ARABA IFAYEMI ELEBUIBON - ON RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

About the Araba
Araba Ifayemi was born in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. He cames from a family acclaimed to be one of the authorites on Yoruba Traditional Institutions, A direct descendant of Olutimehin, one of Co-founder of the City of Osogbo. He began his priesthood training at age four.
He received his formal education through correspondence courses. His parents insisted on his through grounding in the traditional institution and culture through his apprenticeship with renowned priests of the day. Araba Ifayemi is a poet, performing artist, play write, herbalist and practising babalawo (ifa priest). He has published several books, and scholarly papers on various aspects of Yoruba traditional religion and culture.
Araba Ifayemi is also a recording artist with several credits on Yoruba poetic genre known as Ewi. His mostly social commentaries and parallax snaps cultural philosophy.
His traditional morality drama, Ifa Olokun Asorodayo called from Odu Ifa, was presented on Nigeria National Television Network popular series.
Yemi is an international scholar in-residence at San Francisco State University in California, USA, where he lectures on African Traditional religion and philosophy.
He is the founder of Ancient Philosophy International, Osogbo, Nigeria a Centre dedicated to teach African traditional religion and preforming arts.
He has trained a lot of students and initiated many into the tradition.
Yemi numerous awards and recognitions include lifetime achievement chieftancy as the Araba of Osogbo a title that elevated him to a venerated position in the priesthood hierarchy.
He has also been honored with a doctorate degree of the Brandice University USA. He is an associate staff at Institute of Cultural. he was appointed a vice chairman of Board of Traditional Medicine, Osun State. He is also the current president of International Congress of Orisa tradition and culture, Nigeria Chapter.
He maintain a botanica and mini-museum at his House of Culture that has become a must stop for visitors to Osogbo for teh city annual Osun Festival. Yemi has travelled to many parts of the world at the invitation of organizations, institutions, colleges, and universities and local governments.

[@sameldihno5926]

One of the very reason why i retrace my step to my root. good talk baba. It's not difficult for God(olodumare) to make the world one religion if that's his intentions.

[@janetajayi1946]

well said Baba. we are all worship the same God and working towards the kingdom of God. agba yin a dale Baba. they forgot yoruba proverb that said "Oju orun to eye fo laifara kanra!

[@ShimoneCanty]

great interview! thanks for sharing!

[@chicoabelha]

+Shimone Canty Thanks for the comment. There's more material of the same interview on the link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6HXm2aeqr5li8U

[@federickchen3572]

@@chicoabelha I need baba number please

[@suleshangodoyin3378]

Thanks for listen to this story and I learn a lot! It's me, Sule Shangodoyin.

[@rebeccaakintayo5539]

Traditional region was first in Africa which all Africans worship before christianity and muslims came

[@Omo217]

Well said bàbá. Àgbà yín á dalé.

[@carlosalbertocaetano2772]

adupé ô. Tanks.

[@alaomichael5534]

Pastor and Imam still going to Ifa

[@ladiolorunfunmi4538]

OG did some trolling... hope y’all watching in 2020

[@Fredsussan]

Please how can I see him please can someone give me location where I can meet him

[@abdulazeezadeshina4171]

may God bless you sir...

[@lawaldavid9224]

I want to know about ifa

[@twinflames4249]

Well said, lFA survived back then now and will survived tomorrow, ase

[@olutopeoluwatuyi2450]

Thanks very much sir for the explanations

[@rebeccaakintayo5539]

Daddy I enjoy the message well I connect my self and children ki oluwa gbe mi leke alaroka alabosi odaju orogun ati omo Ogun re e pe fun wa

[@olutopeoluwatuyi2450]

Thanks very much sir for the explanations

[@lal1408]

+Francisco Olorun Adupé

[@chicoabelha]

+La L Adupé!!!

[@akenatonjames9982]

I would love for you to be my oluwo

[@andreamcgehee5072]

Im so happy He's mine oluwo

[@TirraOmilade]

Thank you for sharing!

[@chicoabelha]

+Tirra Hargrow Thanks for your comment! Where are you from? Are you initiated in Ifa?

[@TirraOmilade]

Yes! I am from the USA and am initiated as a priestess of Yemoja.

[@chicoabelha]

+Tirra Hargrow I am an informal researcher on afrobrazilian traditions, therefore my questioning. Where you initiated in the USA? Do you call yourself an Iyanifa? Can you perform all tasks of a Babalawô? Thanks for answering.

[@TirraOmilade]

Yes, I was initiated in the USA. I am not an Iyanifa but an Iyalorisha, so, no, I cannot perform all of the tasks of a Babalawo. My godmother is an Iyanifa. Her husband is a Babalawo.

[@chicoabelha]

+Tirra Hargrow Could you be an Iyanifa one day or is it already determined in your odu reading that you will not be one?

[@lal1408]

+Francisco não tem como traduzir esse vídeo não?!

[@chicoabelha]

+La L Tem sim, mas toma um pouco de tempo que não tenho agora. Vou fazer nos próximos dias, prometo. Sinto muito pelo inconveniente. Se houver alguém que possa me ajudar, agradeço. Pode ser fazendo a transcrição direta do ingles, que já fica mais fácil ou então traduzindo mesmo. Pode me mandar o material para o email [e-mail] Obrigado.

[@lal1408]

O caso é que ele fala inglês misturado com o yorubá. Grata, pela atenção!

[@chicoabelha]

+La L Aqui o endereço do vídeo já com tradução. tem duas palavras que eu não entendi e não traduzi, mas entendo que não comprometeu o sentindo geral. Fique atenta porque é preciso clicar no ícone CC para ativar as legendas, ok? Este ícone está em baixo à direita do video. Aqui o link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGauk4V4aNKUr6c

[@temiladealamudun5063]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@anthonycastro4844]

Ase ooo

[@giovannaferronatowelter2126]

Incrivel ! Sabedoria e humildade ... nossa !

[@olusegunoyekan6551]

Giovanna Ferronato Welter Peace and blessings be on to you..Am a “babaalawo Orisha “which means a spiritual guardian, which help in spiritual reading,healing,dream interpreter and teaching people in there spiritual path you can reach me up on my WhatsApp number:[phone] or my mail: [e-mail] and let me help you in any kind of spiritual challenges with the power of the ancestors...Aboru aboye abosise

[@antoniomiranda1075]

Queru comprá um título de arabá tambiem quanto a família elebuibom me cobra para eu ser o arabá do jardim 3 marias de São Paulo ??????????????

[@orungbamilakolawole3424]

IFA is my father religion and I believe in it as the best religion.

[@GrimeyCrunchdog]

*Crusades* Genius sir

[@kentnike85]

Much respect!!!! I wish I could meet you.

[@honeylandmotorsandproperti4551]

scam priest

[@Crystalblu6]

Who?!!