Scholar, Musician and Priest of Obatala Baba John Masontraces the journey of the Orisha Chango from its roots in the ancient Kingdom of Oyo, Nigeria, West Africa to the Americas.
Chango, the concept of male warrior energy, traveled to the Americas in the bodies of enslaved Africans and was installed in the bodies of African descendants in Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic and other geographic areas.
Today, African descendants throughout the Americas and the rest of the globe continue to honor the power of thunder and lightning that Chango represents in nature.
When: Saturday | December 10, 2016 | 3pm to 5pm
Where: Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, 120 East 125th Street, New York, NY 10035
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Organizer:Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Organizer of Que Viva Chango with Babalorisha John Mason
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