The Spiritual Practices of the Taíno Culture with Irka Mateo (2019)

It is fascinating how similar the spiritual beliefs and practices of indigenous or pre-Christian societies all over the world were. How did so many shamanic cultures come to have so similar beliefs - from Latin America to Scandinavia? It is a question hard to answer but it makes it so much more interesting to dive into and learn about the different cultures, and today I talk with Irka Mateo about the The Taíno culture. The Taíno were an indigenous people of the Caribbean. Taíno spirituality centered on the worship of zemís. A zemí is a spirit or ancestor.

Irka Mateo is a Dominican singer-songwriter, a folk music & spirituality researcher who has brought the sounds of her native country to the wider world, as well as the knowledge of her ancestors' spiritual practices.

Connect with Irka Mateo:

Website: http://irkamateo.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irkamateo/

The song by played at the end of this episode is "Tainos" featured on Irka Mateo's album "Vamo a Goza".

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The song featured in the intro and end of this episode is: "I Am" - Emma Cairo