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Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by wuni: 3:50am On Sep 18, 2010 |
Oyotunji African Village is a village located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina that was founded by the late Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I in 1970, as part of a "New World Yoruba" initiative. Oyotunji Village covers 27 miles. During the 1970s, the era of greatest population growth at the village, the number of inhabitants grew from 5 to between 200 and 250. (Goldstein, Hunt, and McCray) The population is rumored to fluctuate between 5 and 9 families as of the last 10 years. It is promoted as an authentic Yoruba village and as a successful example of Pan-Africanism in the New World, and receives tourists from time to time, many of whom are African-American. It was originally intended to be located in Savannah, Georgia, but was eventually settled into its current position after disputes with neighbors in Sheldon proper over drumming and tourists. Historically, residents of Oyotunji Village joined twentieth-century black nationalist ideology with aspects of Yoruba and Fon cultures to form an innovative community. It can be asserted that Oyotunji villagers consciously excised “European” characteristics from certain Cuban and Haitian traditions. In turn, they intertwined elements of the Yoruba and Fon cultures upon which these traditions were based with black nationalist ideology. In this way, the villagers helped to develop a unique brand of Orisa (or deity) worship, rich with black nationalist concepts. The villagers also made an effort to build an independent nation based on West African cultural values. (McCray, 1-3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVPi2peBX2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ6j4MowCNM |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by Nobody: 4:56am On Sep 18, 2010 |
Lovely, I'd so love to go there sometime(s) during my lifetime. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by tpia5: 2:21am On Jul 11, 2014 |
interesting, most nigerians have never heard of it before. shouldnt this be in culture btw. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by Nobody: 3:29am On Jul 11, 2014 |
One of the reasons my leg will never touch there. Na so dem don turn Texas to Ajegunle |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by tpia5: 3:39am On Jul 11, 2014 |
they're americans though, not nigerian. 1 Like |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by lakeside025(m): 4:13pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
what of adelaide in australia? can someone shield more light on this |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by mencade5(m): 4:45pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
ok i hope their amebo is reduce there, because that is the norm in nigeria. Nigerians can gossip eh!. Most especially the south west region. Number in amebo and backbiting. Mscheeew *drives my ferrari with speed* |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by CyrusLevi(m): 4:47pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
lakeside025: what of adelaide in australia? can someone shield more light on thisDurh,that is so not nigerian neither is it anywhere near yoruba. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by 500GPA: 5:01pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
THIS IS INTERESTING. YORUBA CULTURE CAN ALSO BE FIND IN BRAZIL, CUBA, TOGO, BENIN REPUBLIC. 1 Like |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by madamoringo(f): 5:02pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
IdiAmin1: One of the reasons my leg will never touch there. Na so dem don turn Texas to Ajegunle And who wants your awodi there? Who wants an accursed iboe loser anywhere near the Yoruba Town? If only Nigeria will capitulate and all Igbos will be chased out of our Yoruba country in a single day! 3 Likes |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by Nobody: 6:03pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Now the flat headed Nigerians from the eastern region will die of gellousy. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by dridowu: 6:08pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
IdiAmin1: One of the reasons my leg will never touch there. Na so dem don turn Texas to AjegunleEver since you left your home town they did not miss you, talkless of Biafra/Nigeria, so you not going to Oyotunji Village tantamount to noting . In short this your post is hatred/jealous. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by Omexonomy: 8:28pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Nice it is good to export our culture. BUT they should not encourage their smelling way of living they should be force to take their bath at least five times a day. Any body with claw face should be tie to the stake and be shot 66 times. Eating of amala and ewedu should be discouraged. Sweeping of their sourrounding shold be encourage at least once in ten years. |
Re: Oyotunji Vilage In South Carolina Usa by Tobbie9(m): 9:59pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Omexonomy: Nice it is good to export our culture.try again next time |
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