These Tribes were the original 7 African Powers! Many People equate the 7 African Powers with the Orishas, yet this is untrue. These powers are the seven spirits from the seven African Tribes enslaved in Cuba: Yoruba, Congo, Takua, Kissi, Calabar, Dahomey and Mandika. Although the tribes were enemies in Africa, in Cuba they were forced to unite, to make personal treaties enabling them to survive hardships of slavery.
These Tribes were the original 7 African Powers! Many People equate the 7 African Powers with the Orishas, yet this is untrue. These powers are the seven spirits from the seven African Tribes enslaved in Cuba: Yoruba, Congo, Takua, Kissi, Calabar, Dahomey and Mandika. Although the tribes were enemies in Africa, in Cuba they were forced to unite, to make personal treaties enabling them to survive hardships of slavery.
