Jewelry: collaboration with @redgoldimportexport Shoes: collaboration with @shemparonelli.artisanal
Film Credit: Film by @femi.johnson_ Assisted by @asamaiige Osun Festival Sequence by @mrshua Model @lawal_folarin @mybookermodel Creative direction in collaboration with @iamdanielobasi Styling by Daniel Obasi and Adeju Thompson Location: @theorchidbistro
A special thank you to @renoflife @alaralagos for her immeasurable support.
Special thanks to @saramaino_ #voguetalents and #cameramoda #milanofashionweek #lagosspaceprogramme
Pre-order for P6 collection starts on 27.09.2021. Buyers to please contact @thefashionagent for line sheets and price lists. T&Cs do apply. Stock collection EXW Lagos, Nigeria from 15.02.2022. _______________
Jewelry: collaboration with @redgoldimportexport Shoes: collaboration with @shemparonelli.artisanal
Film Credit: Film by @femi.johnson_ Assisted by @asamaiige Osun Festival Sequence by @mrshua Model @lawal_folarin @mybookermodel Creative direction in collaboration with @iamdanielobasi Styling by Daniel Obasi and Adeju Thompson Location: @theorchidbistro
A special thank you to @renoflife @alaralagos for her immeasurable support.
Special thanks to @saramaino_ #voguetalents and #cameramoda #milanofashionweek #lagosspaceprogramme
Pre-order for P6 collection starts on 27.09.2021. Buyers to please contact @thefashionagent for line sheets and price lists. T&Cs do apply. Stock collection EXW Lagos, Nigeria from 15.02.2022. _______________
The eldest of Orishas, Orisha nla means (king of white cloth)Father of all orishas and Humanity,Orisha of knowledge, wisdom and pureness.He is embodiment of peace, reason and logic.He is Orisha who fashioned the bodies of mankind as a tasked by Olodumare while Olodumare breathed life into them.
Once a strong warrior who witnessed terrible acts of violence, this patient and compassionate deity provides kindness to those who pray to him. Obatala presides over the other Orishas and intervenes with their arguments and disagreements. He is widely respected as a fair and patient judge.
The oldest and purest divinity
Purify our life and sanctify our step so as to attract prosperity and illumination
King of kings, I call you
Father of All Saints
Father of all the good, all in white
Your peace, an emblem of trust
Always Give me wisdom to understand what we cannot
Dada is the deity of unborn children and therefore related to the development and protection of the human embryo. The Lukumi believe Dada is Shango’s older sibling (often portrayed as an older sister by the Lukumi’s though grouped with the male Orisha in ceremony) and the one responsible for raising him. Dada’s children are ordained to Shango few people in the New World areas are ordained solely to Dada. She represents the Brain and Brain functions.
Bayana’s considered Shango’s crown that aids Shango ruling with an even tempered and level head. Bayana’s said to afford reasoning and judiciousness as well as holistic stability.
These two Orisha are consecrated in tandem. Dada’s attribute are primarily masculine, and Bayani’s tend toward the feminine. The odu Ogunda tells of Dada birth from Yemoja, The colors of the beads worn in honor of Dada and Bayana are white and red. There numbers are 4, 6, and 12.
The name Dadda means : good
Baynai was born before Oggun Ochosi Oshun Inle and Orisa Oko
Dada is the deity of unborn children and therefore related to the development and protection of the human embryo. The Lukumi believe Dada is Shango’s older sibling (often portrayed as an older sister by the Lukumi’s though grouped with the male Orisha in ceremony) and the one responsible for raising him. Dada’s children are ordained to Shango few people in the New World areas are ordained solely to Dada. She represents the Brain and Brain functions.
Bayana’s considered Shango’s crown that aids Shango ruling with an even tempered and level head. Bayana’s said to afford reasoning and judiciousness as well as holistic stability.
These two Orisha are consecrated in tandem. Dada’s attribute are primarily masculine, and Bayani’s tend toward the feminine. The odu Ogunda tells of Dada birth from Yemoja, The colors of the beads worn in honor of Dada and Bayana are white and red. There numbers are 4, 6, and 12.
