Roots and Rooted

A Response to the Accord of the Oba Oriate

What are the true intention of the Accord? Awo Ifakolade offers his perspective.

Ita Ifa’Orisa ‘Anago’

Anago is the path of Ifa'Orisha that seeks the original and most sacred truth verified by the sacred Odu.

Survival And Resurgence Of The Yoruba In The Americas

The effects that the slave trade and colonization and surviving indigenous traditions of Africa in the U.S.

Iyawó: Path to Sanctification

It’s common to see people dressed completely in white. This is because “Iyaworaje” sanctification rites in Cuba were unbanned after the economic crisis of the 1990s.

World Ifa Festival 2009

Orishada.com reports that World Ifa Festival was held Saturday June 6, 2009 at Oketase the World Ifa Temple, Ile-Ife. This festival celebrates the New Year for all the traditional Yoruba practitioners.

Priestess of the Ancestors

"My religion has given me the greatest respect for life and living things. It has connected me with my environment. Santeria allows me to be a Caribbean person, because it is Afro-Caribbean."

Iyami Osoronga

Alaafin of Oyo Turns 70

On October 15, 2008 the revered monarch of Old Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III marked his 70th birth day. It was an occasion for celebrating a man who ascended his ancestral throne in 1971. Since then he has reigned peacefully among his people, guiding the ancient town in its rich lores and rituals.

Ilu: The Sacred Drum

When ancient Mother Africa sought to artistically preserve Her indigenous memories, she aestically envisioned that the spirit of her human heart by immortalized in an icon . . . called Ilu . . . the sacred talking drum.

Conference on Yoruba Culture in Havana

With the purpose of highlighting the Cuban culture’s deepest roots and strengthen unity between the island and other nations that share similar cultural backgrounds, the Fifth International Yoruba Conference will be held from July 17 to 20 in Havana.