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Peter De Jesús Obinde Omo Yessa

Peter De Jesús (Obinde Omo Yessa) is a High Priest, Oba Oriate (Religious Officiant) of the Orisha Lukumi tradition most commonly known as Santeria. Born in San Francisco, California of Puerto Rican descent raised in the Mission District, he is an established priest and head of his House/Temple, ILé De Jesús. Healing and spirituality are traditions passed to him by his grandmother Doña Niti Reyes. She was a spiritual healer (Curandera Traditional) from Puerto Rico who used herbs and spiritual prayers. Doña Niti arrived in San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1950’s and was one of the first spiritual healers who attended to the Latino community. Peter’s spiritual connection to his grandmother has guided him as a healer in Lukumi Santeria Practices to this day.

In 1980 Peter was initiated as a priest of Ochún (warrior goddess of the river, love, treasure, and passion) and studied under his godfather (Padrino) the well-known Cuban priest from Matanzas, Cuba Elphidio Alfonso Calvo, Oba Ofún (Ibae). Alfonso was one of the first Santeria priests to bring the practice from Cuba to California and made his home in the Bay Area until his passing in 2000. Alfonso’s legacy as a foundational member of the Orisha community in the United States can be seen in the over 260 initiates that he crowned throughout his lifetime. Peter met Alfonso while drumming as a teenager in his beloved Precita Park of San Francisco, California and began to work closely with him earning his rite to priesthood, then continuing his tutelage as a religious officiant studying rituals, prayers and the divination system of La Regal de Ocha (as the tradition is called in Cuba). Peter De Jesús, known as Padrino Petey Ochun to his followers, has initiated over 321 priest into the religion and continues to be a powerhouse of ceremony and spiritual knowledge.

Peter De Jesús Obinde Omo Yessa is the producer of over 500 recordings of orisha songs, chants and prayers now available for download and streaming through all major digital platforms. In addition to these recordings, Peter De Jesús is currently producing new forms of traditional and secular musical creations under the genre Smooth Orisha, while mastering his studio and production knowledge. Peter De Jesús Obinde Omo Yessa

Peter De Jesús (Obinde Omo Yessa) is a High Priest, Oba Oriate (Religious Officiant) of the Orisha Lukumi tradition most commonly known as Santeria. Born in San Francisco, California of Puerto Rican descent raised in the Mission District, he is an established priest and head of his House/Temple, ILé De Jesús. Healing and spirituality are traditions passed to him by his grandmother Doña Niti Reyes. She was a spiritual healer (Curandera Traditional) from Puerto Rico who used herbs and spiritual prayers. Doña Niti arrived in San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1950’s and was one of the first spiritual healers who attended to the Latino community. Peter’s spiritual connection to his grandmother has guided him as a healer in Lukumi Santeria Practices to this day.

In 1980 Peter was initiated as a priest of Ochún (warrior goddess of the river, love, treasure, and passion) and studied under his godfather (Padrino) the well-known Cuban priest from Matanzas, Cuba Elphidio Alfonso Calvo, Oba Ofún (Ibae). Alfonso was one of the first Santeria priests to bring the practice from Cuba to California and made his home in the Bay Area until his passing in 2000. Alfonso’s legacy as a foundational member of the Orisha community in the United States can be seen in the over 260 initiates that he crowned throughout his lifetime. Peter met Alfonso while drumming as a teenager in his beloved Precita Park of San Francisco, California and began to work closely with him earning his rite to priesthood, then continuing his tutelage as a religious officiant studying rituals, prayers and the divination system of La Regal de Ocha (as the tradition is called in Cuba). Peter De Jesús, known as Padrino Petey Ochun to his followers, has initiated over 321 priest into the religion and continues to be a powerhouse of ceremony and spiritual knowledge.

Peter De Jesús Obinde Omo Yessa is the producer of over 500 recordings of orisha songs, chants and prayers now available for download and streaming through all major digital platforms. In addition to these recordings, Peter De Jesús is currently producing new forms of traditional and secular musical creations under the genre Smooth Orisha, while mastering his studio and production knowledge.