The name Dadda means : good
Baynai was born before Oggun Ochosi Oshun Inle and Orisa Oko
Listen my brothers and sisters our problems are not always Spiritual in the way we think and let’s be fair to the Spiritual realm the spirits are not the ones that always affect our lives be it good or bad. Our issues are sometimes inherent or self inflicted. So how the Spiritual realm affects us positively or negatively depends on how we handle the weakness that come our way. Through the awareness of our weaknesses we have the power to control and redirect negative or misguided energy. With this you learn to balance the physical,material and Spiritual aspects of our lives.
Orunmila is the Yoruba deity of wisdom, knowledge, and omniscience who is also known by several cognomens that further highlight his nature and role in the Yoruba pantheon. Thus, Orunmia is known as Eleri Ipin, that is, the “witness to creation and destiny,” and as Ibikeji Olodumare, “second to the Creator, Olodumare.” From this position, Orunmila speaks to the complexities of life. Renowned for his wisdom and understanding of humanity and divinity, he is also called Agbonniregun, “a wise man without bones (in his body),” thus emphasizing his omniscience and compassion. Consequently, he is knowledgeable of all human and divine matters, the ways of the world, and all related phenomena. Orunmila is one of the major orisa or IrunMole in the Yoruba pantheon
Ayo is a traditional board game that’s played by the Yoruba people where two players attempt to “capture” their opponent’s seeds.
Defined by two of six pockets, the board game is rectangular by design and features a similar premise to the game of chess. Inspired by the games’ similarities, African designer Philion merged the two by abstracting the shapes of conventional chess pieces into rounded forms and incorporating pockets into the chessboard. While the game of chess is being played, using the layout and look of Ayo gives the board a unique personality.
The chessboard takes on a minimalist profile, with natural wooden elements and a free-flowing design.
another random pull. almost didn’t bring it along because i low key feared it would be too heavy, but it was oh too lovely!
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i believe i would have enjoyed this text much more if i was familiar with more of brother soyinka’s works as well as details of afrikan political history. books such as this one truly embrace holistic education. in one experience i was informed & mildly educated on nigerian cultural, religious, & political history as well as radio & shakespearean playwright techniques.
if you love soyinka, nigeria, afrikan culture, or playwrights in general i would highly suggest taking the time to read this text. i would be interested in reading more synopses by gibbs because it read easily & truly seemed unbiased. it seems this text originated from an older siblings scholastic era.
These are worn by all Voodoos to carry the protection and blessings of their favorite Orisha.
The first one to be worn is of course Eleggua or Legba (black & red). To open the doors, clear the way, remove barriers and obstacles in life.
Other beads shown are Oggun (green and black) . For work opportunities and protection from accidents and in battle.
Obatala (white). For peace and justice in all things.
Yemaya (blue and white). She is the Godess of all mothers and all seas and oceans. She helps protect mothers and children, promotes fertility, abundance and calm your sorrows.
Oxun or Oshun (yellow/amber). Our Lady of Charity, patron-saint of Cuba. She is the mistress of all loves and passion. Brings abundance but remember that abundance is in the sharing!
Chango (red and white). Once king of Africa, Chango promotes virility, good health and vitality. Will protect you from lightning and storms.
Oya (not shown: wine color). The wise woman, she facilitates changes in life and helps you fight your battles.
