Oh my god, they trapped my people on an island and forced them to pick crops then raped my women. Don't worry, karma will always come back to bite you.
Even if you don't know what it means, you are still moved by words and rhythm. I have been listening to Ella Andall music as a little child and remain loving all of it. She is truly a blessed and gifted person.
I must say thks to Ella Andall for these cd that she have made for we have so many famous Singers who are orisha and they have never done this, may GOD bless and keep you. I would love if you can make a OYA cd and a cd with mamalta songs and jaja. My brother and sisters please take your faith serious for the orisha are worth giving to, for god has given us these orisha to guide our lives.Please donot let our faith DIE. Ashe
I love this song... I feel connected to Africa when listening to it. I am not a devotee to the orisha religion but I think it is interesting! The Europeans took away most of our culture and it is good to see that all is not lost.
I guess Obeah is the dirty word for evil towards some one. But my Grand mother ,and Aunt Deceased Sina,a Baptist who was a midwife from Black Ford Street Santa Cruz. Told me, "Obeah is for evil", and you never wish evil on anyone, as i could bacfire on you and your family. That has stuck with me to this day. My Grand Mother,and mother often said prayer's beat Obeah, and I said to my self and some folks. You can do evil for as long as you live, but not as long as you like.Amen,
I am Trinbagonian Catholic who plays traditional drums and percussion, has family of all religions and was blessed to be born in a community with deep commuity spirit and performance traditions (like best village etc).
I sometimes feel sorry for people who have not had this kind of wholistic experience and are so blinded by their respective traditions/religions to not realise that that there is love and light in everything.
this is just to say that I have had my prayer answered and that the anxiety and distress has gone. I got more blessing than I asked for BUT I had to learn to LET GO and Forgive. When I did it was like if I grew wings and could fly LOL LOL LOL. De Power truly came down, LOL . Also, though I follow the Kemetic Path, during this, I met a total stranger in the street telling me to look at the rainbow. I was TOTALLY speechless, because I had just seen an article on Aida Wedo...
con't - To feel like they were somehow backward. It was a stigma back in the day. I do regard Yemaya for my Grand-mother, without whom I would have no knowlege of her. For me personally, the Nrw of my ancestors have brough me Peace, Comfort, Healing and Protection in utter simplicity whereas, all the novena, rosary, mass, etc etc could not and DID not. I make no judgement on other's beliefs. THIS has been my own experience. Thank You ALL Again.
Thanks for this video. I am going through some worry at the moment and Ella Andall singing was and is a great comfort to me in my present distress. I left the catholic church and christianity in full come two years now and have had no regrets. I follow the Kemetic Path, but as I was in "prayer" with them it was Oshun that came to me and I felt peace. My grand-mother,Ase, was in one of the Black lead churches, but used to pray to Yemaya privately or by the sea. Many were like her.
All praise to our heritage!! Be thankful that, through rote, passing from generation to generation we are able to save this aspect of our trans-atlantic heritage from the Continent of Africa. Embrace it all all it provides.
The wisdom of the earth, seas, rivers and the air; and all atht it yields for our existence. Thank you for sharing this !!
To poosungee. Oshun is Female just because we choose to sing praises to our ancestors does not make it pagan. please do some reshearch, before speaking our ancestors helped us through the middle passage, and to fight against the injustices of slavery
@alphaacad maferefun means WELCOME.modupe means thanks.mojuba means praise. hoore yeye o means behold the benevolent mother.olodo means from the river.
Dont let anyone DEFINE who you ARE and WHERE youre from! People need to respect themselves & each other not because they HAVE to,but because they SHOULD BE respectful.
Pagan is word thrown around to disparage religious traditions that are not Catholic/Islamic/Judiasm.
A lot of people get scared when they hear singing in a different language than they're accustomed to hearing. Also the media's demonization of anything remotely related to Africa has brainwashed people of African descent to shun their history and allowing outsiders to tell them its wrong,evil,primitive etc.
@Criscilla241 You are so right. You know what is even worse? While persons or African origin would stand and demonized anything remotely related to Africa, in the same breath speak of being christain or any of those 'other' religions, those same religions that have been used and still in use today to perpertrate the greatest opprression against persons of African origin. I don't know about others but if there's anything wrong in loving my African heritage then God will have to blame himself
The Orisha do His will. Olofi & Olodumare are just a few of the Yoruba words used to call God/Our Father/The Lord. Orisha is the name of the god/goddesses(or SAINTS/SANTOS as our Latino family say) that serve under God,the Creator .
