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Makandal presents, teaches, and documents the sacred music and dance of Haitian Vodou, widely perceived in the mainstream as “voodoo.” We challenge clichées while keeping the magic of Vodou alive. More on our About page.
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Tales from the Archive: Vodou in the Voodoo Theatre*
She was planning the program with good intentions. “Do it just like you do it at home,” Verna Gillis told Frisner as we met with her in the run-up to our first performance at Soundscape, her loft in the Manhattan … Continue reading
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Tagged Archive, Dance, Drumming, Drums, Frisner Augustin, Haiti, Haitian, Haitian Dance, Haitian Music, Music, Symphony Space, Vodou, World Music Institute
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