“Virtually everything they havve learned about an Orisa house (or temple) comes from Nollywood films and their Christian and Muslim clerics. How does Nollywood present Orisa houses? In the worst possible forms, to scare people, to malign and demonize the ...

Sango Festival 2021 at Oyotunji Village, South Carolina, USA

Do you know it is not IJESA OSERE (Ìjẹ̀sà an entertainer) ?It is Ijesa o sun Òré (Ijesa do not sleep on Òré)Òré is a mat (ẹnì ore) and there is history about itLet me explain.“Òré “is a kind of ...

Once upon a time, a tick and a dog sat together on a green field.Quickly, the tick buried itself inside the skin of the dog and began to suck the blood of the dog.The dog, feeling dizzy from the loss ...

By Adeyinka Olaiya/Brazil The Oodua tradition took a drastic evolution this weekend in Brazil , Candomblé traditionalists , the devotees of Brazil’s version of the Oodua tradition invoked the presence of Esu at the crossroads of Anhangábau, Saopaulo, Brazil. The ...

The reason why Orunmila and Esu are inseparable. Don’t forget, OUR ESU IS NOT SATAN.Just listen to the stanza from Ejiogbe.Ponripon sigidi awo inu igboOgogoro awo IjamoBi ore ba dun ladunju a ma dabi iyekanAdifa fun Orunmila ti nlore ba ...

Dive into the unique history and revolutionary politics of the symbolic West African garment. DIASPORA—The dashiki is clothing as politics. It might not exactly seem that way in its present state—a revived, streetwear trend largely associated with the intricate and ...

Oluwo Olawole Olakunle doesn’t fit the expected idea of ​​how a babalawo should look. He uses the latest gadgets and he is just twenty nine years old. In this interview with Abisola Alawode, he reveals his family background, how his ...

At first, she just leaned her head against mine.But later, she decided to recline and placed her head on my lap.“Hey, tell me if I’m making you uncomfortable,” she said.I was in heaven all the way to Port Harcourt, with ...

Many people asking me what’s meaning of (ÀSÉ) Ase (pronounced “ah-sheh”; also spelled ashe) Yoruba words often have mupltiple meanings: Ase is generally defined as “the power to make things happen” and also refers to the spiritual life force that ...