Baba Medahochi Kofi Omowale Zannu Mogbarimu Ajinaku El

Insinku (Celebratory Funeral Rite)

Insinku (Celebratory Funeral Rite)

On Friday, July 13, 2007, at 8:00pm, the forty-one days ritual commences. This will be the final ritual to guide Baba Medahochi to the ancestral realm.

All who loved Baba and all who have been touched by his work and his spirit, directly or indirectly, are welcome to come and to assist in doing the necessary rituals - honoring him and all that he has done.

This ritual will take place at the
African Dieli Cultural Center
840 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW
Atlanta, Georgia  30310-1808 

The Sun Has Set

on the Great Elephant!

Wisdom is a Quality a King Must Possess

It said that there are many departments in fá, in which one gathers expertise and Baba was that of the scholar, philosopher, or master teacher; although many of us emulated him out of our profound admiration of him, he gathered no one close to him for his own sake. He often stated " a true measure of a teacher or wise person is not to lead the student to the door of his/her wisdom, but to that door of their own understanding"...

Read more from Wisdom is a Quality a King Must Possess by Kobena Esubiyi AlaKetu

Memories of My Fafa

Most people know Medahochi as a priest of IFA, a Priest of Songo, a linguist a philosopher, a teacher, and a great thinker, but his life as a grandfather and great grandfather is a story that must be told by his grandchildren and great grand children...

I came by this name because Medahochi heard the word Abantwana, which means children, and thought it was one of the most beautiful words he ever heard. He asked someone who spoke the Zulu language, what is the word for just one child? The man replied, “Umtwana”, and ever since that is the only name he has ever called me...

Read more from Memories of My Fafa by Sweet Honey-Umtwana

Iba Baba Medahochi!

Arise, Great Elephant!

On Saturday, May 26, 2007, 7:43 a.m.,
Baba Medahochi began his journey to the land of the ancestors.

The knowledge, wisdom, and understanding that he shared with us in life
is now our responsibility to carry into the future.

Ase!


Celebrating the Life of Baba Medahochi!

Medahochi.com is dedicated to

the life and extended family of Baba Medahochi.

May the spirit of Medahochi enlighten the world like the sun!

A Tribute to Baba Medahochi

My Re-Birth into Traditional African Culture and Priesthood, as other African-Americans, is due to These 3 People, OBA OSEIJEMAN ADEFUNMI I "Ibayi Ara T'orun", CHIEF MEDAHOCHI KOFI OMOWALE ZANNU "Ibayi Ara T'orun", and IYA OLUBUMI ADESOJI, who Formed and Began "The TRADITIONAL ADEFUNMI RITES Of INITIATION Into ORISA PRIESTHOOD" in the United States of America...

More from A Tribute to My God-Father by Iya Afin, AYOBUNMI SOSI SANGODE

See the website of Iya Afin, AYOBUNMI SOSI SANGODE

The Great Dismal Swamp

In the nineteenth century, the Great Dismal Swamp was a morass of huge trees towering over dense underbrush and delicate ferns, inhabited by black bears, wildcats, wild cattle and hogs, and poisonous snakes. It was to this inhospitable place many slaves came. The foreboding swamp provided a natural refuge for runaways...

Read more from Slaves in the Dismal Swamp from the Camden County, North Carolina History website

Participate in Medahochi.com!

Now is your chance to water the tree that is Baba Medahochi, to spread his seeds throughout the world, and to make the forest a sacred grove.

Medahochi is now the Sun that will make sure our efforts receive all the light we need.

Participate in Medahochi.com!

The Genius of Medahochi

"In his role as pioneer of the revival of Afrikan tradition, spirituality, and identity, Medahochi Kofi Zannu was a genius who has been responsible for the development of a perspective that has the potential of restoring dignity and integrity to Afrikans in America and worldwide and restoring our civilization and World. Medahochi was a visionary and gifted thinker. Let me recount some of his significant contributions..."

Read more from The Genius of Medahochi by Vodunsi Akinyele Umoja

Insinku (Celebratory Funeral Rite)

The Sun Has Set

on the Great Elephant!

Insinku (Celebratory Funeral Rite)

On Sunday June 10^th, at 7:30pm, we will invigorate Baba Medahochi's spirit - to give it strength and energy to continue his transition.

All who loved Baba and all who have been touched by his work and his spirit, directly or indirectly, are welcome to come and to assist in doing the necessary rituals - honoring him and all that he has done.

This ritual will take place at the
African Dieli Cultural Center
840 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW
Atlanta, Georgia  30310-1808

Forty-one and one days following the day his body was returned, on Friday, July 13, 2007, there will be a final ritual to guide him to the ancestral realm.  This will also take place at African Dieli at 8:00 p.m. 

The Life History of Baba Medahochi

"Medahochi spent his entire life on a never-ending quest for knowledge.  He is a cultural activist, but he claims no labels.  He was a priest of the African Traditional Religion, a visual artist, a writer, a lecturer, a humorist, an avid reader, a teacher, a healer, and he spoke several languages.  His extended family and friends knew him respectfully as Baba..." ~ Dee Robinson

Read the more from the Life History of Baba Medahochi