VOICES OF HAITI RECORD by MAYA DEREN 1954 VOODOO (VOUDOU) CEREMONIAL DANCE MUSIC
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March 13, 2022
Start Date:
March 5, 2022
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MAYA DEREN NOT ONLY FILMED, RECORDED AND PHOTOGRAPHED MANY HOURS OF VOODOO RITUAL, BUT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONIES. DEREN RECORDED THE HAITIAN MUSICIANS FOUND ON THESE SIDES ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRA RECORDS. VOICES OF HAITI, A BEAUTIFUL ARTIFACT OF PERCUSSION AND CHANT HEAVY RITUAL MUSIC, ANDÂ IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND BEST WESTERN ETHNOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF VOODOO CULTURE IN HAITI. SOUNDS SUPER, BUT NO ORIGINAL COVER
