Charm of voudou, Moonlight Benjamin
On the last night of Sakifo festival in Saint Pierre, the voudou priestess passionately bellows out lyrics in Haitian-French Creole
15 September 2024 - 00:00
I was born on a cold winter’s night in Joburg at 10pm. Jump-cut 43 years and at 10pm on the same day in 2024, I’m in the front of a crowd of a few hundred spellbound participants in what, from a distance, may appear and sound to be just another festival rock gig. ..
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