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**cakaeroryrere** · 06-27-2012, 10:09 PM

I have never heard a English speaking black or white person talk about Orisa and other West and Central African retentions. However when i encounter some Cubans both black and white, Brazilians we have some interesting conversations about this all the time. In places like Cuba these African believes systems have become part of society. There is no need to go back to Africa for them, because they live it.

I have. Speaking strictly from a USVI standpoint, since that's what I'm closer to, people there tend to be really suspicious and afraid of any sort of Yoruba influenced religion, Obeah, Santeria, Candomble or Vodoun. So they're not going to go around talking about Orishas. But other African retentions are talked about all the time. I grew up hearing stories about Anansi and my cousins scaring the crap out of me with stories about Jumbees coming to get me in my sleep. Lol!

I just think in Latin America the African influence may be more readily seen in religion and some other things, but in English Speaking America it's more seen in others. So, one is not necessarily more African influenced than the other - they both are, but in different ways.

06-27-2012, 10:09 PM	#38
cakaeroryrere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	I have never heard a English speaking black or white person talk about Orisa and other West and Central African retentions. However when i encounter some Cubans both black and white, Brazilians we have some interesting conversations about this all the time. In places like Cuba these African believes systems have become part of society. There is no need to go back to Africa for them, because they live it. I have. Speaking strictly from a USVI standpoint, since that's what I'm closer to, people there tend to be really suspicious and afraid of any sort of Yoruba influenced religion, Obeah, Santeria, Candomble or Vodoun. So they're not going to go around talking about Orishas. But other African retentions are talked about all the time. I grew up hearing stories about Anansi and my cousins scaring the crap out of me with stories about Jumbees coming to get me in my sleep. Lol! I just think in Latin America the African influence may be more readily seen in religion and some other things, but in English Speaking America it's more seen in others. So, one is not necessarily more African influenced than the other - they both are, but in different ways.
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