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Examples

  • The book was lauded as mainstream fiction, but it’s definitely fantasy rooted in Yoruban folklore.

    Non-American Fantasy « 2009

  • Many traditionally oral peoples have a priestly langauge that may be either a more archaic version of their own or a completely foreign language, such as Yoruban for Candomble, Ekoi-Efik for the Cuban Abakwa society, or Keresan for some of the medicine societies at Zuni.

    languagehat.com: PERILS OF THE RUSSIAN BIBLE. 2004

  • Santería, which combines elements of the West African Yoruban religion with those of the Catholic Church and the traditions of the indigenous tribes of the Caribbean, has many methods of spiritual house cleaning.

    Donna Henes: A Clean Sweep for the New Year Donna Henes 2011

  • It were these Yoruban muses, endemic to the natural world of West Africa, that provided the powerful force that energized the spirits of men, women and children.

    Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012

  • It were these Yoruban muses, endemic to the natural world of West Africa, that provided the powerful force that energized the spirits of men, women and children.

    Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012

  • Santería, which combines elements of the West African Yoruban religion with those of the Catholic Church and the traditions of the indigenous tribes of the Caribbean, has many methods of spiritual house cleaning.

    Donna Henes: A Clean Sweep for the New Year Donna Henes 2011

  • Instantly, the feeling shifted: Mr. Vald é s's music freely blends disparate musical styles, from ceremonial Yoruban chants to contemporary Cuban dance beats, ragtime to jazz fusion.

    In Cuba, an 'Extended Family' Reunites Larry Blumenfeld 2010

  • Fela, who created Afrobeat, a blend of jazz, funk, bass and Yoruban chants, welcomes audiences to The Shrine, his club in Lagos, Nigeria.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Fela; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; What The World Needs Now 2010

  • Fela, who created Afrobeat, a blend of jazz, funk, bass and Yoruban chants, welcomes audiences to The Shrine, his club in Lagos, Nigeria.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Fela; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; What The World Needs Now 2010

  • “The cemetery robbers came by here offering these stolen statues,” Antippas said in his fast-paced way as he sat in his living room surrounded by large Yoruban sculptures.

    The Lampshade Mark Jacobson 2010

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