Yoruba may refer to Yoruba people , a West African ethnic group History of the Yoruba people , the history of the Yoruba kingdoms Yoruba name , name of a Yoruba person Yoruba culture , culture of the Yoruba nation Yoruba language , the language spoken by the Yoruba people Yoruba music , the music of the Yoruba people Yoruba religion , the traditional religion of the Yoruba people Disambig Category Yoruba de Yoruba it Yoruba nl Yoruba no Joruba pt Iorub sco Yoruba fi Joruba sv Yoruba yo Yor b ... more details
unsourced date December 2007 The Yoruba Academy is a multi disciplinary institution that brings together scholars, politicians, businessemen and experts in Yoruba language , culture, economics, law, science and technology, and governance. It was founded in Ibadan , Oyo State , Nigeria in October 2007 following a retreat of young Yoruba people Yoruba professionals, and it is currently operated by the Afenifere Renewal Group. Its main mission is to ensure the preservation of the Yoruba language, as well as the socio cultural and economic development of the Yoruba peoples worldwide, that is both in its South West homeland in Nigeria and in the Diaspora. In its language mission, a dictionary will be maintained by the Academy to set a standard for the Yoruba language. South West Yoruba in Nigeria Ekiti State , Lagos State , Ogun State , Oyo State , Osun State , Ondo State , parts of Kwara State , Kogi State , Edo State , Delta State and Niger State Diaspora Yoruba outside Nigeria in Africa in Togo , Benin , Sierra Leone and parts of Ghana Diaspora Yoruba outside Africa in Haiti , Cuba , Puerto Rico , Brazil , United States , UK DEFAULTSORT Yoruba Academy, The Category Education in Nigeria Category Language regulators Category Yoruba Accademy Category Yoruba language Accademy Category Yoruba culture Accademy Category Organizations established in 2007 nigeria stub ... more details
Yoruba literature is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people , the largest ethno linguistic ... , as well as in dispersed Yoruba communities throughout the world. Writing Yoruba did not have a common written form before the nineteenth century. Many of the early contributions to Yoruba writing and formal study were made by England English educated Anglican priests. The first Yoruba grammar was published in 1843 by Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther . He himself was of Yoruba origin. The written form of the Yoruba language comes from a Conference on Orthography from the Church Missionary Society in Lagos, in 1875. The first history of the Yoruba people was compiled by Reverend Samuel Johnson Nigeria Samuel Johnson in 1897 who was also of Yoruba origin. Thus, it must be noted that the formation of written Yoruba was facilitated by Yoruba people themselves despite the use of the Roman alphabet. Mythology Yoruba religion is intertwined with history, with Yoruba claiming to descend from divinities, and some kings becoming deified after their deaths. Itan is the word for the sum of Yoruba religion, poetry, song, and history. Yoruba divinities are called Orisha s, and make up one of the most complex pantheons in oral history. If , a complex system of divination, involves recital of Yoruba ... in 1938 by Chief Daniel O. Fagunwa 1903 1963 . It contains the picaresque tales of a Yoruba hunter ... gained fame for The Palm Wine Drinkard 1946, pub 1952 , and other works based on Yoruba folklore ... Yoruba language novels about modern Nigerian life and love, such as Kekere Ekun 1967 Lad Nicknamed ... English and Yoruba. He is considered the father of the Nigerian theatre. Wole Soyinka 1934 is sometimes ..., film producer, and professor of Yoruba language. His works include historical dramas and analyses of modern Yoruba novels. See also Or k References http www.britannica.com Blackhistory article.do ... article 195906 African literature Yoruba literature Britannica Student Encyclopedia article Category ... more details
Ori is a metaphysical concept important to Yoruba people Yoruba spirituality and Yoruba religion way of life . Ori, literally meaning head, refers to one s spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence, and therefore is often personified as an Orisha in its own right . In Yoruba tradition, it is believed that human beings are able to heal themselves both spiritually and physically by working with the Orishas to achieve a balanced character, or iwa pele . When one has a balanced character, one obtains an alignment with one s Ori or divine self . Alignment with one s Ori brings, to the person who obtains it, inner peace and satistaction with life. To come to know the Ori is, essentially, to come to Self knowledge psychology know oneself , a concept extremely foreign to Western philosophy . The primacy of individual identity is been captured in a Yoruba proverb