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Originally Posted by ovcatto
Born and raised in New Orleans, studied Afro Cuban drumming, worked as a journalist in the Miami area, three trips to Haiti, three to Cuba, live a few miles from the headquarters of the National African Religion Congress who I have spoken with on numerous occasions because on my bucket list is producing a documentary on the African diaspora through the perspective of African religious music in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti the U.S. and the Puerto Rico. And just as a small piece of verification, I've posted a picture of my Itotele given to me and signed by my Santero friends in Cuba a Twitter account... https://twitter.com/TheWiseWino
Now getting back to New Orleans. There is one addendum that I need to make. When I refer to the derivative nature of New Orleans Voodoo, I am speaking solely of the "indigenous" variety, over the years there has been a marked influx of Cuban refugees who may be practicing a more authentic version and my sources indicate since my last comment that there have been an increasing number of converts and very serious practitioners. But we were speaking, at least I was, from a historical perspective.
Chao. |
Very cool!
My primary disagreement is in your previous post: I did not (intend to) say that Vodou derives from Roman Catholicism. I'll admit that my wording was a quite sloppy, but in my defense, it was 3:00 AM and 20 degrees outside
, my brain was melting!
What I was attempting to point out was that
siameseifyoupls seemed to be attempting to dismiss Catholic Christianity's influence on Louisiana Vodou. Regardless of how many people have jettisoned the practices, it
did have a significant influence on how the religion was practiced, even if it was only for a brief period historically.
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