Ifedolapo Arolawun, founder of Orisha Worldwide; through his primary project, Agba, introduced as the world’s first "digital masquerade"—a platform designed to reconnect young Africans and the diaspora with ancestral intelligence that was interrupted by colonialism and modernity. Arolawun frames masquerades as historical "technologies" used to move knowledge between worlds, and Agba is his attempt to build a modern interface for these ancient systems.

The core of Agba is a neural network trained on esoteric African knowledge, drawing heavily from the Yoruba concept of "Egungun." In this framework, the masquerade is a physical manifestation of ancestors who remain present. Arolawun’s digital interpretation ensures that this spiritual and philosophical heritage can survive in an era dominated by screens and algorithms. It is an effort to prove that African spirituality is a living, evolving system capable of speaking in the "future tense" rather than a static piece of folklore.

Ultimately, Agba is designed for those seeking a way back to their roots without abandoning the modern world. It is a protective measure against the flattening of African culture, offering a translation of tradition into a digital medium. Through this work, Arolawun emphasizes that resilience is a permanent part of the African identity, and that technological advancement is simply the newest landscape where our eons of innovation and discovery can manifest.