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I Hear Olofi s Songs: Prayers for Egun and Orisa, is a collection of prayers primarily dedicated to the practitioners of the Yoruba Tradition which is a religion which originated in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, and brought to the Americas in slavery via Cuba. Though a monotheistic (belief in one God) religion, the Yoruba have a pantheon of deities called Orisa, which is closely associated with Saints in western belief. Each deity is dominion of certain earth forces and emotions: ie. Oshun is the deity of love and female sexuality, Obatala is the deity of peace and leadership, Ogun is the deity of war and work. In addition, the Yoruba also pay homage to their ancestors, Egun; believing that respect has to be paid not only to the living elders who are still with us here on earth, but those whose have already passed, but have paved our way. Ayoka Wiles Quinones is an African-American who has practiced Yoruba all her life, and is a priestess of Obatala. Known since childhood for her devotion to Orisa and Egun, she has written this set of prayers which is certain to become a standard for those wanting to communicate with Egun and Orisa.
