What are the Cuban Orishas?

What are the Cuban Orishas?

Orishas are a Cuban hip hop group from Havana, Cuba, founded in 1999. The group was first called “Amenaza”, “threat” or “menace” in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap.

Who is the orisha Olokun?

Olokun (Yoruba: Olóòkun) is an orisha spirit in Yoruba religion. Olokun is believed to be the parent of Aje, the orisha of great wealth and of the bottom of the ocean. Olokun is revered as the ruler of all bodies of water and for the authority over other water deities.

What is the Afro Cuban religion?

The Afro-Cuban Orisha religion, sometimes referred to as “Santería,” is the product of the encounter between Yoruba Orisha worship and the popular practices of Spanish Catholicism in colonial Cuba. The Yoruba’s Orisha religion attracted many followers.

Who is the oldest Orisha?

Obatalá
Obatalá (also known as Ochalá or Oxalá; Orichalá or Orixalá) is the oldest “orisha funfun” (“white deity”), referring to purity, both physically and symbolically as in the “light” of consciousness. In Santería, Obatalá is syncretized with Our Lady of Mercy and Jesus Of Nazareth.

How many female orishas are there?

The number of Orishas according to various sources reaches 40. We’d like to introduce you to the most known ones more detailed.

Who is Oshun husband?

Shango
Oshun is believed to have had many lovers and husbands, but her marriage to Shango, the Yoruba sky god of thunder and drumming, is the relationship most often discussed. (Because Shango is also married to her sisters.)

Is Oshun the same as Yemaya?

Yemaya is the orisha of the surface of the ocean. She is the other half of Olokun, sometimes a sister and sometimes a wife (sometimes, both deities are androgynous). While Olokun is the Keeper of Secrets and rules over the depths of the ocean, Yemaya presides over the surface waters.