Voodoo may refer to:
Religions
* African or
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 ...
, practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups
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African diaspora religions
African diaspora religions are a number of related Pagan beliefs that developed in the Americas in various nations of the Caribbean, Latin America and the Southern United States. They derive from Pagan traditional African religions with some infl ...
, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo
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Candomblé Jejé
Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, is one of the major branches (''nations'') of Candomblé. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Fon and Ewe slaves. Vodums
Jejé spirits are called ''Voduns'' (sing. ''Vodum''). Accordin ...
, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (''nations'') of Candomblé
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Tambor de Mina
Tambor de Mina is an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition, practiced mainly in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Pará and the Amazon rainforest.
Terminology
''Tambor'' means drum in Portuguese, and refers to the importance of the ...
, a syncretic religion that developed in northern Brazil
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Cuban Vodú
Cuban Vodú is a religion indigenous to Cuba. It is a religion formed from the blending of Fon and Ewe beliefs and Dahomey religion which came to form Haitian Vodou. Loa are worshiped by the religion's practitioners. Cuban Vodú is noteworthy ...
, a syncretic religion that developed in the Spanish Empire
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Dominican Vudú
Dominican ''Vudú'', or Dominican Voodoo, popularly known as ''Las 21 Divisiones'' (The 21 Divisions), is a heavily Catholicized syncretic shamanistic religion of African-Caribbean origin which developed in the erstwhile Spanish colony of Santo D ...
, a syncretic religion that developed in the Spanish Empire
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Haitian Vodou
Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and Central Africa and Roman Catholicism. There is ...
, a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
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Hoodoo (spirituality)
Hoodoo is a set of spiritual practices, traditions, and beliefs created and concealed from slaveholders by Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans in North America. Hoodoo evolved from various traditional African religions, practices, ...
or Rootwork, sometimes called ''Low-Country Voodoo''
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Louisiana Voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo (french: Vaudou louisianais, es, Vudú de Luisiana), also known as New Orleans Voodoo, is an African diasporic religion which originated in Louisiana, now in the southern United States. It arose through a process of syncreti ...
or ''New Orleans Voodoo'', a set of African-based spiritual folkways
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Voodoo in popular culture Voodoo in popular culture encompasses various representations of practices associated with different forms of voodoo, including Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo, and other elements attributed to African diaspora religions, with such representation ...
, fictional characterizations of various forms of Voodoo
Technology
Aircraft
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''Voodoo'' (aircraft), a highly modified North American P-51 Mustang
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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a ''p ...
, an American supersonic military fighter
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McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. They were manufactured by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri for ...
, the F-101 in Canadian service
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McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo
The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a long-range, twinjet fighter aircraft with swept wings designed for the United States Air Force. Although it never entered production, its design was adapted for the subsequent supersonic F-101 Voodoo.
Design a ...
, a prototype jet fighter aircraft, the F-101's predecessor
Computing
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VoodooPC
Voodoo Computers Inc. or VoodooPC was a luxury personal computer brand and company. Voodoo was originally started as a niche PC maker in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1991, and acquired by Hewlett Packard in 2006. Voodoo specialize ...
, a brand of high-end personal computers
* Voodoo Graphics, a series of graphics-acceleration cards manufactured by
3dfx Interactive
3dfx Interactive was an American technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, founded in 1994, that specialized in the manufacturing of 3D graphics processing units, and later, video cards. It was a pioneer in the field from the l ...
* Voodoo, a 3D
match moving
In visual effects, match moving is a technique that allows the insertion of computer graphics into live-action footage with correct position, scale, orientation, and motion relative to the photographed objects in the shot. The term is used loose ...
software program
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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", h ...
, a video game company
Music
Albums
*
''Voodoo'' (D'Angelo album), 2000
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''Voodoo'' (King Diamond album) or the title song, 1998
*
''Voodoo'' (Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet album) or the title song, 1986
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''Voodoo'' (VIXX album) or the title song, 2013
* ''Voodoo'', by
Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian musician, actress, and philanthropist. Her debut album ''Voodoo'' was independently released with her brother Brendan Johnson in 2010, followed by the demo release of ''The Basem ...
or the title song, 2010
* ''Voodoo'', by
Screamin' Sirens
Screamin' Sirens was an American all-female band from Hollywood, California that recorded from 1983 to 1987. The band combined country music, punk rock, rockabilly and a dash of funk to create an eclectic wild party music. Screamin' Sirens p ...
, 1987
Songs
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"Voodoo" (Godsmack song), 1999
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"Voodoo" (Oh Land song), 2011
* "Voodoo", by Adam Lambert from ''
For Your Entertainment'', 2009
* "Voodoo", by Alesha Dixon from ''
Fired Up'', 2006
* "Voodoo", by
Badshah, with J Balvin and Tainy, 2022
* "Voodoo", by Black Sabbath from ''
Mob Rules'', 1981
* "Voodoo", by Body Count from ''
Body Count
A body count is the total number of people killed in a particular event. In combat, a body count is often based on the number of confirmed kills, but occasionally only an estimate. Often used in reference to military combat, the term can also r ...
