"First," Jafari said, "in Yoruba "oremi" means friend. In Cuba, in the Lucumi tradition, it refers to women who don't engage sexually with men. And in the streets, during festivals, you see the oremi selling their food, slapping their hands to chase people away or bring them closer - like the sign language for "tortillera". And then in the past couple of years a group of women in Cuba has formed a group called Oremi."

Thank you Dr. Allen.




Jafari Allen July 22, 2007