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Voodoo Music Arts Experience
Voodoo may refer to: Religions * African or West African Vodun, practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups * African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo ** Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (''nations'') of Candomblé *** Tambor de Mina, a syncretic religion that developed in northern Brazil * Cuban Vodú, a syncretic religion that developed in the Spanish Empire * Dominican Vudú, a syncretic religion that developed in the Spanish Empire * Haitian Vodou, a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti * Hoodoo (spirituality) or Rootwork, sometimes called ''Low-Country Voodoo'' * Louisiana Voodoo or ''New Orleans Voodoo'', a set of African-based spiritual folkways * Voodoo in popular culture, fictional characterizations of various forms of Voodoo Technology Aircraft * ''Voodoo'' (aircraft), a highly modified North American P-51 Mustang * McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, an American supersonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West African Vodun
Vodun (meaning ''spirit'' in the Fon, Gun and Ewe languages, with a nasal high-tone ''u''; also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Vudu, Voudou, Voodoo, etc.) is a religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Elements of the West African religion survived slavery and evolved into the current forms of religions with similar names that are found in the New World among the African diaspora in the Americas, such as Haitian ''Vodou''; Louisiana ''Voodoo''; Cuban ''Vodú''; Dominican ''Vudú'', Venezuelan Yuyu, and Brazilian ''Vodum'' (Candomblé Jejé and Tambor de Mina). Theology and practice Vodun cosmology centers around the ''vodun'' spirits and other elements of divine essence that govern the Earth, a hierarchy that range in power from major deities governing the forces of nature and human society to the spirits of individual streams, trees, and rocks, as well as dozens of ethnic vodun, defenders of a certain clan, tribe, or na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voodoo (company)
Voodoo SAS (also referred to as Voodoo.io) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. The company was founded in 2013 by Alexandre Yazdi and Laurent Ritter. Voodoo's games, predominantly free-to-play "hyper-casual games", have been collectively downloaded 5 billion times as of May 2021. The company has been criticised for cloning other games. History Voodoo was founded in 2013 by Alexandre Yazdi and Laurent Ritter. They had been friends since high school and had previously founded Studio Cadet in 2012, a services company for websites and mobile applications. Yazdi became the chief executive officer of Voodoo, while Gabriel Rivaud acted as the vice-president of games. According to Rivaud, the company was in turmoil for its first four years in operation and opted to change its business strategy thereafter. Using data it gathered from its previous games, the company designed its newer games to attract more players. Using the Unity game engine, Voodoo tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Count (album)
''Body Count'' is the debut studio album by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Body Count (band), Body Count, released on March 31, 1992, by Sire Records. The album's material focuses on various social and political issues ranging from police brutality to Substance abuse, drug abuse. It also presents a turning point in the career of Ice-T, who co-wrote the album's songs with lead guitarist Ernie C and performed as the band's lead singer. Previously known only as a rapper, Ice-T's work with the band helped establish a Crossover music, crossover audience with rock music fans. The album produced the single "There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song), There Goes the Neighborhood". ''Body Count'' is well known for the inclusion of the controversial song "Cop Killer (song), Cop Killer", which was the subject of much criticism from various political figures, although many defended the song on the basis of the group's right to freedom of speech. Ice-T eventually chose to remo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