For example: St Philomene is acknowledged as the Catholic version of Oshun in T&T.There are Spiritual Baptists that willl have Thanksgivings (like you see in the pictures accompanying Mother Ella's beautiful singing)with the fruit & food on the tables. The Spiritual Baptists also do the Rosary as well and worship Jesus. God is ALWAYS the head of EVERYTHING,no matter what. The Orisha/Saints are acknowledged as SERVING GOD,NEVER ahead of God.
i respect and enjoyed dat, but at de end of de day, Christ came 2 de world 2 save us from dem pagan tings. wicked riddim 2, now i go feel bad after i jammin 2 dis
Don't feel bad. All the rhythms heard at Carnival are born out of this. If you're African, it's in your blood. It's your spiritual ancestry call you...and even if you're a non-African Trini, it's still in your heritage...your ancestors have been dancin to Mam Oshun's rhythms for a long time now. =]
Each branch will look different,but similar at the same time. But the roots-THE MOTHER is one and the same.
TRUE Lovers of Olofi/Olodumare (some of the Yoruba names for God); Orisha and Ancestral veneration KNOW AND ARE TAUGHT that positive works bring upliftment. Negative works bring you degradation.
the majority of Trinidadians are Catholic and Anglicans. THis song is of the Orisha religion Oshun is one of the deities in the religion. From an outsiders perspective they are similar to Shouter/Spiritual baptists
The Name of the religion is Yoruba (Nigeria). In Cuba its called Lukumi;in Puerto Rico Santeria;in T&T Spiritual/Shango Baptist (sometimes Orisha as the name too). Different names in different countries. Some "branches" incorporate the Catholic Saints into worship,so Yoruba & Catholicism are both worshipped.
this amazing!!! Cubans act like English speaking ppl have no knowledge of this religion!!! Here in Miami, they consider this THEIR religion. Can someone explain to me how the religiion is popular in Trinidad, but not so much in other WI islands like Jamaica or Barbados or Bahamas? Thanks
@alphaacad my experience to why its popular in TnT, Brasil, Cuba and so forth in comparison to Jamaica and Barbados is that it was easier for them to hide to worship their orishas under the mask of the catholic saints. If Barbados is anything like Jamaica then it is more so a Protestant country in comparison to all the other countries being majority Catholic. In Jamaica Kumina is our version of Trinidad's Orisha and or Brasils Candomble.
@pusifut..............yes, they had to hide it in (Cuba atleast I know Cuba) under the Catholic religion, as the Spaniards dd not allow them to practice their reiligion of worshipping the African saints. ALSO, we are an Ashanti tribe and this is a Yoruba tribe. In any case, I like it and find it very different and interesting, I just wish Jamaicans will stop telling I like Obiah! This is NOT Obiah. They just dont understand as we are NOT from a Yoruba tribe.
@alphaacad i get annoyed about that "OBEAH WUKKA" nonsense.Nothing is wrong with christianity but white washing and cultural suicide made it easy for us to turn our backs on our culture. now why is it that the knowledge is out there but people continue to keep their blindfolds on? I thought we were proud Africans in Jamaica until I went to Brasil and fell in Love. we neet to learn to embrace what is us.
@alphaacad I was going to reply to your question, but Pusifut answered it. The Yoruba-based faiths (and Hoodoo-based) can be found most easily in those countries that were Catholic, as hiding our gods made it far easier in Catholic environments than it did in Protestant, monotheistic environs. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist in Protestant environs. African-Americans still practice hoodoo and possession in the more secluded areas of the US, and the renowned scholar Lorenzo Dow Turner...
@MeAndHubbyToo ...took a recording of a southern worship ceremony to Brazil to see if the Bahainas could identify the language, and the names Shango and Oshun were clearly heard in the recordings. Meanwhile, Vudu (and Hudu, as well), is still practiced, the reals version of which can only be found in seclusion, because of the hostility of the US (and look how they blame Santeria for every animal death). The Bahamas has Obeah; we stress the "differences" but the fact is, they are all linked.
@MeAndHubbyToo And just to state for the record, I'm not one of those people who believe Obeah, etc equals "bad". Slavery is over and "old massa" has no chains on my mind.
I am very heartened to view this discussion on way of life our ancestors a way of life which goes back before Christianity. Although I am a Spiritual Baptist (which a form of Christianity) I always acknowledge my ancestors and path they have paved for us.
