Cultural Preservation, Performance & Responsibility with TaDeo Asojano

In this episode of Ilé to Ilé, Carlos sits down with TaDeo Asojano, Afro-Cuban artist, singer, dancer, musician, performer, and Omo Obatalá, for a powerful conversation on cultural preservation, lineage, performance, and responsibility. TaDeo discusses growing up around Afro-Caribbean religious and artistic traditions, running from that inheritance, and eventually embracing the reality that art, religion, and academia are deeply connected. He also speaks on the difference between performing Orisha dance and being spiritually called, the responsibility of representing living traditions, and why cultural curiosity must be approached with humility and commitment. This conversation explores Afro-Cuban, Afro-Dominican, Afro-Puerto Rican, and broader Afro-Caribbean traditions through the lens of someone who has lived, studied, performed, and preserved them. Follow TaDeo: Instagram: @tadeo_asojano Asoyi Arts Okan Y Miel Follow Ilé to Ilé: Instagram: @iletoilepod TikTok: @iletoilepod #IleToIle #Lucumi #Orisha #AfroCuban #AfroCaribbean #CulturalPreservation #OrishaTradition #AfroDiaspora #YorubaDiaspora #Obatala #AfroCubanDance #AfroCaribbeanCulture #LivingTradition #Lineage #AncestralTradition #ATR