Born one hundred years ago in Havana, Cuba, on October 21, 1925, Celia Cruz sang almost before she could talk. The second ...

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler dive into the mythological roots that gave life to Sinners' Smokestack Twins, drawing from ...

Visitors are also turned into various Yoruba deities, the Orisha. Visualizing Shango, the god of thunder ... s allusions to the yellow-dress-wearing goddess of fertility and love, Oshun, in ...

Ryan Coogler’s supernatural thriller Sinners continued its global box office dominance with an impressive N269.9 million haul in Nigerian cinemas, ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Afro-pop star Yemi Alade about making music for the cartoon series ‘Iyanu’ and staying authentic to the representation of Nigerian culture and Yoruba mythology.

“Iyanu” is a children’s superhero animated series based on Okupe and artist Godwin Akpan’s graphic novel of the same name that takes place in a world inspired by the Yoruba tribe in ...

“He is a Nigerian from the Yoruba culture, and he’s bringing those stories and folklore to the marketplace in a unique way,” Steward says. “You don’t see a lot of Nigerian mythology and ...