Yoruba Goddess Oya Keeper of The Ancestors, and the Element of Water

Awo Orunmila Ifamola omo odun Oshebile, Olo Obatala Igbinlaye who for over thirty years has been performing Orisha music with many of the most prominent drummers of our time. Most notably – the late great Orlando “Puntilla” Rios, Oni Shango Obatilemi who was a leading exponent of Aña, Orisha and Afro -Cuban music in the United States for close to thirty years. Puntilla introduced Oshebile to his Oluo Siguayu (godfather) Gerardo “Taboada”Ferandez Ogbeyono Ifa who initiated Him into the Ifa Priesthood in March of 2001 in the home of Lazaro (ibae) and Fran Marquetti in Havana Cuba. In June of 1992 he was initiated as a priest of Obatala by Olo Oshun Evelyn (Okantomi) Smart and Oni Shango Chief ( Aya Ilu) Bey (ibae). Join us as Awo Orunmila Ifamola as he talks about Oya and the element of water along with many other goodies!