The One and Only in the Western Hemisphere

We hold the distinction of being the only practicing Rada community in the western hemisphere. Scholars who have studied our community and Dahomean customs conclude that we “have succeeded in preserving a remarkable purity of strain.” Credit should be given to the subsequent generations for keeping the traditions alive, especially to Abojevi/Robert Antoine’s son, Henry. Henry was also the primary source of information for Andrew Carr’s book, A Rada Community in Trinidad which was the impetus for further research on us.