Edder Barreto

Songs to the Orishas Translated Edder Barreto

In the rule of Osha, better known as Santeria, one is born singing and dies singing, and that is that for every song that is sung in ceremonies there is a meaning and generally represent prayers, supplications and invocations. The African slaves who brought religion to our continent very intelligently turned their prayers into songs, perhaps because there was no writing at that time and knowledge had to be transmitted to the next generation through speech, it would be easier to give rhythm to the prayers so they would not be forgotten. In this book you will find the songs that could help in the same way if you do not yet have a crowned saint you can learn the songs of the orishas without having to take that order into account. translated songs which are very important to know where to adapt the same to the correct situation, either in attention to the orishas, drums of foundations or festivities that are performed to entertain them, give eyebale (blood), challenge some horse of a saint to show whether it really is on earth or most importantly the birth of an initiate in the religion for various reasons, delivery of foundations such as necklaces, ota de elegua and make the settlement of the guardian orisha of an initiate.