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An African kingdom in America – Kingdom of Oyotunji
Pass through the gates and enter the Kingdom of Oyotunji, Nigeria. Capital of the Yoruba people of the Western Hemisphere, Oyotunji welcomes visitors with a sign that reads, "You are now leaving the United States and entering this Kingdom." Once you have entered, you are, for all purposes, in Nigeria.
Continue reading...HRH Oba Adefunmi Ofuntola Adefunmi (Iba T’Orun) and Oyotunji Village
Sunday, June 8, 2008
(HRH) Oba Adefunmi became a Royal Ancestor on Feb. 11, 2005 In 1959, just before the Revolution, His Royal Highness (HRH) Oba Adefunmi travelled to the Matanzas region of Cuba to be initiated into the priesthood of Obatala. Upon his return to the U.S. he founded Order of the Damballah Hwedo, then the Shango Temple, [...]
Continue reading...Brothers share African heritage with students
Friday, June 6, 2008
Sade Ogulano, Jobi and Ojotosu Olamina each were born to and raised by father Olomide Ogunlano and mother Omi Ajamu in the only traditional African village in North America, The Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village in Sheldon, S.C. A replica village for one in their native country, the settlement located 50 miles north of Savannah, Ga, was established in 1970 by the African Theological Archministry, Inc., to welcome those interested in studying Yoruba, the cultural tradition of art and expression for those with ties to this region.
Continue reading...Oyotunji Village Photographs
Friday, March 9, 2007
This is a small Oyotunji Village photo gallery featuring public domain images.
Continue reading...African gods in South Carolina:a Yoruban village celebrates African culture in the Americas
Friday, March 9, 2007
Colorful masked dancers representing the ancestors, or egunguns, emerge and spirit-walk to the call of chants. The music of cowbells and drums swells as the egunguns wave to their living family members and symbolically depart to the Kingdom of the Dead. The annual Egungun Festival at the Oyotunji African Village is in full swing.
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- Interview with Awo Owolabi, Son of the Araba
- Ifa Reading of the Year, Oke Itase, Ile-Ife Nigeria on June 5, 2010
- Orisa Priestess helps expand West African faith’s reach
- A Response to the Accord of the Oba Oriate
- How Should We Answer the Oba Oriates on Their Manifesto Statement and Accord?
- Founders of Various Traditional African Spiritual Lineages in U.S.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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