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the yoruba & DESCENDENTS

In United States of America, there is a Yoruba community named Oyotunji African Village. It is located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Oyotunji is regarded as North America's oldest authentic African village..

 It was founded in 1970 and is the first intentional community in North America, based on the culture of the Yoruba and Dahomey tribes of West Africa. It has survived 48 years of sustaining the Yoruba traditional sociology and values in the diaspora. The village is named after the Oyo Empire, and the name literally means "Oyo returns" or "Oyo rises again" or “Oyo resurrects”. The village occupies 27 acres of land.
Oyotunji, South Carolina USA. was founded by His Royal Highness Oba (King) Waja, Ofuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I, was born Walter Eugene King on October 5, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Oba Waja’s exposure to African religion began when he became associated with the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe at the age of 20. He later travelled to Haiti where he discovered more about the Yoruba culture. 

informational websites

The African diaspora consists of the worldwide collection of Communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas, europe and the caribBean
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videos of events in yoruba diaspora

Oyotunji, yoruba town in the usa

OYOTUNJI HRM OBA ADEJUYIGBE ADEFUNMI II VISIT TO ILE-IFE

OSUN FESTIVAL 2019 RIO DE JANEIRO IN BRAZIL

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