62 min
Music
Owonrinsogbe: Sixteen Verses of the Odu
Elebuibon recites more than sixteen verses of this odu Ifa, with their stories and explanations.
About the teacher
Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon
Ifayemi Elebuibon, born in 1947 in Osogbo, Nigeria, is a babalawo, a priest of Ifá, the Yoruba tradition of divination and sacred verse. He began learning Ifá at the age of four and became a babalawo in 1967, following a family line in which his maternal grandfather held the title of Araba, chief Ifá priest of Osogbo. A poet, writer and linguist who publishes in Yoruba and English, he teaches about Ifá and Yoruba culture in Nigeria and the United States, including at Obafemi Awolowo University and San Francisco State University.
Upcoming events
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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
28 min
Interview
Ancient Ifa Teachings
A conversation with Chief Alaje about Orunmila, the orisa and what is passed on by mouth.
45 min
Interview
A Conversation With the Araba of Osogbo
Three quarters of an hour with the Araba of Osogbo on Ifa, Isese and his own training.
Path
The wider context.
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Drum, song and the ones who came before
Traditions of Africa & the Diaspora
Ifá, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Santería, Gnawa, zār and mbira: traditions in which drum, song and ceremony bring the spirits and the ancestors near.
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