Cuban Lucumi Chants (Cantos Lucumí)
These chants come from Cuba but are in Yoruba, a language spoken in Nigeria.
Ellegua - the trickster at the crossroads
Aso kere kere meye alagguana ki lamboche
Ogun - the warrior / technology and iron
Ogun meyi meyi meyi sera arere owo
Ochossi - the hunter
Opa yeo pa teo oduakofa iyo iyo olo ko oro oduakofa
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Chango - fire and drums
Eya aye chango yamala ko ile
Chango yamala ko ile
Chango yamala ko ile
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Obatala - father figure / purity and justice
Baba kukuruku i baba
kukuruku
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Ora mi mama yo ko da, ora mi
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Information about the Yoruba language
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