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  2. Osu caste system - Wikipedia

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    The Osu caste system is a traditional practice in Igboland, characterized by social segregation and restrictions on interaction and marriage with a group of individuals known as Osu (Igbo: outcast). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Osu individuals historically were marginalized by the Igbo deities ( Alusi ), and as a result, they are often perceived as inferior ...

  3. Caste systems in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Obinna, in 2012, reports that in the Igbo community – in Enugu and Delta states, and most especially in Anambra and Imo states – Osu caste system remains a social issue. The Osu caste is determined by one's birth into a particular family irrespective of the religion practised by the individual. Once born into the Osu caste, this Nigerian ...

  4. Igbo culture - Wikipedia

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    (Spiritual attention means a way of casting out the evil spirit through deliverance (Christian way) or through African Traditional Religion (i.e. digging out his/her “iyi uwa”. the ATR way)). Ogbanje is an Igbo (Nigeria) term that means a repeater or someone who comes and departs. [ 13 ]

  5. Talk:Osu caste system - Wikipedia

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    Osu wasn't a caste or slave system and the word Osu actually means “sacred". They were set apart from ndiala (which actually means ”people of the land, NOT “free born”. You can literally confirm this with Google Translate and an Igbo-English dictionary so I don't know why this is still up) because they were dedicated to our gods and ...

  6. Caste - Wikipedia

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    The Osu caste is determined by one's birth into a particular family irrespective of the religion practised by the individual. Once born into Osu caste, this Nigerian person is an outcast, shunned and ostracised, with limited opportunities or acceptance, regardless of his or her ability or merit.

  7. Music of Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are subtle differences in pitch and intonation that do not easily translate to Western notation. African music most closely adheres to Western tetratonic (four-note), pentatonic (five-note), hexatonic (six-note), and heptatonic (seven-note) scales. Harmonization of the melody is accomplished by singing in parallel thirds, fourths, or fifths.

  8. Afro house - Wikipedia

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    The original version was one of Africa's biggest records, achieving widespread recognition on a global scale in the late 1990s. Mercier revitalized the song by sharing his afro-house rendition in collaboration with, Spinnin' Records. [97] In 2022, Mixmag showcased German-Nigerian DJ JAMIIE at, The Lab Johannesburg. [98]

  9. Osu Castle - Wikipedia

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    Osu Castle (also known as Fort Christiansborg or the Castle) is a castle located in Osu, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial fort was built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s; thereafter, the fort changed ownership between Denmark-Norway, Portugal , the Akwamu , Britain , and finally post-Independence Ghana .