Perhaps no deity represents the melding of cultures better than Shango (alternatively Chango), the Yoruba God of Thunder and the keeper of music. The worship of Shango, initiated by the Oyo of West Africa, survived the horrific Middle Passage and found a new home in the Caribbean. With manifestations throughout the West Indies, South America, and his native Africa, the power of Shango resounds, much like the double-headed Bata drum he controls. The heartbeat of the Motherland proves unhindered in its planatary thump.
(photo courtesy Santeriamistica)
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