Colonialism did a serious damage on us. Anything that is African we were brought up to look down on. Our music our dancing or speaking or entire way of being. Christianity was forced on us in a way to hate what we are. I doubt that was Gods intent. So with that said, research our beautiful history before you cast it down. get to understand it. It is called pagan yet many christian church have many pagan ways about them. PLEASE READ. In Jamaica they also have what we call Kumina too.
I grew up in shango,my grandmother used to take us to basta hall in cova by my aunt mother bee and my aunt ,healy my question is does anyone know where in trinidad still have shango feast and what month.I also have a aunt in maracas by the name of pearl i will like to know for when i comre home for holiday
@boygrant1 I know of festivals in Santa Cruz, T&T. I am not sure of the months but I do know that they have posted some videos on youtube maybe you can check there. hope i was helpfull
I would really love to learn more about Obeah and the spiritual traditions of the Caribbean, but when I ask when I am down there, they kind of laugh at me and try to change the subject... I think because I am white? and they say, oh, no one really does it anymore... but I am seriously interested, and I want to learn. I never see ANY books on the subject, even in Ishmael Khans on Henry St....
. Not All worshippers of Orisha and Shango dont practice Obeah. However, Obeah is widespread in the islands of the Caribbean and even in Latin America. Haitians do Voodoo, English call it Obeah, Spanish call it Santeria, Brazil does Candomble. Alot of older folks would be willing to tell you more. It depends on who you go to. Some people are really scared of the thought of Obeah and some dont like to talk about it. You can go to an Orisha or Shango session when in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saw your comment first of all Obeah has nothing to do with Orisha worship and other African derive religion that is practice in the caribbean. I guess this is your ignorance whenever whites observed out religious practices they always associate it with Obeah. Obeah is witchcraft it can only bring you evil. No true observer/worshiper of the Orishas practice obeah because if you put out negetavity to the Universe that's what you will get back from the universe.
I DISAGREE, ITS NOT REALLY EVIL. ITS JUZ FROM OUR ANCESTORS FROM AFRICA THAT BROUGHT IT WITH THEM FROM AFRICA WHEN WE WERE TAKEN AS SLAVES. ITS A CULTURE. Don't be disrespectful.
I was not being direspectful. I was just speaking from my perspective. I fully respect our ancestors. I have great pride in my ancestry I love oshun. the fact is my family use obeah for evil not good
People who dont understand confuse a West African tradition that has branched out in the Diaspora with Hollywood Mumbo Jumbo; the stereotypes of Obeah/witchcraft and "backwoods". The roots are Yoruba/Dahomey/Arara etc but the branches are all over the world.
Obeah is passed down thru families and is based on African tradtions too, so please do not call it withcraft. If you truly understood it you would know that this is another western label like other pepple put upon Orisha.
Like anything else, you cna CHOOSE to use what knowledge you have for the betterment of yourself or others, or towards the destruction of either. So no, Obeah is not about putting negativity into the world. We only need the badmind in our hearts to do that.
Obeah is passed down thru families and is based on African tradtions too, so please do not call it withcraft. If you truly understood it you would know that this is another western label like other pepple put upon Orisha.
Like anything else, you cna CHOOSE to use what knowledge you have for the betterment of yourself or others, or towards the destruction of either. So no, Obeah is not about putting negativity into the world. We only need the badmind in our hearts to do that.
@czechout82 No one actually "practices" obeah... that is why you were laughed at.. but otherwise.. if you can find a church that practices the Orisha religion then you can learn all about this
In no way am I being disrespectful... please know this. I know TT is a melange of cultures and beliefs, and is part of the reason I love her so... (every creed and race find an equal place) But to me, this sounds like Santeria... which I thought was more of an Afro-Cuban thing... please correct me if I am wrong. I know Oshun, Ellugia, and Shango etc. are African in origin, but I thought that Obeah was most prevelent in TT. How does Obeah differ from Santeria?
@czechout82 obeah is only done for bad.. that is why the name is so feared but orisha or yoruba is not for betterment of self but better ment of the world too
kotka89...the song is a praise song for the Orisa of the river Osun. she is the owner of all things sweet. It is said when a woman is barren, she can go pray to Osun and she will conceive as Osun is also the giver of Twins.
The first chant Ola n ga la fila fi Osun....translates to the one who commands wealth like a crown is Osun. she commands wealth and loves to surround you with it.. The second one Talade....Osun is the owner of the crown, the crown is befitting the crown
It is a song for Oshun, Yoruba goddess of rivers, love, conception, and wealth. The song is praising her and asking for wealth and to give twins. It is in the Yoruba language.
beautiful music and so inspiring, now if only we can get those confuse black bourgeois to feel this, we'd be well on our way to be like the Hindi and Muslims: our own schools, credit unions, businesses, pressure groups all due to self love that comes from our ancestral ways of worship.
I really enjoyed the music and video of Ella...I was wondering who was responsible for putting up this great footage. Can you please tell me how I can make contact with you...is there someway that I can reach you...
Oh my god, they trapped my people on an island and forced them to pick crops then raped my women. Don't worry, karma will always come back to bite you.
cnn101 1 month ago
i love love love this song............I am a hindu priest (pundit) and I have great respect and love for these ancient Songs and pure way of life.
DonnySamlal 2 months ago
Maferefun Mama Ochun!
CELESTIALLOVE174 2 months ago in playlist Spirit
Even if you don't know what it means, you are still moved by words and rhythm. I have been listening to Ella Andall music as a little child and remain loving all of it. She is truly a blessed and gifted person.
MsLisaluc 2 months ago
This is great!!! I love the pictures!!!! So bright and colorful!!!!!
lauritamarie 2 months ago
I must say thks to Ella Andall for these cd that she have made for we have so many famous Singers who are orisha and they have never done this, may GOD bless and keep you. I would love if you can make a OYA cd and a cd with mamalta songs and jaja. My brother and sisters please take your faith serious for the orisha are worth giving to, for god has given us these orisha to guide our lives.Please donot let our faith DIE. Ashe
hansombasi 6 months ago
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will love to see more great.
jefferspascal31 7 months ago
I love this! :D
trudybom 7 months ago
d beat is great
arima837 7 months ago
Love it.
laurelyspice 8 months ago
love dis song ella girl
0502Kelcee 10 months ago
Very nice I will give a ten.
ladyd5510 11 months ago
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
TheRonaldono1 11 months ago
I'm not praying to no White Jesus, Afrikan Spirituality all the way
afroblack1000 11 months ago 11
I'm loving this, original African spirituality
afroblack1000 11 months ago
still waiting for more videos ,plz!
viciouslady1340 1 year ago
I love this song... I feel connected to Africa when listening to it. I am not a devotee to the orisha religion but I think it is interesting! The Europeans took away most of our culture and it is good to see that all is not lost.
hewi868 1 year ago
I guess Obeah is the dirty word for evil towards some one. But my Grand mother ,and Aunt Deceased Sina,a Baptist who was a midwife from Black Ford Street Santa Cruz. Told me, "Obeah is for evil", and you never wish evil on anyone, as i could bacfire on you and your family. That has stuck with me to this day. My Grand Mother,and mother often said prayer's beat Obeah, and I said to my self and some folks. You can do evil for as long as you live, but not as long as you like.Amen,
ladyd5510 1 year ago
What a beautiful song....Glory to the most high
trinifella70 1 year ago
I am Trinbagonian Catholic who plays traditional drums and percussion, has family of all religions and was blessed to be born in a community with deep commuity spirit and performance traditions (like best village etc).
I sometimes feel sorry for people who have not had this kind of wholistic experience and are so blinded by their respective traditions/religions to not realise that that there is love and light in everything.
Granny say pick sense from nonsense.
Great upload,
Be blessed
antznest 1 year ago 2
I looked up in the sky and there it was a rainbow, I looked back to see the woman but she was NOWHERE to be found.
ASE to the Ancestors......ASE.
santoshiful 1 year ago
this is just to say that I have had my prayer answered and that the anxiety and distress has gone. I got more blessing than I asked for BUT I had to learn to LET GO and Forgive. When I did it was like if I grew wings and could fly LOL LOL LOL. De Power truly came down, LOL . Also, though I follow the Kemetic Path, during this, I met a total stranger in the street telling me to look at the rainbow. I was TOTALLY speechless, because I had just seen an article on Aida Wedo...
santoshiful 1 year ago
OOre Yeye!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oremi33155 1 year ago
con't - To feel like they were somehow backward. It was a stigma back in the day. I do regard Yemaya for my Grand-mother, without whom I would have no knowlege of her. For me personally, the Nrw of my ancestors have brough me Peace, Comfort, Healing and Protection in utter simplicity whereas, all the novena, rosary, mass, etc etc could not and DID not. I make no judgement on other's beliefs. THIS has been my own experience. Thank You ALL Again.
santoshiful 1 year ago 2
Thanks for this video. I am going through some worry at the moment and Ella Andall singing was and is a great comfort to me in my present distress. I left the catholic church and christianity in full come two years now and have had no regrets. I follow the Kemetic Path, but as I was in "prayer" with them it was Oshun that came to me and I felt peace. My grand-mother,Ase, was in one of the Black lead churches, but used to pray to Yemaya privately or by the sea. Many were like her.
