Oct 6, 2009 · Osanyin's name is linked with the sound of the agogo gong (dance bell of power), which is linked with a leaf, agogo igun (vulture's beak), used to turn away evil. the sound of the agogo communicates immediate aural pleasure to Aje’ (the witches) better referred to as awon iya wa (the mothers), “Iyaami” (our mother, Spirit Bird)or ...

Nov 15, 2009 · In Brazil, the rhythms of Carnaval are Ijesa rhythms. She has been behind black movements in Cuba and Brazil. A piece of Oriki illustrates her masculinity, bravery and prowess, and her dual nature as both benevolent Mother(Osun is a cool Orisa like Obatala, Osanyin etc. as opposed to hot Orisa like Ogun and Sango) and punishing Warrior:

Apr 11, 2011 · FROM ngrguardiannews.com Saturday, April 25, 2009 Waist bead among the Yoruba By Alloysius Nduka Duru THE usage of beads especially waist bead in Nigeria is wide spread across the various nationalities that make up the nation. There are similarities and peculiarities in their usage...

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Sep 26, 2009 · Ekaro, brother/sister? Qwamii! Welcome. I am happy that you have come to share Odu! Please feel free to interpret or expound on any Odu. You may have noticed that we have been posting in order of seniority. So we have only two Odu Meji left. So you might want to check and see if you are posting...