Description

The Afro-Cuban mystery religion Santer a has always been attuned to the female aspects of the Deity. This unique offering of Santer a contains praise songs to the different aspects of the Goddess in the form of Oy , Yemay , Osh n, Yewa, and Obba. Collected and presented by Raul Canizares (1955-2002), who was head of the Santer a Temple Orisha Consciousness Movement in Manhattan and the author of Santer a Cubana and Shango: An African-American Titan, the CD presents songs, chants, and drumming that evoke the powers of these female orishas.