santoshiful 1 year ago 2
Ase o!!!
es hermoso
gladysgmail 1 year ago
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO..BEAUTIFUL VOICE OF ELLA ANDALL
oshun83 1 year ago
Maferefun Oshun, iya mi. A lovely video to a beautiful song. :)
wytchin 1 year ago
can i get he lyrics for this song
i want to perfrm it in new york
Shirvannn 1 year ago
loving this thanks for posting it axe
romona64 1 year ago
Can you put lyrics in the description so I can sing along? Please?
HeartCloaker 1 year ago
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LeesoGUCCI 1 year ago
All praise to our heritage!! Be thankful that, through rote, passing from generation to generation we are able to save this aspect of our trans-atlantic heritage from the Continent of Africa. Embrace it all all it provides.
The wisdom of the earth, seas, rivers and the air; and all atht it yields for our existence. Thank you for sharing this !!
lizm200 1 year ago
To poosungee. Oshun is Female just because we choose to sing praises to our ancestors does not make it pagan. please do some reshearch, before speaking our ancestors helped us through the middle passage, and to fight against the injustices of slavery
noirrosa 1 year ago
what does Maferefun mean ?
alphaacad 2 years ago
@alphaacad
"Maferefun" means like "Hail" or "praise"
happybuddha33 2 years ago
@happybuddha33 no,it means welcome.mojuba means praise.
bxlunar 1 year ago
@alphaacad maferefun means WELCOME.modupe means thanks.mojuba means praise. hoore yeye o means behold the benevolent mother.olodo means from the river.
bxlunar 1 year ago
@bxlunar Ore Yeye O
obatalafunfun8 1 year ago
@obatalafunfun8 thx.i put an h by accident.
bxlunar 1 year ago
LOVE IT...Maferefun Oshun La Iyalorde...Ore YeeeeeYeo!!
Wazupdaddiiz74 2 years ago
oshun is a her
1twizzlers 2 years ago
Dont let anyone DEFINE who you ARE and WHERE youre from! People need to respect themselves & each other not because they HAVE to,but because they SHOULD BE respectful.
Peace & Blessings everybody! :)
Criscilla241 2 years ago
Pagan is word thrown around to disparage religious traditions that are not Catholic/Islamic/Judiasm.
A lot of people get scared when they hear singing in a different language than they're accustomed to hearing. Also the media's demonization of anything remotely related to Africa has brainwashed people of African descent to shun their history and allowing outsiders to tell them its wrong,evil,primitive etc.
Criscilla241 2 years ago 50
@Criscilla241 . Totally agree with u
afroblack1000 11 months ago
@Criscilla241 You are so right. You know what is even worse? While persons or African origin would stand and demonized anything remotely related to Africa, in the same breath speak of being christain or any of those 'other' religions, those same religions that have been used and still in use today to perpertrate the greatest opprression against persons of African origin. I don't know about others but if there's anything wrong in loving my African heritage then God will have to blame himself
malikhadad32 5 months ago
@malikhadad32 that was powerful brother, I'm with you. I'm Cameroonian American, west african
cnn101 1 month ago
Forgive my lengthy post(s),but I just want people to know that worshipping God the way your ancestors did does not make you a pagan.
Criscilla241 2 years ago 4
The Orisha do His will. Olofi & Olodumare are just a few of the Yoruba words used to call God/Our Father/The Lord. Orisha is the name of the god/goddesses(or SAINTS/SANTOS as our Latino family say) that serve under God,the Creator .
Criscilla241 2 years ago
For example: St Philomene is acknowledged as the Catholic version of Oshun in T&T.There are Spiritual Baptists that willl have Thanksgivings (like you see in the pictures accompanying Mother Ella's beautiful singing)with the fruit & food on the tables. The Spiritual Baptists also do the Rosary as well and worship Jesus. God is ALWAYS the head of EVERYTHING,no matter what. The Orisha/Saints are acknowledged as SERVING GOD,NEVER ahead of God.
Criscilla241 2 years ago 2
i respect and enjoyed dat, but at de end of de day, Christ came 2 de world 2 save us from dem pagan tings. wicked riddim 2, now i go feel bad after i jammin 2 dis
trinisocajunkie 2 years ago
lol... true
poosungee 2 years ago
Hahaha
Don't feel bad. All the rhythms heard at Carnival are born out of this. If you're African, it's in your blood. It's your spiritual ancestry call you...and even if you're a non-African Trini, it's still in your heritage...your ancestors have been dancin to Mam Oshun's rhythms for a long time now. =]
happybuddha33 2 years ago
@trinisocajunkie lorl..
studentoresha 1 year ago
Each branch will look different,but similar at the same time. But the roots-THE MOTHER is one and the same.
