as a yoruba from the largest yoruba concentration in the world.....''Nigeria''....i can't really understand what is being said said in the music....but i wonder if i would understand someone from ur part of the world when he or she talks in yoruba language.....i would like to listen the the yoruba accent from trinidad or brazil or cuba and others.
well how we cam e up with this form of the yoruba language is because when the slaves came to trinidad they incorporated the traditional yoruba language with some of the patios that they learned so some of the words in the orikis are original yoruba and sum are sort of a broken yoruba language
and also even though i have not converted to orisha.. i did grow up arround it and i kno most of the chants and songs to the didferent orishas...and even wen i sing them around some of my freinds who are yoruba they tell me that they can understand SOME of what im saying but not all
Hi!. I believe there are many factors that contribute this. Yorubaland is so big!The language differs from place to place.Languages change over time, and of course some of the words were forgotten.tell me can you understand this chant"Yeye yeye O, Oshun Oshun O, Are Mi, yeye wa i ko mare!"
i believe 'yeye yeye' means mother mother and osun as we spell it is a godess of the sea.....but i can't really understand the last part of ur sentence lol.
i'm a city boy from the city of lagos nigeria, if i were to be living in the village like we say i would probably understand grass root and strong forms of yoruba..living in the city...we speak diluted form of the yoruba language.....''morbernised'' version. but people born and raised in the villages would and should be able to help u better...yoruba is the strongest language in the world.
try visiting the mother land especially nigeria and learn more about the yoruba culture take pictures of land marks and also the food o my gosh! is the best....u will never regret it.......if u ever end up travelling , i wish u luck lol.
I do understand some words in this song, just listen carefully is similar to the yoruba spoken in Benin Republic. The title of the video " ENIYAN WA" is yoruba meaning "OUR PEOPLE" or "COME PEOPLE" because there is no accent on the words to determine the difference between WA (OUR) or Wá (COME) ENIYAN MEANS PEOPLE
ok well its a form of animism but they believe in god alos but these songs a lik a tribute 2 like da ancestors of all the spirits dat were once on da earth and dey believe dey guide dem and also protect dem so the songs r lik entertainin deere ancestors and they usually get manifestted into a person and perform a dance
well it is a form of animism if you get technical and explain it to someone who doesnt kno anythin about this but if ure sumone who has seen somethin lik it or simillar also known as spiritual baptist lik u because u seem 2 kno a lil bit then they would consider themselves a branch from christian belief known as spiritual baptist and this is also a small branch from sspiritual baptist because some do this and others dont and it is called shango
@andratrk ... Sorry to correct you but it is definitely not a form of animism. The Orishas of yoruba are manifestations of God. Oludumare. into different personalities. The Yoruba understood that God and the spirit is very detailed that is why there are many Orishas. Ogun is justice and the executioner of evil and Yemaya is motherly and nuturing, Oshun is imaginative, creative, and romantic. Nothing to do with animals...
@zionmarcus well i didn't mean animals when i referred to animism as the religion it is in fact equivalent to paganism, i know a bit about this religion which people claim for it to be called orisha or shango baptist in the westernized countries of Caribbean descent as you say these spirits WERE infact workers of God but he casted them out of heaven causing them to roam on Earth that is why we can manifest them which will label them to be evil (earth= the devils world)
@zionmarcus and thank you for more of the understanding about these spirits because i do know a bit because i play drums and i only compared orisha to paganism for a person with less knowledge of anything of this form. i call them pagan because i have studied the bible, this religion and its customs and ceremonies and the bible declares any form of worship/manifestation to any spirit/orisha other than his 1 spirit the holy spirit is heathen/pagan.no disresect. it is all peace and love
ok well its a form of animism but they believe in god alos but these songs a lik a tribute 2 like da ancestors of all the spirits dat were once on da earth and dey believe dey guide dem and also protect dem so the songs r lik entertainin deere ancestors and they usually get manifestted into a person and perform a dance
Hi, I love this video too. I filmed in Tobago during the Muthadis drumming festival. I love the beautiful spontaneous energy. They were singing and playing in the changing rooms for the porformers. I hope that I would see them again, I think they are base in Princetown Trinidad.