Ori la ba bo, a ba f orisa sile It is the inner soul or head we ought to venerate, and let divinity be . Bibliography Camara, Louis, 1996. Le choix de l Ori conte. Saint Louis Xamal. Gbadegesin, Segun, 2003. n y n, The Yoruba Concept of a Person , in P.H. Coetzee and A.P.J. Roux eds The African Philosophy Reader 2nd ed. , 175 191. This study originally appeared under the same title in Gbadegesin, Segun, 1991. African philosophy Traditional Yoruba philosophy and contemporary African realities . New York Peter Lang, 27 59. Makinde, M.A. 1985. A Philosophical analysis of the Yoruba concepts of Ori and human destiny , International Studies in Philosophy , 17, 1, 54 69. Ifaloju, A. 2007. Ori The Divine Container of Destiny, Character & Potential, Seed of the Creator , Ifa Speaks, blog article, Yoruba concepts of destiny & purpose Presented at University ... Articles . Yoruba Theogony Orisa If Category Yoruba culture Category African culture Category Yoruba words and phrases pt Ori yoruba ... more details
Yoruba names are primarily used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language speaking individuals in both Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora . Naming ceremonies By custom, Yoruba children are named in a ceremony that takes place 7 days after their birth. The names of the children are traditionally taken from the father, but names can also come from those of other ranking members of the family, including the mother, grandparents or next of kin. Both the mother and father and other next of kin can give their own favorite names to the child or children. Baby names often come from the grandparents and great grandparents of the child to be named. Composition and importance of names Yoruba names are often carefully considered during the week prior to the naming ceremony, as great care is placed upon selecting a name that would not reflect any sort of negativity or disrepute in other words, selecting a name that previously belonged to a thief or criminal for a Yoruba child is not considered as a wise idea, as it according to Yoruba philosophy could result in the child growing up to become a thief or criminal. Yoruba names are traditionally classified into two categories Destiny Names Situational names assumed to be brought from heaven or derived from a religious background Acquired Names given on earth or granted by next of kin One of the most common destiny names among the Yoruba are Taiwo and Kehinde, which are given primarily to twin s. Acquired name may signify the position of the family in the society e. g Adewale , a typical royal family name . It may also signify the family work e. g Agbede , the blacksmith . Yoruba also have Oriki , a kind of praise recital used to emphasize the achievements of the ancestors of the family. Oriki could be a single word like Adunni , or it could ... ancestral line. Names in world cultures Category Yoruba culture Name Category Yoruba language Name Category Yoruba given names ko yo Or k Yor b ... more details
tongue of the Yoruba people , it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria , Benin , and Togo ... related to other Nigerian Niger Congo languages including Edo, Igbo and Nupe. History Main Yoruba history The ancestor of the Yoruba speakers is, according to their oral traditions, Oduduwa . Although ... of Oduduwa share one name. At some stage the term Yariba or Yoruba came into use, first ... due to the development of a written standard, the term Yoruba was extended to include all speakers ... before this point. The North West Yoruba dialects, for example, show more linguistic innovations. According to some, this, combined with the fact that Southeast and Central Yoruba areas generally have older settlements, suggests a later date of immigration for Northwest Yoruba. ref Adetugb 1973 192 3. See also the section Dialects Dialects . ref Varieties The Yoruba dialect continuum itself consists of several dialects. The various Yoruba dialects in the Yorubaland of Nigeria can be classified ... thesis The Yoruba Language in Western Nigeria Its Major Dialect Areas . See also Adetugb 1973 183 ... often have some similarities to adjoining dialects. North West Yoruba NWY . Abeokuta Ab okuta , Ibadan , Oyo, Nigeria y , Ogun State Ogun and Lagos Eko areas Central Yoruba CY Igbomina , Yagba West Yagba , Ife If , Ekiti , Akure Akur , Efon f n , and Ijebu Kingdom Ij bu areas . South East Yoruba ... Kingdom Ij bu . North West Yoruba is historically a part of the Oyo Empire y empire. In NWY dialects, Proto Yoruba gh the velar fricative IPA and gw have merged into w the upper vowels i and were ... of power between civil and war chiefs lineage and descent are unilineal and agnatic . South East Yoruba ... in NWY dialects. Central Yoruba forms a transitional area in that the lexicon has much in common ... or seven nasal vowels, and an extensive vowel harmony system. Literary Yoruba Literary Yoruba, also known as Standard Yoruba , Yoruba koin , and common Yoruba , is a separate member of the dialect ... more details