TRUE Lovers of Olofi/Olodumare (some of the Yoruba names for God); Orisha and Ancestral veneration KNOW AND ARE TAUGHT that positive works bring upliftment. Negative works bring you degradation.
Criscilla241 2 years ago
Hi Criscilla241
Would you know if this video from Trinidad or Cuba?
Jenfucius 2 years ago
That's Trinidad or Tobago (they actually count as one country although Tobago is a smaller island just off the NE coast of Trinidad.
Criscilla241 2 years ago
Thanks Criscilla241
So is this religion in Trinidad and Tobago called "Oshun"?
Is it much different than withthe Baptist Shouters???
Jenfucius 2 years ago
the majority of Trinidadians are Catholic and Anglicans. THis song is of the Orisha religion Oshun is one of the deities in the religion. From an outsiders perspective they are similar to Shouter/Spiritual baptists
khamikins 2 years ago
Thanks khamikins!
I understand now. I did not know the religion was called Orisha (I was confusing it with the dieties).
I know in Cuba they just call it Santeria but I guess the practies are slightly different but related.
btw I love the song. ^_^
Jenfucius 2 years ago
No... Oshun is one of their gods.
This song is a tribute to him.
The name of the religion is Orisha.
Do some research on google.
poosungee 2 years ago
Okay thanks poosungee. ^_^
Jenfucius 2 years ago
Oshun is a SHE!!! :)
The Name of the religion is Yoruba (Nigeria). In Cuba its called Lukumi;in Puerto Rico Santeria;in T&T Spiritual/Shango Baptist (sometimes Orisha as the name too). Different names in different countries. Some "branches" incorporate the Catholic Saints into worship,so Yoruba & Catholicism are both worshipped.
Criscilla241 2 years ago 2
Thank you for your information Criscilla24. Its very informative! ^_^
Jenfucius 2 years ago
this amazing!!! Cubans act like English speaking ppl have no knowledge of this religion!!! Here in Miami, they consider this THEIR religion. Can someone explain to me how the religiion is popular in Trinidad, but not so much in other WI islands like Jamaica or Barbados or Bahamas? Thanks
alphaacad 2 years ago
@alphaacad my experience to why its popular in TnT, Brasil, Cuba and so forth in comparison to Jamaica and Barbados is that it was easier for them to hide to worship their orishas under the mask of the catholic saints. If Barbados is anything like Jamaica then it is more so a Protestant country in comparison to all the other countries being majority Catholic. In Jamaica Kumina is our version of Trinidad's Orisha and or Brasils Candomble.
pusifut 1 year ago
@pusifut..............yes, they had to hide it in (Cuba atleast I know Cuba) under the Catholic religion, as the Spaniards dd not allow them to practice their reiligion of worshipping the African saints. ALSO, we are an Ashanti tribe and this is a Yoruba tribe. In any case, I like it and find it very different and interesting, I just wish Jamaicans will stop telling I like Obiah! This is NOT Obiah. They just dont understand as we are NOT from a Yoruba tribe.
alphaacad 1 year ago
@alphaacad i get annoyed about that "OBEAH WUKKA" nonsense.Nothing is wrong with christianity but white washing and cultural suicide made it easy for us to turn our backs on our culture. now why is it that the knowledge is out there but people continue to keep their blindfolds on? I thought we were proud Africans in Jamaica until I went to Brasil and fell in Love. we neet to learn to embrace what is us.
pusifut 1 year ago
@alphaacad I was going to reply to your question, but Pusifut answered it. The Yoruba-based faiths (and Hoodoo-based) can be found most easily in those countries that were Catholic, as hiding our gods made it far easier in Catholic environments than it did in Protestant, monotheistic environs. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist in Protestant environs. African-Americans still practice hoodoo and possession in the more secluded areas of the US, and the renowned scholar Lorenzo Dow Turner...
MeAndHubbyToo 1 year ago
@MeAndHubbyToo ...took a recording of a southern worship ceremony to Brazil to see if the Bahainas could identify the language, and the names Shango and Oshun were clearly heard in the recordings. Meanwhile, Vudu (and Hudu, as well), is still practiced, the reals version of which can only be found in seclusion, because of the hostility of the US (and look how they blame Santeria for every animal death). The Bahamas has Obeah; we stress the "differences" but the fact is, they are all linked.