dat music tight!
noease1985 9 months ago
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If it were a white man's religion, there would be no debate. Now would it?
oshun5897 1 year ago
My familyis from trinidad and Tobago. What part of Tobago is this I would love to come. post more videos like this
noirrosa 1 year ago
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noirrosa 1 year ago
Im Yoruba Nigerian born in the UK and im very interested in things like this, can anyone reccomend any books or videos ?
Rotimi85 2 years ago
does any one happen 2 kno the name of the drums that they are using???
trinibadboy92 2 years ago
This video is one of my favorites. When I'm having a bad day I play this in the background and it uplifts my spirits.
Sweetest14u 2 years ago
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Sweetest14u 2 years ago
Meaning traditions being passed down from grandfather to grandson.
omoorisha07 3 years ago
The nicest thing for me to see is young people following in the traditions. Brings a sense of pride!
omoorisha07 3 years ago
the drums keep calling me
malikhadad32 3 years ago
well well. these ppl disrespectful. cell phone n thing. no head tie? Papa Ogun shoulda a manifest
shakbana 3 years ago
Right!!...dada ogun should shake up dat place!!
trinibadboy92 3 years ago
as a yoruba from the largest yoruba concentration in the world.....''Nigeria''....i can't really understand what is being said said in the music....but i wonder if i would understand someone from ur part of the world when he or she talks in yoruba language.....i would like to listen the the yoruba accent from trinidad or brazil or cuba and others.
MajorrBison 2 years ago
well how we cam e up with this form of the yoruba language is because when the slaves came to trinidad they incorporated the traditional yoruba language with some of the patios that they learned so some of the words in the orikis are original yoruba and sum are sort of a broken yoruba language
trinibadboy92 2 years ago
and also even though i have not converted to orisha.. i did grow up arround it and i kno most of the chants and songs to the didferent orishas...and even wen i sing them around some of my freinds who are yoruba they tell me that they can understand SOME of what im saying but not all
trinibadboy92 2 years ago
I know i will dye laughing listening to u talk lol. cheers man!
MajorrBison 2 years ago
Hi!. I believe there are many factors that contribute this. Yorubaland is so big!The language differs from place to place.Languages change over time, and of course some of the words were forgotten.tell me can you understand this chant"Yeye yeye O, Oshun Oshun O, Are Mi, yeye wa i ko mare!"
obatalafunfun8 2 years ago
i believe 'yeye yeye' means mother mother and osun as we spell it is a godess of the sea.....but i can't really understand the last part of ur sentence lol.
MajorrBison 2 years ago
Thats unfortunate lol i was hoping you could tell me what it says.
obatalafunfun8 2 years ago
i'm a city boy from the city of lagos nigeria, if i were to be living in the village like we say i would probably understand grass root and strong forms of yoruba..living in the city...we speak diluted form of the yoruba language.....''morbernised'' version. but people born and raised in the villages would and should be able to help u better...yoruba is the strongest language in the world.
MajorrBison 2 years ago
I did the translation for MajorrBison
omoibile 2 years ago
YeYe Yeye O = Mother Oh Mother
Are mi = My guardian
Yeye wa = Our mother or Come mother (yoruba have similar words but differentiate with accents)
i ko * mare = This is "iko"
*iko could mean many things or could be incomplete sentence
omoibile 2 years ago
try visiting the mother land especially nigeria and learn more about the yoruba culture take pictures of land marks and also the food o my gosh! is the best....u will never regret it.......if u ever end up travelling , i wish u luck lol.
