Led by joel pando, amenaza became the first rap group to address the issue of racial identity in cuban society. In the native religion of the yoruba people, orisha spelled ori. Orishas is a cuban hiphop group who began their dizzy ride on the wave of global. The orishas archives the orisha the orisha the orisha. The male orishas are made up of different orishas that form our everyday life. If the orisha is in a bad mood or comes to punish someone. Everyone has a personal orisha that is attached to us to help us accomplished our task on earth but the level of attachment differs. In the native religion of the yoruba people, orisha are spirits sent by higher divinities for the. It is number on the album which was released in 1999. Apr 14, 2009 in my studies, i have come across many traditions, and many different deities in each that not only share similar attributes, but also similar colors, whether its heru of the neteru, shango of the orishas and amadioha of the alusi, or erzulie dantor of the loa, hetheru of the neteru, and osun. Buy a cheap copy of powers of the orishas book by migene gonzalezwippler. Powers of the orishas book by migene gonzalezwippler.
Orishas a lo cubano lyrics, music, songs, sounds and. Eshu is the messenger god, acting as a link between humans and the yoruba deities orishas. Inle has many attributes of a woman, dressing in the finest clothing and elegant. Advantage of knowing your orisha most people dont know their orisha but their are lots and lots of benefits knowing your orisha. It is the knowledge of the laws and principles of atoms and electrons. Sacred arts of orisha traditions georgetown university library. Ori orisha know your personal orisha religion nigeria. The song pays a tribute to compay segundo, a great cuban tres. Initiates undergoing affiliation with an orisha are called iyawo, which also means brideagain, regardless of either the orishas or the devotees gender. African orisha worship took place under the guise of catholicism. Murphy, the paul and chandler tagliabue distinguished professor of interfaith studies and dialogue.
Over the last half century, many black americans have begun practicing an african religion widely known as yoruba. Jahrbuch fur historische kommunismusforschung 2009, s. Nov 25, 2015 isogui, fruits for the orishas there are two types of offerings i love giving to the orishas. Download backstory preaching ebook in pdf, epub, mobi. Agalluagayu, bi yaya or agallu sola which he is also known, is represented by earthquakes, the energy and core of the earth. For devotees of orisha religions, these items represent and invoke sacred powers as emblems of particular orishas. The yoruba pantheon consists of hundreds of gods, worshipped for an immense variety of purposes, each representative of some natural element or human emotion. Ashe, or ache, divination, deities, sacrifice, ceremony, chants, possession, and healing.
Having the internal ability to heal a cut on your hand, or bringing forth physical realities from the unseen world, falls into her realm. Orishas feat heather headley, represent cuba, dirty dancing 2 soundtrack, hey mi. This is a complete beginners guide to the history and culture of the afro cuban practice of santeria and a perfect introductions to the orishas. Starting with elegua, the road opener who has the key to all the roads of destiny for man. If the orisha is in a good mood, his children those initiated to that particular orisha will joke and dance with the saint. The spiritual tradition is older than christianity and islam, and it comes from the yoruba people of southwestern nigeria. Once we have a clear understanding of this law, we can use it to learn about the rest of. Acquire good luck through the powers of the orishas. He is a very tall gigantic man who lives alongside the rivers. The purpose of the this book is to present the major orishas of santeria in their syncretic identifications with some of the catholic saints.
The orisha from internal to external this article is a followup to my initial article, the orisha article and an extended contribution to the orisha chapter in grasping the root of divine power. Authenticity and authority in the shaping of the trinidad. The mind the mind of god expands the universe as above, so it is below. Their ashe is so powerful that when divining, eleggua often directs my clients to give one or both to the orishas. These orishas contain different ashe power that help shift with the blessings of olofi, the situations that happen in our everyday lives. Prayers to the orishas introduction who owns your head. The book has been divided into sections, each dealing with a specific orisha, the attributes, paths or aspects, necklaces, initiations, foods, herbs, legends, and other pertinent information about the particular deity. The orisha is regarded as taking the male role, regardless of either the orishas or the devotees gender.
During the slave trade, the yoruba of southwestern nigeria who were brought to cuba were forbidden the practice of their religion by their spanish masters. Agallu is the orisha that represents the nature and wrath of the volcano. She represents the qualities of regenerative healing and instant curing. Specifically, it explores how orisha participation in the masquerading tradition of the national carnival emerged as a source of controversy for the community during the 2001 carnival season. Herskovitz 1937 noted that indigenous peoples have been able to blend catholicism and native. Sacred arts of orisha traditions features objects collected over nearly forty years by joseph m. This essay examines how power, authority, authenticity and orthodoxy are negotiated within the orisha tradition in trinidad. In this manner, they were able to worship their deities under the very noses of the spaniards without danger of punishment. See more ideas about orisha, religion and african mythology. As a final note of introduction to this discussion of santeria prayers to the orishas, i offer the following quote, which beautifully encompasses much of what i hope to make clear. She is the goddess of storms and winds, and her realm ranges from. Orisha inle 12 the orisha who represents health and all medical healing, lives near the coastlines where the rivers and oceans meet. Here is an ancient perspective on physics and astronomy, using modern concepts.
Yemoja yemoja is the great orisha mother who works through the second chakra, the sacral chakra. Les orishas, ou orixas, sont des divinites afroamericaines originaires dafrique, et plus precisement des traditions religieuses yoruba. Olokun by marisol iglesias olokun is an orisha in yoruba religion, associated with the sea. In 1998, the members of amenaza traveled to paris to perform and accepted a record deal with a european label. Ori orisha is the orisha in charge of your destiny. Lyrics of represent, cuba english from dirty dancing 2 by orishas.
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