research design and data was gathered from documentary evidence from photos, vlogs,  audio and video recordings as well as Key Personality Interview conducted as part of the fieldwork. Data was thematically analysed. Findings revealed that contributions of women to Yoruba traditional drumming through the study of Ayanbirin Aduke’s creative works revealed that the female drummer beliefs that her traditional drumming styles reflect a blend of traditional Yoruba rhythms and modern instrumentation, which she viewed as not just cultural entertainment but as a spiritual channelisation with some ancestral powers. Findings also revealed that, the female cultural creative works are both tools for advocacy towards cultural preservation and activism reinforcing female drummers as political agents in womanhood identity.  The study concludes that contributions of Women drumming tradition extend beyond personal recognition to cultural advocacy, social activism and cultural revival, but she uses Yoruba drumming as a platform for  community development through mentorship of the female gender towards cultural awakening and empowerment geared towards Yoruba traditional music sustainability. The  study recommend promotion of traditional drumming among girls and young females to reinstate the drive towards Yoruba cultural music renewal among Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria through drumming practices.