MeAndHubbyToo 1 year ago
@MeAndHubbyToo And just to state for the record, I'm not one of those people who believe Obeah, etc equals "bad". Slavery is over and "old massa" has no chains on my mind.
MeAndHubbyToo 1 year ago
I am very heartened to view this discussion on way of life our ancestors a way of life which goes back before Christianity. Although I am a Spiritual Baptist (which a form of Christianity) I always acknowledge my ancestors and path they have paved for us.
Scandilicous 2 years ago
Colonialism did a serious damage on us. Anything that is African we were brought up to look down on. Our music our dancing or speaking or entire way of being. Christianity was forced on us in a way to hate what we are. I doubt that was Gods intent. So with that said, research our beautiful history before you cast it down. get to understand it. It is called pagan yet many christian church have many pagan ways about them. PLEASE READ. In Jamaica they also have what we call Kumina too.
pusifut 2 years ago
I grew up in shango,my grandmother used to take us to basta hall in cova by my aunt mother bee and my aunt ,healy my question is does anyone know where in trinidad still have shango feast and what month.I also have a aunt in maracas by the name of pearl i will like to know for when i comre home for holiday
boygrant1 2 years ago
@boygrant1 I know of festivals in Santa Cruz, T&T. I am not sure of the months but I do know that they have posted some videos on youtube maybe you can check there. hope i was helpfull
noirrosa 1 year ago
Beautiful Oshun is my main Orisha. She does not discriminate your race, color, etc. I am 100% Asian. Thank you for your wonderful music!
travelcat247 2 years ago
I thank you all for all the positive comment...You can look forward to some more music in the near future...
omoorisha07 2 years ago
I JUST LUV IT IT IS ME
67117419 2 years ago
I would really love to learn more about Obeah and the spiritual traditions of the Caribbean, but when I ask when I am down there, they kind of laugh at me and try to change the subject... I think because I am white? and they say, oh, no one really does it anymore... but I am seriously interested, and I want to learn. I never see ANY books on the subject, even in Ishmael Khans on Henry St....
any advice please? : )
czechout82 2 years ago
. Not All worshippers of Orisha and Shango dont practice Obeah. However, Obeah is widespread in the islands of the Caribbean and even in Latin America. Haitians do Voodoo, English call it Obeah, Spanish call it Santeria, Brazil does Candomble. Alot of older folks would be willing to tell you more. It depends on who you go to. Some people are really scared of the thought of Obeah and some dont like to talk about it. You can go to an Orisha or Shango session when in Trinidad and Tobago.
trinimanwf 2 years ago
Saw your comment first of all Obeah has nothing to do with Orisha worship and other African derive religion that is practice in the caribbean. I guess this is your ignorance whenever whites observed out religious practices they always associate it with Obeah. Obeah is witchcraft it can only bring you evil. No true observer/worshiper of the Orishas practice obeah because if you put out negetavity to the Universe that's what you will get back from the universe.
noirrosa 2 years ago
I DISAGREE, ITS NOT REALLY EVIL. ITS JUZ FROM OUR ANCESTORS FROM AFRICA THAT BROUGHT IT WITH THEM FROM AFRICA WHEN WE WERE TAKEN AS SLAVES. ITS A CULTURE. Don't be disrespectful.
Ultimate007Trini 2 years ago 3
I was not being direspectful. I was just speaking from my perspective. I fully respect our ancestors. I have great pride in my ancestry I love oshun. the fact is my family use obeah for evil not good
noirrosa 1 year ago
thank u very much dear well said huh
adealicia 2 years ago
I couldnt have said this ^^^ any better.
People who dont understand confuse a West African tradition that has branched out in the Diaspora with Hollywood Mumbo Jumbo; the stereotypes of Obeah/witchcraft and "backwoods". The roots are Yoruba/Dahomey/Arara etc but the branches are all over the world.
Criscilla241 2 years ago
@noirrosa
Obeah is passed down thru families and is based on African tradtions too, so please do not call it withcraft. If you truly understood it you would know that this is another western label like other pepple put upon Orisha.
Like anything else, you cna CHOOSE to use what knowledge you have for the betterment of yourself or others, or towards the destruction of either. So no, Obeah is not about putting negativity into the world. We only need the badmind in our hearts to do that.
nylah76 1 year ago
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@noirrosa
Obeah is passed down thru families and is based on African tradtions too, so please do not call it withcraft. If you truly understood it you would know that this is another western label like other pepple put upon Orisha.
