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Baba Raul Canizares (1955 – 28 December 2002) was an Oba, a Santerían priest, an author, an artist, a musician and a professor of religion who founded the Orisha Consciousness Movement.^[1]

Bibliography

1999 - Cuban Santería: Walking With the Night (Ten Speed; Updated edition) ISBN 0-89281-762-3 ^[2]
2000 - Shango : Santería and the Orisha of Thunder(Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-60-9
2000 - Obatala: Santería and the White Robed King of the Orisha (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-63-3
2001 - The Life and Works of Marie LaVeau (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-71-4
2001 - Eshu-Eleggua Elegbara: Santería and the Orisha of the Crossroads (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-61-7
2001 - The Psalm Workbook (under the name Robert Laremy) (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-68-4
2001 - Spiritual Cleansing (under the name Robert Laremy) (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-72-2
2002 - The Book on Palo (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-66-8
2002 - Oshún: Santería and Orisha of Love, Rivers & Sensuality (Original Publications) ISBN 0-942272-69-2

Discography

2004 - Sacred Sounds of Santería: Rhythms of the Orishas - Music CD (Destiny Recordings; Abridged edition) ISBN 1-59477-002-6 ^[3]
Sacred Sounds of Santería: Rhythms of the Orishas (Destiny Recordings) ISBN 0-89281-407-1 (Cassette)
2005 - Sacred Sounds of the Female Orishas: Rhythms of the Goddess (Destiny Recordings) - Music CD ISBN 1-59477-071-9
Cuban Trance - Music CD

Obituary

Dedication in Ashe Journal

References

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[1] Ashe Journal Website

[2] Spiral Nature review of Cuban Santeria

[3] Spiral Nature review of Sacred Sounds of Santeria

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 '''Baba Raul Canizares''' (1955 – 28 December 2002) was an [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]], a [[Santería]]n priest, an author, an artist, a musician and a professor of religion who founded the Orisha Consciousness Movement.<ref>[http://www.ashejournal.com/two/ocm.pdf Ashe Journal Website]</ref>
-==Lineage==
+==Bibliography==
-Canizares was born September 24, 1955 in [[Cuba]], where he was initiated into the mysteries of Obatala Oba Moro at age seven in the lineage of the legendary visionary priestess Yamaya Ferminita Gomez Oshabi. He was a blood descendant of [[Oyo Empire|Oyo]] royalty on his mother's side and European nobility on his father's.  While still a small child in Cuba, he was also initiated into the tradition of [[Palo Monte]] by Demetrio Gomez Camposanto Medianoche.
-==Orisha Consciousness Movement==
-Under the guidance of his head [[orisha]] Obatala Oba Moro and the spirit guide known as Lord Jagga, Canizares established the Orisha Consciousness Movement (originally called the Ashram-Ilé Oba Moro) in New York City on March 24, 1995. The Movement received official recognition as a religious corporation on August 14, 1998.  Since 1995, O.C.M. has grown into an international body with members from all parts of the world.  The organization continues under the direction of Canizares' spiritual successor, Narayan Ramos, and is now based in [[Binghamton, New York]].
-==Academic background==
-Canizares earned an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Hillsboruough Community College in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies, and a Masters in Religion, all from the [[University of South Florida]], where he served as adjunct professor until 1994.  While at U.S.F. he designed the first full-credit course on Santería ever offered at an American university. Canizares has lectured and performed at the [[Starwood Festival]] in 2001 and 2002 (presenting their first public Santería rituals by an actual Oba and author in the field), as well as the New York Open Center, the Afro-Caribbean Cultural Center and [[The Learning Annex]] in New York City. He has taught at academic institutions throughout the country, including The [[American Academy of Religion]], [[UCLA]] and [[Colby College]], .
-==Published works==
-Canizares authored over a dozen books, including ''Cuban Santería: Walking With the Night'', ''The Life and Works of Marie LaVeau'' and ''The Book on Palo''.  He published several more practical volumes under the name Robert Laremy including ''The Psalm Workbook'' and ''Spiritual Cleansing''.  His scholarly work has appeared in numerous journals, including A Journal of Alternative Religions, Journal of Dharma (India), Caribbean Quarterly (Jamaica) and Ethnic Studies Reports (Sri Lanka).  Canizares won the prestigious Enrique Jose Varona literary prize in multiple categories: poetry, essay and short fiction.
-==Art and music==
-Canizares’ work has been exhibited in the Cavin-Morris Gallery (a leading venue for [[Afro-Caribbean American|Afro-Caribbean]] folk art in New York City), the Folk Art Museum in [[Baltimore]], and three different one-man shows at Clayton's Gallery.<ref>[http://patterson.no-art.info/gallery/1994-08-04_canizares.html Clayton Gallery announcement of exhibit of Raul Canizares' art]</ref>  In El Espectador ([[Puerto Rico]]), art critic Luis Perez described Baba's works as "some of the most important sculptures of the latter part of the twentieth century." He produced three collections of spiritual music: ''Sacred Sounds of Santería'', ''Rhythms of the Goddess'' and ''Cuban Trance''.
-==Partial bibliography==
 * 1999 - ''Cuban Santería: Walking With the Night'' (Ten Speed; Updated edition) ISBN 0-89281-762-3 <ref>[http://www.spiralnature.com/reviews/religion-spirituality/cuban-santeria-raul-canizares.html Spiral Nature review of ''Cuban Santeria'']</ref>