Vodou Brooklyn: Five Ceremonies with Mambo Marie Carmel, by Stephanie Keith
The first Vodou party I ever attended was a Gede party for a new Priestess, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. I didn’t know who or what Gede was. I […]
“The Spirits Don’t Want Old People” // A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn, by Liza Buzytsky
Vodou at the Crossroads: Conversation with a Mambo & book signing Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute March 2nd, 2011 Some people felt Mambo Marie Carmel was too young when she became a priestess. But, her frankness easily skirts the skeptics aside: “The spirits don’t want old people,” Mambo Marie […]
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