Like anything else, you cna CHOOSE to use what knowledge you have for the betterment of yourself or others, or towards the destruction of either. So no, Obeah is not about putting negativity into the world. We only need the badmind in our hearts to do that.
nylah76 1 year ago
@czechout82 No one actually "practices" obeah... that is why you were laughed at.. but otherwise.. if you can find a church that practices the Orisha religion then you can learn all about this
studentoresha 1 year ago
In no way am I being disrespectful... please know this. I know TT is a melange of cultures and beliefs, and is part of the reason I love her so... (every creed and race find an equal place) But to me, this sounds like Santeria... which I thought was more of an Afro-Cuban thing... please correct me if I am wrong. I know Oshun, Ellugia, and Shango etc. are African in origin, but I thought that Obeah was most prevelent in TT. How does Obeah differ from Santeria?
czechout82 2 years ago
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noirrosa 2 years ago
@czechout82 obeah is only done for bad.. that is why the name is so feared but orisha or yoruba is not for betterment of self but better ment of the world too
studentoresha 1 year ago
Maferefun Oshun! She's my mom... I love her very much because she loves me.
Oshun is all that is sweet and joyous. She is the loving mother.
wytchin 2 years ago
lord i feel Africa
malikhadad32 2 years ago
Thanks Sexy 5156.I now understand.
kotoka89 2 years ago
kotka89...the song is a praise song for the Orisa of the river Osun. she is the owner of all things sweet. It is said when a woman is barren, she can go pray to Osun and she will conceive as Osun is also the giver of Twins.
The first chant Ola n ga la fila fi Osun....translates to the one who commands wealth like a crown is Osun. she commands wealth and loves to surround you with it.. The second one Talade....Osun is the owner of the crown, the crown is befitting the crown
Sexy5156 2 years ago 15
love it the words and music puts me at peace
noirrosa 2 years ago
Can someone tell me the meaning of the song and what they doing?
kotoka89 2 years ago
It is a song for Oshun, Yoruba goddess of rivers, love, conception, and wealth. The song is praising her and asking for wealth and to give twins. It is in the Yoruba language.
baronghetto 2 years ago 3
Love it!
TheKeishaS 2 years ago
This looks like African heritage survivals in Trinidad
chocolatebooty81 2 years ago
I have to visit Trinidad someday...I have no idea Trinidad have this type of culture.What is the song saying?Nice song.They are powerful...
kotoka89 2 years ago
beautiful music and so inspiring, now if only we can get those confuse black bourgeois to feel this, we'd be well on our way to be like the Hindi and Muslims: our own schools, credit unions, businesses, pressure groups all due to self love that comes from our ancestral ways of worship.
Peace
Zeech - mixed but not confused
seechrns 2 years ago 2
Some of the pics in this video looks as though the ppl are invoked by deities. Is that the case?
Trinisoul21 2 years ago
@Trinisoul21 yes it is
studentoresha 1 year ago
Amazing thank you! Ashé Oshun!
WorkOnWellness 2 years ago
I need thiis CD..i cant find in new york any where!!!
trinibadboy92 2 years ago
at 3:50 she started singing hard and I got up out my seat,my soul got happy!
Dsosa720 2 years ago
you just feel this song deep in your soul no matter where you from!!!
Bless
talljib 2 years ago
Love it and I will keep loving it........mojuba Oshun.....
GRAYCORPORATE 2 years ago
Thanks to High Priestess Ella Andall. You are the vessel that carry the story our ancestors in song, you're a national treasure to the people of TnT.
Pysees868 2 years ago
Please i would like to know how i can get the song in his video or the name of it.
kristalpr 2 years ago
I would like to know where I can download it too..
TheRealWitches 2 years ago
Yeye Olomi! Yeye Olodo! Ase OSUN!!!!!
QueenTorkwase 2 years ago 3
ase o. i sang back up on this album. ase o.
ixoratnt 2 years ago
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Uh!She could at least soften it up for Oshun. Such a harsh voice.beautiful Video though!
obatalafunfun8 2 years ago
nice
d1g1tal82 3 years ago
I was there that year. Give thanks!!!
psellis21 3 years ago
I really enjoyed the music and video of Ella...I was wondering who was responsible for putting up this great footage. Can you please tell me how I can make contact with you...is there someway that I can reach you...
Give thanks***
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Kooyamusic 3 years ago
Ala gala fila fi OSHUN!!!!!
trinibadboy92 3 years ago