SantÃsimo.(TT: Most Holy)

From: Latin Beat Magazine | Date: February 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Led by Emilio Barreto, Priest of Obatala in the Santeria religion, Santisimo pays homage to the African deities of the Yoruba religion. From the millions of African people brought by slave traders to the Americas in the 19th century, the Yoruba of Nigeria evoked within themselves a rich religious system in Cuba that evolved into what is known as "Santeria." The Yoruba in Cuba preserved these sacred traditions in secret for many years as well as did the Yoruba in Brazil where the religion is called Condomble, in Trinidad where it known as Shango, and in Haiti where it is called ...

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