Yemaya, mistress and Lady of the water and Queen of the sea, essential source of life. Orisha greater Universal mother principle. Considered as the mother of all the Orishas. Also referred to Olokun, Yenbo and Yemú. Olokun is basis of Yemaya, the largest of roads, is the Orisha of procreation.Attributed to Yemayá Iyá Moayé, mother of the world, Ife-Ife, sacred city of the Yoruba creation. Festivities last for several days. The toned songs and dances in their honor are the most beautiful of the Yoruba pantheon. It is said that the Saint was born of the sea. The Earth as we know it was transported on a shell and also the shellcreatures on the tasks that should be performed.There are wood-carved figures depicting her as a beautiful woman pregnant, full of life, with very large breasts. This image also symbolizes fertility that allowed him to be the mother of all the Orishas.Yemaya is a woman beautiful, of medium height, black as coal, with completely curly hair. Mother admirable, brave imposing, witch fearsome, but loving, human and complacent. Attentive and deferential. It is just as Obatala reigns sovereign of a matriarchal Government.She is comprehensive, intelligent and loving with their children and is also an involvement grandmother who lets Oshun in their care. Ibeyis, sons of Oshun and Shango and Oshé Adéu Son of Oshun and Orunmila.She is Orisha of creativity and nature. Sea shells are born and it that is why within the religion is together with his sons the true shell.She is kind and noble with their children, who has great patience. But when not calm anything, gets angry when this happens it causes calamities to the person who offended her.She was wife of Babalu Aye, Aggayú, Orula and Oggun. She likes to hunt, cut grass and handle the machete. She is astute and indomitable. Her punishments are harsh and your anger is terrible, but righteous.Whoever has her crowned should not utter her name without first touching the ground with the fingertips and kissing them traces of powder. All the Orishas are born of Yemaya and therefore participate in the ceremony of the River, where also lives Oshun.“-Yemonya in Life Giving Waters”mixed media on masonite-2006Credit:Ammar Nsoroma
The Pataki of Orisha Oko Orisha Oko was a man that tended to his job with the upmost respect. He would work all day on his crops to make sure the crops are growing as said. Once the sun would start to go down and the moon would rise, he would go to bed and leave his brother Korinkoto to tend the crop fields as tomorrow was another long day. One morning Orisha Oko was walking near the seashore planting his crops in a new town to help bring harvest for them.
He noticed a beautiful woman in the waters and was struck by her. He put down his farming tools and walked towards the sea and yelled out to her. She turned around and stayed looking at him. In his eyes, you can notice the look of a similar puppy love he had for the women laying in the sea. The women looked straight at him and told her that her name was Ibu Agana Eni and she was not looking for any type of love affairs of puppy looks because she had a defect that made it impossible not to leave the ocean. Note* Different people say that the woman he saw in the ocean was Olokun and that’s who spoke to him.
Olokun to some including myself is derived as a male orisha, father of the bottom of the ocean floor. It was an aspect of Yemaya that spoke to Orisha Oko. Orisha Oko looked at Agana and told her that he didn’t care about her defeated looks. He told her that he did not care of that. Agana told him ok, and she then told him to make a pact with her. She told him, you never discuss or make fun of my defect or we will separate and never talk again.
Orisha Oko who was yearning for love none the less a wife agreed to the pact. Ibu Agana agreed and she started to come to the waters edge. Now Agana had a beautiful face but her body was somewhat deformed. She had one leg bigger than the other, multiple scars and blisters near her womb area and she had one breast. Orisha Oko seeing this paid no attention to it. Olofi seeing all of this from the heavens came down and told Orisha Oko that he did not want any disrespect towards Agana. He told Orisha Oko that he made a castle for Agana deep in the ocean so she wouldn’t be ridiculed by anyone for her defects. Orisha Oko gave Olofi his word that he will never disrespect Ibu Agana and he will always cherish her.
Olofi then told the both that they needed to be married. Years passed on and Orisha Oko and Ibu Agana lived happily together. Due to the fact that Orisha Oko’s harvest was so abundant, he decided to sell his crops. So Orisha Oko would go and collect the crops and the fruits that he grew and took them to his wife where she would sell them to the people. Every day the townspeople would come and purchase their harvest from Agana at the seashore. She always was dressed to hide her defects from the world so they would not make fun of her. One day some townsmen came to the seashore to buy some fruits from Agana. They stayed staring at the orisha and were whispering under their breath to one another.
Ibu Agana was feeling very reluctant and asked them what were they discussing. They told her that they came because there was a man who plowed the fields has said that there is a woman by the seashore who is totally deformed. Agana got such in a rage that she turned into a ghostly figure. You could see the hurt and dismay of her face. She left the sea and went to where Orisha Oko was at. When Orisha Oko saw her approaching him, he was wondering why his wife was coming to him at such a fast pace and in such a rage. Agana told him of the hurt and the promise he broke to her and she stated that as while the world is the world, I will always detest you and we will live in separate places. And you will live far from me and you and I will go upon your lands whenever I feel like it.
I will never talk to you and everyone must pay homage to me and with that I will save my children who honor me. I will assign Elegua who is the guardian of Olofi’s house, to receive the souls of the children of the earth as well as yourself. I curse you that your own weapons will turn against you, your animals will also turn against you. The lands that you fertilize will become bad soil. Your children will no longer be your children, you will never see the fruit of your harvest and man will always step on your grounds. She then turned around and disappeared into the ocean.
