Obeah, Mermaids and Magic
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Touching on many topics, from how descendants of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean worshipped Mami Wata/ Mama Dlo, danced the 'Calenda' and Bele, and how rain was conjured out of nowhere in the heights of droughts. Excerpts from the book 'Obeah and Witchcraft in the West Indies' by Hesketh J Bell. Featured Kalinda music by : Red Drum Drumming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMwyhjknOAk Bele Music from Martinique by : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IslellMtIz8&t=464s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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