19. Ochun

Our Lady of Charity (September 8)

Ochun is the Orisha of love, femininity and rivers. She embodies coquetry, grace and female sexuality. She helps women give birth.

The name of this piece is chenche kururu, "the water that flows from the earth and flows everywhere". It is to be repeated as desired. This piece is also played outside the igbodu with more of a salsa feel.

OCHUN

Llame:

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
|              S|S              |S   S   S      |l
|               |  O O          |O   O   O      |r

Part 1:

Repeat as desired

|1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a|1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a|
|   S  S   S    S|   S  S   S    S|l okon.
|  O           O |O O           O |r

|S   S   S   S   |S   S   S   S   |l itot.
|      M   O O   |        O   O   |r

|  S             | S      S       |l iya
| M   OO O       |M   O O         |r

Alternative:

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
|    S       S  |    S       S  |l okon.
|      O       O|      O       O|r

|S       S      |S       S      |l itot.
|              M|    O   O      |r

|    S   S     S|S   S          |l iya
|O              |            O  |r

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
|    S       S  |    S       S  |l okon.
|      O       O|      O       O|r

|S       S      |S       S      |l itot.
|               |O       O      |r

|S       S      |S       S     S|l iya
|               |               |r