Obatala traveled the sky, asking the other orisha for their spare gold, which he forged into a chain to carry him to Olofin's ocean. When Obatala climbed to the end of the chain, he found that he ...

The sum of my submission was, “The Yoruba do not have the word ‘homosexual’ in their vocabulary ... Obatala visits ’Wole Soyinka at 83 . 5th November 2018 ...

Each year, Orishas participate in the Obatala Festival, which pays homage to the figure in Yoruba mythology who was charged with the task of creating the earth. The story goes that as Obatala began to ...

In a tribute to the renowned scholar Ulli Beier who died in April aged 88, we hear his stories about the gods of the Yoruba, known as orisha, and about the sacred art of drumming. The Yoruba are ...

Nigerian-born artist Ade Okelarin goes by the name of “Àsìkò” and uses his work to examine aspects of Yoruba traditions.

Yoruba and other practitioners are often connected to one Orisha, usually called their guardian — like Oshun, the goddess of love, fertility, and success, and Babalú-Aye, Orisha of healing ...

Cowries became associated with many of the Yoruba orisha, such as Aje, Orisa Oko, Obatala and Eshu, and symbolized ideas such as fertility, productivity, creativity, and dynamism. Cowries were also ...

The Obalesu Obatala Agbaye, Olaolu Dada, has announced the readiness of traditionalists to use their powers to fight insecurity. Dada declared that the pan-Yoruba group Irorun Ile Kaaro-oo-jiire ...

Half a lifetime ago, Susanne Wenger dedicated herself to reviving the traditions of the pre-Christian Yoruba gods, "the orishas", and left Austria to make Nigeria her home. The frail 94-year-old ...

I was told, Obatala is the Yoruba Orisha of tolerance, and Obatala would include her in his universe of healing. ‘Bode, morally, you dare not condemn anyone with an imbalance.