When I lived in Bahia Brazil, I remember the Mae de Santo I worked with informing me that my spiritual ancestry somehow was of the Jeje stock. I never really understood what she meant and still don’t to this day but I have always resonated with the music and dance that comes from the Dahomey (Present day Benin), Fon inspired culture.   Years ago I owned some Dvd’s  out of Cuba that displayed beautiful renditions of some of the Arara traditions.  Most people are familiar with the Yoruba and Bantu influenced music of Cuba, but less so with Arara.  Arara from what I was told by an avid drum and dance expert is similar to Lucumi, Yoruba-inspired spiritual traditions in Cuba but for example the orisha are known as “foduces”.  Just like Lucumi, certain rhythms and dances are devoted to the invocation and communication with specific deities and it is understood…