Kokoro is a Yoruba language Yoruba word meaning worm , grub or insect . ref cite web url http www.archive.org stream vocabularyofyoru00crow vocabularyofyoru00crow djvu.txt title A vocabulary of the Yoruba language author REV. SAMUEL CROWTHER publisher SEELEYS, FLEET STREET, AND HANOVER STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON. date 1852 accessdate 2009 11 09 ref Medicine The term kokoro is used in traditional Yoruba medicine to describe tiny, invisible worms or insects that are thought to live in small bags within the body, and perform useful functions such as aiding digestion and fertility. They are thought to also carry sexually transmitted diseases and other diseases. If they become too powerful, they must be controlled, killed or driven out by bitter tasting medicines. If kokoro are identified with bacteria and viruses, and the small bags are identified with cells, this is consistent with modern medical views. ref cite book title Rethinking AIDS prevention learning from successes in developing countries author Edward Crocker Green publisher Greenwood Publishing Group year 2003 ISBN 0865693161 page 305 ref ref cite book title Medicine across cultures history and practice of medicine in non Western cultures author Helaine Selin, Hugh Shapiro publisher Springer year 2003 ISBN 1402011660 page 15 ref ref cite web url http www.shamanportal.org shamanism african.php title AFRICAN SHAMANISM publisher Shaman Portal accessdate 2009 11 09 ref Wisdom The Yoruba of Nigeria have a saying regarding the right to life of insects Yi ese re si apakan, br ma se te kokoro ni br kokoro ti iwo ko naani ni br Olorun lo le da a Side step your feet do not kill that insect That insect you do not regard God ... 20ISSUES 20IN 20YORUBA 20RELIGION.htm title ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN YORUBA RELIGION IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP ... and Human Flourishing Among the Yoruba author Raymond Ogunade publisher University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria accessdate 2009 11 09 ref See also Yoruba medicine References reflist Category Yoruba ... more details
Infobox ethnic group group Yoruba image Image Kwarastatedrummers.jpg 250px caption Kwara State drummers ... as Nigerian , 61,430 identify as Canadians . ref langs Yoruba language Yoruba , Yoruboid languages ... , Itsekiri , Ebira , Yoruba people Yor b in Yoruba orthography are one of the largest ethnic group s in West Africa . The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language lang yo d e Yor b d . The Yoruba constitute between 30 and 50 million individuals ref http www.everyculture.com wc Mauritania ... the world factbook geos ni.html CIA World Factbook ref The Yoruba share borders with the Borgu .... While the majority of the Yoruba live in western Nigeria, there are also substantial indigenous Yoruba communities in the Republic of Benin and Togo , plus large groups of Yoruba migrants living in the United States U.S.A. and the United Kingdom . Yoruba settlements are often described as primarily ... towns and cities known as original capitals of founding Yoruba states kingdoms. The second generation ... that emerged following the Yoruba wars. History Main History of the Yoruba people General history ... century BC, were not initially known as the Yoruba, although they shared a common ethnicity and language group. Both archeology and traditional Yoruba oral historians confirm the existence of people in this region for several millennia. Between 1100 AD and 1700 AD, the Yoruba Kingdom of Ife experienced ... encyclopedia 781536070 Ife kingdom .html Encarta.msn.com ref It was then surpassed by the Yoruba Oyo Empire as the dominant Yoruba military and political power between 1700 AD and 1900 ... homeland of the Yoruba. The nearby Benin Empire with its capital in the Benin City city ... limited. Cosmogonic origin Yoruba people Main Yoruba religion Orisa nla The great divinity also known ... Yoruba recounts Od duw to be the Progenitor of the Yoruba and the reigning ancestor of their crowned ... of the Niger and Benue rivers, and is where the Yoruba language is presumed to have separated from ... more details