MajorrBison 2 years ago
I do understand some words in this song, just listen carefully is similar to the yoruba spoken in Benin Republic. The title of the video " ENIYAN WA" is yoruba meaning "OUR PEOPLE" or "COME PEOPLE" because there is no accent on the words to determine the difference between WA (OUR) or Wá (COME) ENIYAN MEANS PEOPLE
Spongyb 2 years ago
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rbso6 3 years ago
ok well its a form of animism but they believe in god alos but these songs a lik a tribute 2 like da ancestors of all the spirits dat were once on da earth and dey believe dey guide dem and also protect dem so the songs r lik entertainin deere ancestors and they usually get manifestted into a person and perform a dance
andratrk 3 years ago
well it is a form of animism if you get technical and explain it to someone who doesnt kno anythin about this but if ure sumone who has seen somethin lik it or simillar also known as spiritual baptist lik u because u seem 2 kno a lil bit then they would consider themselves a branch from christian belief known as spiritual baptist and this is also a small branch from sspiritual baptist because some do this and others dont and it is called shango
andratrk 3 years ago
@andratrk ... Sorry to correct you but it is definitely not a form of animism. The Orishas of yoruba are manifestations of God. Oludumare. into different personalities. The Yoruba understood that God and the spirit is very detailed that is why there are many Orishas. Ogun is justice and the executioner of evil and Yemaya is motherly and nuturing, Oshun is imaginative, creative, and romantic. Nothing to do with animals...
zionmarcus 1 year ago
@zionmarcus well i didn't mean animals when i referred to animism as the religion it is in fact equivalent to paganism, i know a bit about this religion which people claim for it to be called orisha or shango baptist in the westernized countries of Caribbean descent as you say these spirits WERE infact workers of God but he casted them out of heaven causing them to roam on Earth that is why we can manifest them which will label them to be evil (earth= the devils world)
andratrk 1 year ago
@zionmarcus and thank you for more of the understanding about these spirits because i do know a bit because i play drums and i only compared orisha to paganism for a person with less knowledge of anything of this form. i call them pagan because i have studied the bible, this religion and its customs and ceremonies and the bible declares any form of worship/manifestation to any spirit/orisha other than his 1 spirit the holy spirit is heathen/pagan.no disresect. it is all peace and love
andratrk 1 year ago
Can someone kindly tell what relgion is this?
(I understand its African base)
Its very interesting!!!
Jenfucius 3 years ago
ok well its a form of animism but they believe in god alos but these songs a lik a tribute 2 like da ancestors of all the spirits dat were once on da earth and dey believe dey guide dem and also protect dem so the songs r lik entertainin deere ancestors and they usually get manifestted into a person and perform a dance
andratrk 3 years ago
Thanks Andratik!
Is "Eniyan Wa" the name of this animist religion in Tobago?
The religion reminds me of Baptists Shouters from the West Indies.
I love this video. It makes feel good inside.
Kind regards
Jenfucius 3 years ago
No Eniyan Wa is the name of my grandfather`s "Ile" or spritual group.
obatalafunfun8 3 years ago
Okay thank you Obatalafunfun. I appreciate your explaination.
Jenfucius 3 years ago
Franklyn nelson is my granfather. He died september07.
obatalafunfun8 3 years ago 2
Its Princes Town in south Trinidad
trinibutterscotch 4 years ago
Yes.Close to San Fernando
obatalafunfun8 3 years ago
I love this video..where was this taking place?
2Hot2BeYours 5 years ago
Hi, I love this video too. I filmed in Tobago during the Muthadis drumming festival. I love the beautiful spontaneous energy. They were singing and playing in the changing rooms for the porformers. I hope that I would see them again, I think they are base in Princetown Trinidad.
angelicaRF 5 years ago
Please do check out my video of The Historical cafe, Studley Park. TOBAGO.
one love, odaat 50
odaat50 3 years ago
@angelicaRF Yes they are based in princess town !! very nice "palais" to attend !!! wonderful energy down there !!
comrad1986 1 year ago
very wonderful!!!
sbuffoni 5 years ago