The Yoruba people of West Africa honor a family of divine spirits called the Orisha. Oya is the wind, the storm, and the force of change itself. When something has held you too long, she is the one who blows the door open.

This is a song for her.

What to Expect. Whirling shekere and fast djembe with hard claps Gusting highlife guitar and a fierce female lead Driving communal choruses built to move West African folk fusion with modern indie production

About Oya. In Yoruba tradition, Oya commands the winds, the storms, and the lightning that travels with them. She is known as the Mother of Nine, and nine is her sacred number. She is also called the Queen of the Marketplace, presiding over the crowded, shifting, ever changing heart of community life.

Above all she is the Orisha of transformation. She sweeps away what is old and finished so that something new has room to grow. She stands at the threshold between one state and the next, and even there her message is that life keeps moving forward.

She teaches that change is not the enemy. What the wind takes was rarely yours to keep.

This Song Is For You If You've Ever. - Been stuck at the same door far too long - Lost something and later understood it freed you - Needed a push you did not ask for and did not regret

Whatever held you yesterday does not have to hold you today.

"Carry Us Home", songs for the Orisha of West Africa

These are living traditions, still practiced across West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas today. Traditions vary by region and lineage, and respectful corrections are always welcome in the YouTube comments.