The Yoruba calendar Kojoda year starts from 3 June to 2 June of the following year. According to this calendar, the Gregorian calendar Gregorian year 2008 A. D. is the 10050th year of Yoruba culture . The traditional Yoruba week has four days. The 4 days that are dedicated to the Orisa goes as follow Day 1 is dedicated to Obatala Sopanna, Iyaami, and the Egungun Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila Esu and Osun ... calendar, Yoruba people also measure time in seven days a week and four weeks a month. The four ... in 1 okan odun. There are 12 mejila oshu in 1 okan odun. An example for the 2010 Yoruba Calendar is available on this website, dedicated to creating technologies to promote Yoruba culture http www.jolome.com yoruba calendar Kojoda Calendar 2010 Calendar Terminologies The Yoruba calendar Kojoda year starts from 3 June to 2 June of the following year. ref http yourtemple.net spirit 2008.03 yoruba ... year of Yoruba culture. ref http yourtemple.net spirit 2008.03 yoruba calendar.jsp Yourtemple.net ref To reconcile with the Gregorian calendar , Yoruba people also measure time in seven days a week and four weeks a month class wikitable Modified days in Yoruba calendar Days in Gregorian calendar ... Thursday Ojo Eti Jimoh Friday Ojo Abameta Saturday ref http yourtemple.net spirit 2008.03 yoruba calendar.jsp ... and illustrious dead. b b starts last Saturday of May, for 7 days Okudu June Okudu 03 Onset of the Yoruba New Year 2008 is the 10,050th year of Yoruba culture Okudu 7 8 Shopona Or of Disease ... divination is with 16 palm nuts. Mass gathering of the yoruba Ag mo first and second weeks in July ... on Aye, and is the custodian of Yoruba culture. The aso ala white cloth worn by b t l initiates ... of aso ala connection to b t l was is a major weapon against the Yoruba in their psychological resistance ... solstice Orisa If Yoruba topics Calendars References reflist DEFAULTSORT Yoruba Calendar Category Yoruba Calendar Category Specific calendars pt Calend rio yoruba http www.ganphilosophy.com index.php ... more details
The Yor b religion comprises the original religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba people . Its ... Kola Abimbola, Yoruba Culture A Philosophical Account , ed Paperback ,Iroko Academics Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1 905 38800 4 Retrieved 27 03 2011 ref Yoruba religious beliefs are part of itan , the total ... with all other living things, including the Earth itself. ref name YRM George E. Simpson, Yoruba Religion ... . In the Yor b Theogony, Ol d mar has over all. ref name YRM According to a Yoruba Yor b .... In this, Ol d mar is Supreme ref name God Bolaji Idowu , Ol d mar God in Yoruba Belief , ,Longman ... Yoruba Yor b regard Olodumare Ol d mar as the final recepient of creation. In the Yor b creation ... entry http www.oxfordreference.com views ENTRY.html?subview Main&entry t279.e319 Yoruba Accessdate ... yoruba.htm The Concept of God The People of Yoruba for the acceptability of the translation ref ... of the feminine force. Oshun Wife of fomer Oba of Oyo Empire Oyo called Shango another Yoruba Orisha see below is said to turn into a river in Osogbo. Yoruba historians ascribed to her Sensuality, Beauty ..., Women appeal to her for child bearing and for the alleviation of female disorders. The Yoruba ... in Yoruba traditions is also known for her love of honey. Shango Associated with Virility, Masculinity ... Oyo called Shango another Yoruba Orisha see above said to turn into River Niger is often described ... whereby such divinity is one of the principle Orisha Orixa . Reincarnation The Yoruba believe in reincarnation ... an old relative. Yoruba religion around the world Main Yoruba history According to Professor S. A. Akintoye ... in an unprecedented fashion ref name History Prof S. A. Akintoye, http www.amazon.co.uk History Yoruba ... of the Yoruba people , Amalion Publishing, 2010. ISBN 2 359 26005 7. Retrieved 27 03 2011 ref it is common ... 0 226 07610 5 ref ref Oditous, http anthrocivitas.net forum showthread.php?t 9088 Yoruba , Anthropology ... of Yoruba Religious Concepts , Weiser Books, York Beach, New York, 1994. ISBN 0 877 28789 9 ref ... more details
Yoruba culture refers to the idiosyncratic cultural norms of Yorubaland and the Yoruba people . Art Sculpture Image Yoruba bronze head.jpg thumb Yoruba bronze head sculpture from the city of Ife , Nigeria c. 12th century A.D The Yoruba are said to be prolific sculptures, famous for their magnificent ... Wardwell Author, Editor , http www.amazon.com dp 978322929X Yoruba Nine Centuries of African ... patterns. Cuisine Yams are said to be one of the important food for the Yoruba plantain, corn, beans, meat, and fish are also choices. ref Nicole Mullen, http wysinger.homestead.com yoruba.html Yoruba ... that people live out the meanings of their names. As such, Yoruba people put considerable effort into naming ..., sugar cane, salt, and liquor. Each of these has a special meaning in the world view of the Yoruba. For instance ... Preordained name Amutorunwa brought from heaven Oruko name Yoruba believe that a baby may ... death, or Ku die dead The Yoruba believe that some children are born to die. This derives from the phenomenon ... me Kokumo this will not die Pet Names The Yoruba also have pet names or oriki. These are praise names ... one who is blessed on sight , Atinuke or Abike one that is born to be pampered . Law Yoruba law is the legal ... R. Bascom http isbndb.com d book the yoruba of southwestern nigeria.html page 43. ISBN 0 030 81249 ... Institute for Public Policy, 1990. ISBN 0 936 48829 8 ref blockquote Linguistics Main Yoruba language Yoruba written literature begins with the formation of its grammar published in 1843. The standard ... to adulthood. The Yoruba culture provides for the upbringing of the child by the extended family ... seen among the Yoruba as the union of the families on both sides. But before the bride goes to her ... from the village where they live. Music Main Yoruba music Music and dance have always been an important ..., 1997 ISBN 0 824 06035 0 ref Funeral In Yoruba thought, death is not the end of life it is rather ... I am immovable. The Yoruba also pray for many blessings, but the most important three are wealth ... more details
The music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria is best known for an extremely advanced drummer drumming tradition, especially using the dundun hourglass tension drums . Yoruba folk music became perhaps the most prominent kind of Music of West Africa West African music in Afro American music Afro Latin and Caribbean musical styles. Yor b music left an especially important influence on the music used in Lukumi ref http www.scribd.com doc 85753 Bata Drumming Notations Discographies Glossary Bata Drumming Notations Discographies Glossary Bata Druming & the Lucumi Santeria BembeCeremony , Scribd Online ref practice and the music of Cuba ref http www.descarga.com cgi bin db archives Article17 Conunto Folkorico Nacional De Cuba M sica Yoruba ref Folk music Ensembles using the dundun play a type of music that is also called dundun . These ensembles consist of various sizes of tension drums along with special ... by imitating the tonality of Yoruba language Yoruba . Much of Yoruba music is spiritual in nature, and this form ... Yoruba music was not influenced by foreign music the same cannot be said of modern day Yoruba music .... Interpretation involves rendering African , here Yoruba, musical expression using a mixture of instruments from different horizons. Yoruba music traditionally centred around folklore and spiritual ... for a living was not something the Yoruba s did and singers were referred to in a derogatory term of Alagbe , it is this derogation of musicians that made it not appeal to modern Yoruba at the time ..., University of Chicargo Press, 1990 ISBN 0 226 87465 6 ref are all Yoruba adaptations of foreign ... , Abibu Oluwa , Yusuf Olatunji , Sanusi Aka , Saka Layigbade . Apala , is another genre of Yoruba ... cgi bin db archives Article17 Soul Force 101 Yoruba Sacred Music, Old World and New Various ... Popular Music of Yorubaland 1931 1952 , Audio CD , Savannahphone, 2007 Yoruba topics Category Yoruba culture Music Category Yoruba music es M sica yoruba pt M sica yorub ... more details
Yoruba kokoro and also worm s aron which inhabit small bags within the body. For the Yoruba, however ... http isbndb.com d book yoruba medicine.html Yoruba Medicine , Clarendon Press, Oxford 1985 Amaury ... Ch7 ref . Some early writers believed that the Yoruba people are actually an East Africa n tribe who moved from the Nile River to the Niger area. For example, Dr. Jonathan Olumide Lucas claims that the Yoruba ... for their liking. But it must be recognized that to the Yoruba people Yor b s it is not merely a procedure ... yoruba traditional medicine and the challenge of integration.html Yoruba Traditional Medicine and the challenge ... Kola Abimbola http www.amazon.com Yoruba Culture Philosophical Account Context dp 1905388004 Yoruba Culture A Philosophical Account ed Paperback , Iroko Academic Publishers, 2005 ISBN 1 905 ... environmental balance imbalance. In his piece on http www.amazon.com Yoruba Culture Philosophical ... in the life of the Yoruba people Yor b s nevertheless in this form of medicine. And with this Osanyin ... , Motherwort , Garlic Yemoja Literarily Mother Fish is held by Yoruba traditionalists as Mother of Waters ... Empire Oyo called Shango another Yoruba Orisha see below is said to turn into a river in Osogbo. Yoruba historians ascribed to her Sensuality, Beauty, Gracefulness, symbolizing Yorubas search for clarity ... of female disorders. The Yoruba traditions described her as fond of babies and her intervention is sought if a baby becomes ill. Oshu in Yoruba traditions is also known for her love ... Empire Oyo called Shango another Yoruba Orisha see above said to turn into River Niger is often described ... of her husband Shango. In Yoruba beliefs she is the Orisha of rebirth as things must die ... African Medicine Orisa If Yoruba Theogony Category Yoruba Medicine Category Yoruba culture ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Yoruba mythology , Aja is an Orisha , patron of the forest , the animal s within it and herb al healers, whom she taught their art. Among the Yoruba, aja also refer to a wild wind . It s believed that if someone is carried away by aja, and then returns, he becomes a powerful jujuman or babalawo . The journey supposedly will have a duration of between 7 days to 3 months, and the person so carried is thought to have gone to the land of the dead or heaven Orun . DEFAULTSORT Aja Yoruba Mythology Category Yoruba deities Category Nature goddesses Category Health goddesses Africa myth stub ... more details
