Connecting Lines :Lagos to Brazil ’The Atlantic Triangle’ Exhibition
The Goethe-Institut in Lagos is located right in the middle of what’s known as the Brazilian Quarter, a district reminiscent of the old towns in Rio de Janeiro or Salvador-Bahia, which was constructed in the 19th century by a group known as the Retornados, i.e….
Music:: Okwei V Odili Drops EP with IFA AFROBEAT
In synchronicity with the political upheavals of June 2013 in Brazil, as the streets boiled with riots, Ifa Afrobeat and Okwei V Odili would manifest their faith in music, following Fela’s message: music is the weapon to affirm your choices and paths! The meeting between…
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II is Dead
Paramount ruler of Yoruba land,Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II,the Ooni of Ile-Ife is Dead. He died in london at the age of 85. The great monarch was flown out of the country some days ago in critical state. He died earlier on yesterday in…
Colorful Masquerade Street Procession at the Lagos Black Heritage Festival 2015
Day 1 of the 2015 Lagos Black Heritage Festival saw more than its expected turn out, as people from different works of life came around to enjoy the celebration of culture, arts and tradition. Right on schedule before the event was declared opened by the…
FILM: OYA RISE OF THE ORISA now online!!
There was a lot of excitement last year about Nosa’s short film, which premiered at the Matatu Film Festival in Oakland California in August 2014. The film, which re-imagines deities known as Orisas from Yoruba cultural and religious heritage as modern day super heroes has…
Exclusive: “Indeed,Brazilians are very much into Ifa religion, they are true devotees of Ifa “Araba Awo of Otan Ayegbaju Speaks.
Before the advent of Colonialism and the introduction of Western religions, advanced systems of indigenous beliefs were the order of the day. The Ifá system of divination and the verses of the literary corpus known as the Odù Ifá were used in ancient times as…