I’ve been an ‘Afro-centric,’ devout Christian since my early adolescence. African cultural traditions have always fascinated me. While studying anthropology as an undergraduate, I learned about Orisha ...

The Executive Secretary/CEO, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Otunba Biodun Ajiboye has described the total concept of Rio de Janeiro Carnival as one that is predicated on Yoruba ...

Bent double by age, the high-priestess of Nigeria's Yoruba spirit-world shuffles forward, reaching out a white, blotchy hand in welcome. Mrs Wenger resurrected the traditions of the river-god Osun ...

Yoruba culture faced the brutal challenges of the transatlantic slave trade, yet it managed to endure and flourish in the heart of Brazil. In the 16th century, the transatlantic slave trade began.

I recently travelled across Cuba, an island in the Caribbean still developing, due to the economic embargo put in place by its closest neighbour, the United States of America after the socialist ...

The beat of the congas thundered through the basement as the priestess called out to the spirits, praying to the orishas. It was hot that day in her South Side home, and the back room was crammed with ...

Click to open image viewer. This painting, named Oya’s Betrayal, interweaves the representation of Yoruba tales in a Renaissance style, drawing parallels to the Greek/Roman mythology story of Vulcan ...

The Federal Government, through the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, has unveiled plans to establish the ‘World Orisha Congress’ to boost the nation’s economy through spiritual tourism.