BC, were not initially known as the Yoruba people Yoruba , although they shared a common ethnicity and language group. Both archeology and traditional Yoruba oral historians confirm the existence of people in this region for several millennia. Yoruba spiritual heritage maintains that the Yoruba ... messenger. The name Yoruba is most likely an adaptation of Yo ru ebo , meaning will venerate make offerings to the Orisha . Yoruba civilization remains one of the most technologically and artistically advanced in West Africa to this time. Some contemporary historians contend that some Yoruba are not indigenous ... to the establishment of the Yoruba in what are now Southwest Nigeria, Benin , and Togo , with Yoruba ... and kings in eastern Yor b land . Golden age Between 1100 CE and 1700 CE, the Yoruba Kingdom of Ife experienced a golden age . It was then surpassed by the Oyo Empire as the dominant Yoruba military and political power between 1700 CE and 1900 CE. The nearby splinter Yoruba kingdom of Benin was also ... of a figurehead. In all cases, however, Yoruba monarchs were subject to the continuing approval of their constituents .... Modern history The Yoruba eventually established a federation of city states under the political ... towards the Oyo Empire . Shortly after, they overran the Yoruba city of Ilorin and then sacked ... Caliphate to expand southwards were checked by the Yoruba people Yoruba who had rallied to resist ... city states. However, the Oyo hegemony had been dealt a mortal blow. The other Yoruba city ... weakened the Yoruba in their opposition to British colonial and military invasions. The military ... of the Yoruba, which became more accessible in the nineteenth century with the more permanent arrival ... intercity warfare amongst the Yoruba themselves. Archaeological evidence of the greatness ... Press, 2006, pg 275. ref Etymology During the 19th century, the term Yoruba people Yoruba or Yariba ... Oyo Empire y Oyo or Yagba, two Yoruba speaking groups along the northern borders of their territory ... more details
Image Yoruba bronze head.jpg thumb Yoruba bronze head sculpture, Ife, Nigeria c. 12th century A.D. Image Ife Kings Head.jpg thumb right 200px Ife bronze casting of a Kings head currently in the British Museum The Yoruba people Yoruba of South Western Africa Benin Republic, Nigeria and Togo , also including parts of Ghana , Cameroon and Sierra Leone , have a very rich and vibrant artisan community, creating traditional and contemporary art. ref Cite web url http www.africaresource.com ijele issue5 olajubu.html title The Place of Susanne Wenger s Art in Yoruba Religion accessdate 2008 02 25 ref The custom of art and artisans among the Yoruba is deeply rooted in the If literary corpus, indicating the orishas Ogun, Obatala, Oshun and Obalufon as central to creation mythology including artistry i.e. the art of humanity . Over the years, many have come to merge foreign ideas of artistry and contemporary art with the traditional art forms found in West Africa. The traditional art forms among the Yoruba include but are not limited to beading, braiding, tattooing, clay moulding and ceramic work, bronze casting, weaving and dyeing, sculpting etc. There is also a vibrant form of customary theatre known as Alarinjo that has its roots in the medieval period and that has given much to the contemporary Cinema of Nigeria Nigerian film industry . References Reflist Orisa If Category African art Category Yoruba culture Art pt Arte tradicional yoruba ... more details
