Oya is a deity of immense strength, commanding natural forces and guarding the gates between life and death. Like Elphaba, Oya’s powers on first look appear to be fueled by rage.

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VICTOR: Oya is an Orisha in the Yoruba faith. I came about it just as I was writing the songs and realizing that I always recognize the music, songs, ...

Beyoncé also is channeling Oya, an orisha often represented by the water buffalo, when she appears wearing horns and cowhide and smoking a pipe in another scene, Jones said.

Kaiya Prince as Oya, front, and cast in Norfolk State University Theatre Company’s production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “In the Red and Brown Water.” (Jason Amato/Courtesy of NSU Theatre) ...

The protagonist in the story’s name is Lauren Oya Olamina. “Oya, the orisha of change and transformation, serves as a powerful symbol in Ifá cosmology,” Pecou explained.

Today, Holland based soul singer Sandra St. Victor releases her third studio album, Oya’s Daughter. Although St. Victor may not be known to all, she’s an industry veteran who has worked with a ...