TFA visiting delegation of IFA priests officially launched their cultural exchange in Guyana on Tuesday with a spiritually enriching lecture and libation ceremony held at the African Museum in Georgetown.
The event marked the group’s first public engagement since their arrival on July 24, 2025, from the United States and served as a key highlight in the lead-up to the country’s Emancipation Day celebrations.

The session focused on deepening local understanding of the Orishas—divine energies in Yoruba cosmology—and the sacred libation ritual used to honour ancestors and spiritual forces.
The delegation includes renowned practitioners and cultural educators: Chief Baba Fasanmi (also known as Erwin Thomas), Iya Omitosin, Baba Bukunmi, Lisa Ifadayo Killingsworth, and Dr. Carla Ifatoosin Thomas. Their collective expertise spans traditional African spirituality, cultural preservation and ancestral healing practices rooted in the IFA tradition.

The event was hosted by Chinua Duke and Denise Miller, who both underscored the significance of reclaiming and reconnecting with African spiritual heritage in post-colonial societies like Guyana.