Voodoo Drumming Part 1

In this short, Louis Martine of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple and Utu of the Niagara Voodoo Shrine demonstrate the drum beats for the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple Order of Service and explain their significance. This was recorded at Brushwood Folklore Center in Western New York at the Starwood Festival in July of 2004.

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Howto & Style

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• Drumming
• drum
• beats
• Voodoo
• Pagan
• Neo-pagan
• Starwood
• Festival
• Utu
• Louis
• Martine
• New
• Orleans
• Spiritual
• Temple
• Niagara
• Heather
• Kyle

[HKyle1]

These according to the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple, these are those as played by Dr. John with Marie Lavoux on Congo Square in New Orleans in the 1800s. I am sure they are different from Haitian as they are a completely different sect of the Voodoo practice.

[dnldgregory]

why aren't they in the drum circle?

[BigBoileger]

white people... tryna hit voudou but they far from it haha

[Jeanmarc72]

I played folkloric and non-secular drums in New Orleans from '95 to '98. I played in one of Lou and Susan's circles one night in August. I had a 103 degree fever for 3 days. What's unfortunate is that Lou is an apt enough percussionist to actually play real rada and petro drum patterns yet they persist with these basically free style performances under the vague auspices of "this is what Madame Laveaux played in Congo Square" - as if that makes it valid. And ringing djembe drums don't cut it.

[Nagneto]

@philmaravilha : I don't worry about the subtle differences, I just enjoy the music.

[philmaravilha]

@Nagneto You have some cool Haitian vodou clips on your channel that are musically totally different from this stuff, which is pretty weak tea. Maybe you don't hear the difference? It's obvious to me.

[Nagneto]

@philmaravilha : oook. XD

[philmaravilha]

@Nagneto, there's a massive difference. Let's look at a list of musical styles with roots in Western Africa and you tell me if they are all the same: rock, blues, gospel, jazz, funk, salsa, samba, maracatu, champeta, candomble...I could go on. Roots are only a starting place! I'm not putting down the music performed in this clip, merely pointing out that it has very little to do with Haitian vodou music.

[Nagneto]

@philmaravilha : Well Vodun's roots originates from Western Africa, so what's the difference?

[philmaravilha]

These rhythms have nothing at all to do with Haitian vodou drumming, for those of you wondering. I've been on study trips to Haiti twice so I've heard the real deal in Port au Prince, Cap d'Haitien, Ville Bonheur, and La Plein du Nord...and this ain't it :)

The drums they are playing are djembes, which are originally from Western Africa, and are never seen in Haitian drumming.

[firstdaz]

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