Archive For 4 March 2016
By 900 AD the Yoruba city-state of Ile Ife established itself as the dominate power in the land of the Yoruba (central and southwest Nigeria, Benin, and Togo)though complex states existed throughout the region. The city of Ile Ife, inhabitated by Yoruba in the 4th Century BCE, became the culture center of the people. In…
The Yoruba are one of the ethnic groups in Africa whose cultural heritage and legacy are recognizable in the Americas, despite the debilitating effects of slavery. Oriṣa religion, often called “Ṣango” worship and various musical artforms popularized in Latin America, especially Cuba, and Puerto Rico are rooted in Yoruba music. Perhaps their best known material…
Yoruba religion and mythology is a major influence in West Africa, chiefly in Nigeria, and it has given origin to several New World religions such as Santería in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Candomblé in Brazil. Itan is the term for the sum total of all Yoruba myths, songs, histories, and other cultural components. Many ethnic…
The chief Yoruba cities are Ibadan, Lagos, Abeokuta (Abẹokuta), Akure (Akurẹ), Ilorin (Ilọrin), Ijebu Ode (Ijẹbu Ode), Ijebu-Igbo (Ijẹbu-Igbo), Ogbomoso (Ogbomọṣọ), Ondo, Ota (Ọta),Ìlá Ọràngún, Ado-Ekiti, Shagamu (Sagamu), Ikenne (Ikẹnnẹ), Osogbo (Osogbo), Ilesa (Ilesa), Oyo (Ọyọ), and Ife (Ilé-Ifẹ) Traditionally the Yoruba organized themselves into networks of related villages, towns, and kingdoms, with most of…
