Angelique Kidjo -"Lemanja" (Benin)

Selected viewer comments from http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments=1&v=yadsw7Ha64g

Posted in 2008:

vidnut222- Love this song!..Thanks

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Posted in 2010:

trafcho- superrrrrrrr

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nordicmag- Lemanja..ohohoho...great african rythme and interesting voice of angelique kidjo..lemanja ohhhhh..as a fever increasing..

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vidnut222- Thanks for posting this....Pronounced 'Ye-Mon-Ja'...Ki Ki Yemonja!!!!

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bugsysiegel85- An absolutely FABULOUS song!!!!!!

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Jola49 - Great.

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virtual7insanity- finally, i found this song... amazing! great voice.

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michelplatinileroi - a bridge between bahia and the heart of africa, beaut

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Azaka86- Omi O Yemoja

[Editor: I believe that the English translation for this Yoruba sentence is
"I Love Yemoja" ]

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jenoir06- One of my faves.

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Azizip17- from afrikawprldnet"-Yemaja is "the goddess of the sea and the moon. She is the mother archetype and the provider of wealth. As the one who gives life and sustains the Earth, she is extremely generous and giving. She is the nurturing energy that sooth anyone.. Yemaya is also the owner of the collective subconcious and ancient wisdom, since she holds the secrets that are hidden in the sea. She is often invoked in fertility rituals for women and in any ritual concerning women's issues".

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Azizip17- sorry i meant afrikaworldnet. Here's an excerpt from wiki:

"Yemanja is an orisha, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American religions. Africans from what is now called Yorubaland brought Yemaya and a host of other deities/energy forces in nature with them when they were brought to the shores of the Americas as captives. She is the ocean, the essence of motherhood, and a protector of children."

-an African American sista

-snip-

Here are the links I referred to in my comments-

http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/sevenorishas.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemaja

Also, here's additional information about orishas from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orisha

"An Orisha (also spelled Orisa or Orixa) is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. (Olodumare is also known by various other names including Olorun, Eledumare, Eleda and Olofin-Orun.) This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Candomblé, Lucumí/Santería, Shango in Trinidad, Anago, Oyotunji as well as some aspects of Umbanda, Winti, Obeah, Vodun and as well as many others. These varieties or spiritual lineages as they are called are practiced throughout areas of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela among others. As interest in African indigenous religions (spiritual systems) grows, Orisha communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates vary, there could be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide"