Santería, originally called Lucumi, emerged in Cuba and evolved from the southwestern Nigerian Yoruba culture.

So he knew a lot about Yoruba culture?

EBONY: Yoruba culture and spirituality play a major influence in your music, from the sound to lyrics.

Duke and Gele headwraps Beyoncé wears headdresses and headbands throughout the visual album, in an ode to the Yoruba culture.

They are the daughters of late Cuban percussionist Angà Diaz and their father's Yoruba culture deeply impacts their sound and vocals.

But it was their mother who, after their father's death in 2005, initiated the twins into the Yoruba culture, through ceremonial songs and dances.

Feast, a play celebrating West Africa's Yoruba culture and its impact in the Americas and Europe, is showing at the Young Vic theatre in London.