The following is a list of Yoruba people Yoruba Orisha deities Supreme being Olorun Ol r n the supreme creator deity Orishas Aganju Orisha of volcanoes, the wilderness and rivers Aja Yoruba mythology Aja Orisha of the forest, the animals within it, and herbal healing Ayao Orisha of air Babalu Aye Orisha of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease particularly smallpox, leprosy and AIDS and healing Egungun oya Orisha of divination Erinle Orisha of medicine, healing, and comfort, physician to the gods in Santer a he is also regarded as a patron of gay people Eshu trickster, psychopomp and Orisha of crossroads, duality, beginnings, travelers, fertility and death Kokou god Kokou a violent warrior Orisha Oba goddess Oba first wife of Shango and Orisha of domesticity and marriage Obatala creator of human bodies Orisha of light, spiritual purity, and moral uprightness Ogoun Orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war Olokun patron Orisha of the descendants of African s who were carried away during the Atlantic Slave Trade or Middle Passage Oshun Orisha who presides over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy Oshunmare divine rainbow serpent associated with creation and procreation Oxossi Orisha of the forest Oya Orisha of the Niger River associated with wind, lightning, fertility, fire, and magic Sopona Orisha of smallpox Shango Orisha of thunder and lightning Yemaja a mother goddess patron deity of women, especially pregnant women, and the Ogun river Irunmole Orunmila spirit of wisdom, divination, destiny, and foresight Category Yoruba deities Category Lists of deities Yoruba Category Mythology related lists Deities, Yoruba Category Religion related lists Deities,Yoruba ... more details
Territory located in present day Benin . Oba ruler Oba Ruler . class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 40 Incumbent width 20 Notes valign top c. 1600 colspan 2 Foundation of Dassa kingdom valign top c. 1800 colspan 2 Conquest by Danhome valign top 1889 colspan 2 French protectorate independent of Danhome valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1889 to ???? Ajikin Zomaw , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to 1941 Abisi Oyo , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 13 June 1941 to 24 July 1942 Awo Alagi , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1942 to ???? Bernardin Zomaw , small Oba Sources http www.rulers.org benitrad.html rulers.org benitrad See also Benin Yoruba people Yoruba states Rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha Rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe Rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo Lists of office holders Category Yoruba history Category Lists of rulers Yoruba state of Dassa Category History of Benin Category Government of Benin Category Benin related lists pt Anexo Lista de reis do estado yoruba de Dassa ... more details
Territory located in present day Benin . class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 40 Incumbent width 20 Notes valign top c. 1800 colspan 2 Foundation of Icha state valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Baba Akete valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Lauru valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Obinti valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Akan Aku valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Kase Kpe valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Lauru Tofa valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Lauru Tonyon valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Lauro Bezon valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Lauru Asogba valign top bgcolor ffffec small ante post 1920 to ante post 1920 Lauru Sources http www.rulers.org benitrad.html See also Benin Yoruba people Yoruba states List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe Lists of office holders dmy date December 2010 Category Yoruba history Category History of Benin Category Government of Benin Category Benin related lists Category Lists of rulers Yoruba state of Icha ... more details
Sabe is a territory located in present day Benin . In the Yoruba language , the word Oba means king or ruler . It is also common for the oba s of the various Yoruba people Yoruba domains to have their own special titles. In Sabe the Oba is referred to as the Onisabe of Sabe Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled Ola . It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents a fragment of the record. List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 40 Incumbent width 20 Notes valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1803 to 1818 Ola Obe Yai Ola Obe Yai, Woru , small Onisabe valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1818 to 18?? Ola Mone , small Onisabe valign top bgcolor ffffec small 18?? to ???? Ola Akikenju , small Onisabe br br Sources http www.rulers.org benitrad.html See also Benin Yoruba people Yoruba states List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo Lists of office holders Category Yoruba history Category History of Benin Category Government of Benin Category Benin related lists Category Lists of rulers Yoruba state of Sabe ... more details
