​*Cost: $40, plus processing fees

NOT Included in In-Person & Online Unlimited Packages, OR In-Person Oricha Therapy Packages

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*Location: Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

 

Orin (Yoruba Music and Singing) is a workshop that explores the meaning behind some of the most iconic chants of Afro-Cuban music, songs that have played a fundamental role in the evolution of popular and tropical music throughout history.

 

The fact that these chants are sung in a language that is not spoken in the Americas is, on one hand, an act of cultural resistance. At the same time, it has contributed to their marginalization and to the mistaken association of these traditions with dark or mysterious practices.

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More than a learning experience, Orin is a celebration of our ancestral roots and a tribute to those who, through oral tradition and under profoundly adverse conditions, preserved and shaped a significant part of Latin American and Caribbean culture.

An invitation to listen, understand, and reconnect with our roots.

 

Orin workshop invites participants to experience the richness of Cuban folkloric music through voice, movement, and collective participation. Open to people of all backgrounds and experience levels, the workshop offers an immersive introduction to traditional Afro-Cuban songs and dances, encouraging participants to embody the rhythms, melodies, and expressive movements that have been passed down through generations. Rooted in the oral traditions of Cuban folklore, these songs evoke the forces of nature and its many manifestations, reflecting the deep spiritual and cultural connections between music, the natural world, and community. More than a learning experience, Orin offers a unique opportunity to feel these living traditions in the body, fostering connection, creativity, and cultural understanding.