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Arrada is probably a corruption of "Allada" an important seaside fort in the former kingdom of Dahomey and it's residents. Slaves used to be captured from enemy tribes and passed on to European slavers bound for the Americas, the route which by repute the father of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the famous general who liberated Haiti, had taken.


History of Dahomey


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Many members of the Mahi priesthood were sent into slavery in the Americas, and they had an especially strong impact on Haiti vodun.
The name Arará is derived from the Dahomean city of Allada, and is related to the term Rada found in Haiti and to Arrada on the tiny island of Carriacou in the Grenadines.
In both cases the name refers to Dahomean styles of drumming.
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