The Ketu Benin state of Ketu is located in present day Republic of Benin . In the Yoruba language , the word oba means king or ruler . It is also common for the rulers of the various Yoruba people Yoruba domains to have their own special titles. In Ketu the Oba ruler Oba is referred to as the Aleketu of Ketu class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 40 Incumbent width 20 Notes valign top c. 1500 colspan 2 Capital moved to Ketu valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1795 to 1816 Ajibolu , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1816 to 1853 Adebiya , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1853 to December 1858 Adegbede , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small December 1858 to 1867 Adiro , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1867 to 1883 Osun Ojeku , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1883 to 1886 Agidigbo Hungbo , small regent valign top 1886 colspan 2 Conquest by Danhome valign top 1893 colspan 2 Restoration by France under protectorate valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1893 to 1894 Ida of Ketu Ida , small regent valign top bgcolor ffffec small 13 February 1894 to 1918 Oyengen , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1918 to 1936 Ademufekun Dudu , small Oba valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1937 to 1963 Alamu Adewori Adegibite , small Oba valign top small 1963 colspan 2 Abolition of Ketu state Sources http www.rulers.org benitrad.html http www.citrus moon.com See also Benin Yoruba people Yoruba states List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe Lists of office holders dmy date December 2010 Category Yoruba history Category History of Benin Category Government of Benin Category Benin related lists Category Lists of rulers Yoruba state of Ketu ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2010 Territory located in present day Nigeria . In the Yoruba language , the word oba ruler oba means king or ruler . It is also common for the rulers of the various Yoruba people Yoruba domains to have their own special titles. In Oyo Empire Oyo , the Oba is referred to as the Alaafin of Oyo . class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 40 Incumbent width 20 Notes valign top c. 1400 colspan 2 Foundation of Oyo Empire valign top c. 1835 colspan 2 Conquest by Fulani Empire valign top 1888 colspan 2 British protectorate valign top bgcolor ffffec small 1400 to ???? Oranyan , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Ajaka , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Shango , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Ajaka restored , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Aganju of Oyo Aganju , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Kori , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Oluaso , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small c. 1500 to ???? Onigbogi , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Ofirin , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Eguguojo , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Orompoto , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small c. 1600 to ???? Abipa , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ???? to ???? Obalokun , small Alaafin valign top bgcolor ffffec small ... ffffec See also Oyo Empire Yoruba people Yoruba states List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe Lists of office holders DEFAULTSORT List Of Rulers Of The Yoruba State Of Oyo Category Lists of rulers Yoruba state of Oyo Category Alaafins of Oyo Category Nigeria related lists Yoruba state of Oyo pt Anexo Lista de governantes do estado Yoruba de Oyo ... more details
Yetunde may refer to A traditional name of the Yoruba tribe which factors into Yoruba mythology . Yetunde Price , the elder half sister of tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Disambig ... more details
Noref date July 2009 Itutu , which literally translates as Cool aesthetic cool from the Yoruba language , has been used by the Yoruba people Yoruba and more recently by Africanist art historians to describe the aesthetic that characterizes much Yoruba and some African American art. An Itutu aesthetic includes the appearance of a calm, collected face that is found in much Yoruba traditional art Yoruba sculpture . It has been suggested by Robert Farris Thompson of Yale University that Itutu is the origin of the American idea of the cool . His 1973 article An Aesthetic of the Cool traces the idea of Itutu from the Yoruba to several other African civilizations and finally to the Americas, where the descendents of Africans perpetuated the importance of being cool . Category Yoruba culture Category Beninese culture Category Nigerian culture Benin stub culture stub Nigeria stub ... more details
Adeyemi is a Yoruba people Yoruba surname. People with this surname include Tom Adeyemi , English footballer Wal Adeyemi , British fashion designer Yinka Adeyemi , Nigerian artist surname Category Surnames ... more details
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