Olofi who was very upset at Orisha Oko and he descended to where he was at and told him with a strong voice that upon what Agana told him, his harvest will always shrivel and die. The box that he uses to help with his harvest will die of thirst, and the land will become sour. Orisha Oko upset and shamed didn’t know where to turn his head as he has just be scolded by the great Olofi. He went and collected fruits, a pig, and harvest and made a haste to the seashore. He constructed a makeshift boat and sailed out into the sea.
The oceans water became very rocky as Agana was still in such a rage. There Orisha Oko made a sacrifice to Agana and told Elegua to take the sacrifice to her. He returned to land and picked up all the scraps from the marketplace with 2 roosters and made a sacrifice to Elegua at the well. He left there and sacrificed one of the ox’s to Olofi in forgiveness. By him doing these ebbos or offerings, he was able to diminish the epidemic that was coming upon the land from Agana.
Olofi spoke to him from the heavens and told Orisha Oko that he was pleased with the sacrifice and he saw his serenity of what he did and from that day forth Orisha Oko will have his harvest and be the orisha of ii and his lands will always live very far from the ocean. This is where love was born and then died.
She turned around and stayed looking at him. In his eyes, you can notice the look of a similar puppy love he had for the women laying in the sea. The women looked straight at him and told her that her name was Ibu Agana Eni and she was not looking for any type of love affairs of puppy looks because she had a defect that made it impossible not to leave the ocean. Note* Different people say that the woman he saw in the ocean was Olokun and that’s who spoke to him.
Olokun to some including myself is derived as a male orisha, father of the bottom of the ocean floor. It was an aspect of Yemaya that spoke to Orisha Oko. Orisha Oko looked at Agana and told her that he didn’t care about her defeated looks. He told her that he did not care of that. Agana told him ok, and she then told him to make a pact with her. She told him, you never discuss or make fun of my defect or we will separate and never talk again. Orisha Oko who was yearning for love none the less a wife agreed to the pact.
Ibu Agana agreed and she started to come to the waters edge. Now Agana had a beautiful face but her body was somewhat deformed. She had one leg bigger than the other, multiple scars and blisters near her womb area and she had one breast. Orisha Oko seeing this paid no attention to it. Olofi seeing all of this from the heavens came down and told Orisha Oko that he did not want any disrespect towards Agana. He told Orisha Oko that he made a castle for Agana deep in the ocean so she wouldn’t be ridiculed by anyone for her defects.
Orisha Oko gave Olofi his word that he will never disrespect Ibu Agana and he will always cherish her. Olofi then told the both that they needed to be married. Years passed on and Orisha Oko and Ibu Agana lived happily together. Due to the fact that Orisha Oko’s harvest was so abundant, he decided to sell his crops. So Orisha Oko would go and collect the crops and the fruits that he grew and took them to his wife where she would sell them to the people. Every day the townspeople would come and purchase their harvest from Agana at the seashore. She always was dressed to hide her defects from the world so they would not make fun of her. One day some townsmen came to the seashore to buy some fruits from Agana. They stayed staring at the orisha and were whispering under their breath to one another.
Ibu Agana was feeling very reluctant and asked them what were they discussing. They told her that they came because there was a man who plowed the fields has said that there is a woman by the seashore who is totally deformed. Agana got such in a rage that she turned into a ghostly figure. You could see the hurt and dismay of her face. She left the sea and went to where Orisha Oko was at. When Orisha Oko saw her approaching him, he was wondering why his wife was coming to him at such a fast pace and in such a rage. Agana told him of the hurt and the promise he broke to her and she stated that as while the world is the world, I will always detest you and we will live in separate places.
And you will live far from me and you and I will go upon your lands whenever I feel like it. I will never talk to you and everyone must pay homage to me and with that, I will save my children who honor me. I will assign Elegua who is the guardian of Olofi’s house, to receive the souls of the children of the earth as well as yourself. I curse you that your own weapons will turn against you, your animals will also turn against you. The lands that you fertilize will become bad soil.
