ARARA Teachers

Arará Savalú is a distinct religious and cultural tradition that resides solely in the city of Matanzas, Cuba. Although closely-related forms exist in other areas of the province of Matanzas (Mahinu and Dahomey) the subset known specifically as Savalú is unique. The origins of this vastly complex religion and its music come from the Dahomey nation of West Africa (in the physical regions now known as Benin and Togo). Benin and Togo are located west of the large country of Nigeria, which was once the kingdom of the Yoruba people. As bordering neighbors, the Yoruban and Dahomean kingdoms shared many cultural similarities, including their respective religions, but still retained their own identities. Today, Yoruban-based Orisha deity worship has become well understood internationally while the Dahomean form of Fodu worship, particularly its specific Cuban form of Arará, has remained largely hidden and relatively unknown until recently.
The belief structures between the Orisha and Fodu pantheons contain many of the same deities with consistent characteristics and sacred stories. Nevertheless, each deity is represented through the cultural lens of its home nation. Therefore, Yoruban Orishas are named and worshiped in the Yoruban language, while similar deities in Dahomey are known as Fodu and worshiped in the Dahomean language of Fon. Just as the languages differ, so too do the rhythms, drums themselves and the songs that are used to call the Orishas and Fodu respectively.
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