Your children will no longer be your children, you will never see the fruit of your harvest and man will always step on your grounds. She then turned around and disappeared into the ocean. Olofi who was very upset at Orisha Oko and he descended to where he was at and told him with a strong voice that upon what Agana told him, his harvest will always shrivel and die. The box that he uses to help with his harvest will die of thirst, and the land will become sour. Orisha Oko upset and shamed didn’t know where to turn his head as he has just be scolded by the great Olofi. He went and collected fruits, a pig, and harvest and made a haste to the seashore.
He constructed a makeshift boat and sailed out into the sea. The oceans water became very rocky as Agana was still in such a rage. There Orisha Oko made a sacrifice to Agana and told Elegua to take the sacrifice to her. He returned to land and picked up all the scraps from the marketplace with 2 roosters and made a sacrifice to Elegua at the well. He left there and sacrificed one of the ox’s to Olofi in forgiveness. By him doing these ebbos or offerings, he was able to diminish the epidemic that was coming upon the land from Agana.
Olofi spoke to him from the heavens and told Orisha Oko that he was pleased with the sacrifice and he saw his serenity of what he did and from that day forth Orisha Oko will have his harvest and be the orisha of ii and his lands will always live very far from the ocean. This is where love was born and then died.
“May our universal mother Yemaya/Yemoja bestow upon us Ase, Blessings”.
O My Yemaya Mother Of The World Sea Goddess Take away the bad and Throw it into the sea O My Yemaya Bless us, Protect us, and Deliver us from evil. O Mio Yemaya. Ashé, By: Iya Olawo Che Image/Artist: Unknown Ile Ashe Page
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A few highlights from Afrolatino Travel’s Tambor-Rumba Community Day we had on December 30th. We are having another one on Thursday, March 17th, 2016 and Friday, May 27, 2016. We also take participants to Matanzas to learn about the history and contemporary manifestations of Ñañiguismo aka Abakua, an AfroCuban male “secret” society.
Our local guide is a practitioner of Yoruba and Abakua as well as a “son of Añá,” what Yoruba religion drummers are sworn as. We had an amazing fellowship! Our madrina, Franci, opened her home to us and the tamboreros even helped in prepared our amazing meal! Ashe! Co-edited by Nehad Khader and Rashid Zakat, Shot by Rashid Zakat
Carlota was a Lucumí-Yoruba resistance fighter who led a slave rebellion in Cuba during the mid-19th century.
Kidnapped by slavers as child, Carlota was brought from West Africa to the Matanzas province of Cuba. There she worked as a slave harvesting sugar cane on the Triumvirato sugar plantation. In response to the appalling work conditions and brutal treatment by the Spanish landlords, Carlota began to plan an uprising along with another slave woman named Fermina. However Fermina’s role in the planning was discovered by the Spanish, who had her severely beaten and imprisoned.
Despite this Carlota continued to organise the uprising. Known for both her intelligence and musical skill, she sent coded messages using talking drums to coordinate a series of attacks. As the drums were a traditional instrument among the West African slaves, the Spanish were unaware that the music was also being used a form of communication. On November 3rd 1843, Carlota led a raid which freed Fermina and a dozen other slaves from captivity. On November 5th the uprising began by at the Triumvirato and Acane sugar plantations, forcibly overthrowing the Spanish owners. These attacks were led personally by Carlota, who went into battle wielding a machete.
The uprising continued for a year during which the rebels liberated slaves from at least five large sugar plantations in the Matanzas, as well as from a number of coffee and cattle estates. While many historians have focused on the physical strength of the slaves, their rebellion also showed great sophistication, using advanced guerrilla tactics and coded communication to achieve their goals. Eventually however the forces of the Spanish Governor were able to put down the rebellion due to their overwhelming numbers.
Carlota and Fermina were both captured and executed, and 1844 became known as the ‘Year of the Lashes’ due to the tide of violence inflicted upon the slave population to bring them back into line. However Carlota’s actions created a legacy which inspired numerous subsequent rebellions against white slave owners in the Caribbean. Today there is a monument to her at the Triumvirato sugar mill.
Decided to task my self and create a character out of my Nigerian culture. Her name is Taiwo , she is one of the twin deities(Gods) in my Yoruba tribe. I conceptualized her as a teen who has just learned her evil powers and is quite mischievous. I’m in the process of making the brother but I’ve been focused on her for the pass few months. I’m trying to make her in to a character that could fit in a game.