'', 1992
* "Voodoo", by Chris Isaak from ''
Silvertone'', 1985
* "Voodoo", by
Frank Ocean
Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...
, 2012
* "Voodoo", by Get Scared from ''
Best Kind of Mess
''Best Kind of Mess'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Get Scared, released in the United States on July 12, 2011 through Universal Motown Records. The album was preceded by singles "Fail", "Sarcasm" and "Whore". The album is a d ...
'', 2011
* "Voodoo", by Ghost Town from ''
Party in the Graveyard
''Party in the Graveyard'' is the debut album by the American electronic rock band Ghost Town.
Most of the songs were already available for listening on YouTube, with four more being uploaded on December 21, 2012. It was released onto iTunes ind ...
'', 2013
* "Voodoo", by the Neville Brothers from ''
Yellow Moon Yellow Moon may refer to:
* ''Yellow Moon'' (Neville Brothers album), 1989, or the title song
* ''Yellow Moon'' (Don Williams album), 1983, or the title song
* ''Yellow Moon'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Akeboshi, or the title song
* "Yellow Moon", a 196 ...
'', 1989
* "Voodoo", by Nick Jonas from ''
Last Year Was Complicated
''Last Year Was Complicated'' is the third studio album by American singer Nick Jonas. It was released on June 10, 2016, by Island and Safehouse Records. The album features collaborations with Tove Lo, Ty Dolla $ign, and Big Sean. The album's lea ...
'', 2016
* "Voodoo", by
Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, producer, and musician born in Calgary, Alberta.
Gross is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the popular Canadian television series ''Due So ...
and David Keeley, 1997
* "Voodoo", by Pitbull from ''
El Mariel
''El Mariel'' is the second studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on October 31, 2006 through TVT Records and Bad Boy Latino. The album was leaked onto the internet on October 27, 2006, four days before the album was rele ...
'', 2006
* "Voodoo", by Queen + Paul Rodgers from ''
The Cosmos Rocks
''The Cosmos Rocks'' is the only studio album by Queen + Paul Rodgers (and Queen's sixteenth studio album overall), released on 15 September 2008. It contains 14 new tracks written by Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Paul Rodgers. This is the first ...
'', 2008
* "Voodoo", by Robots in Disguise from ''
Get RID!
''Get RID!'' is the second album by Robots in Disguise.
Tracks include the single " Turn It Up", a song composed mainly of references to other songs and, "La Nuit", sung entirely in French.
Track listing
United Kingdom track listing
France ...
'', 2005
* "Voodoo", by Spice Girls from ''
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
'', 2007
* "Voodoo", by
Spiral Beach
Spiral Beach was a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto, active from 2003 to 2009. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist Airick Woodhead, vocalist and keyboardist Maddy Wilde, bassist Dorian Wolf and drummer Daniel Woodhead.
Histo ...
, 2008
* "Voodoo", by Teddy Pendergrass from ''
A Little More Magic'', 1993
* "Voodoo", by Yngwie Malmsteen from ''
Magnum Opus
A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...
'', 1995
* "Voo Doo", by
Rachel Sweet
Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962)
accessed May 2, 2014. is an American singer, television writer and actres ...
, 1982
Other uses in music
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''Voodoo'' (opera), a 1928 opera by Harry Lawrence Freeman
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Voodoo Amplification
Voodoo Amplification is a Lansing (town), New York, Lansing, New York (state), New York company which designs and modifies guitar amplifiers.
History
Trace Allen Davis (businessman), Trace Allen Davis first went into business in the mid 1990s wit ...
, a maker of hand-built guitar amplifiers
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Voodoo Experience
The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (formerly The Voodoo Music Experience), commonly referred to as Voodoo or Voodoo Fest, is a multi-day music and arts festival held in City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Voodoo Experience has hosted more t ...
, an annual concert in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Club Voodoo
Voodoo is a Bar (establishment), bar and nightclub in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It opened in April 2006 and is located on Main Street.
Facilities
Voodoo was designed by its former owners Jason and Sharon Black a ...
, a nightclub in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
* Voodoo, a model of the
Gibson Les Paul Studio electric guitar
* DJ VooDoo, of the duo
VooDoo & Serano
VooDoo & Serano are a duo of DJs and producers/remixers from Germany. They are made up of DJ VooDoo (aka Reinhard Raith) and Tommy Serano.
Discography Albums
*''Cold Blood'' (2002)
*''Back for More'' (2004)
Charted singles
Other singles
*"Ki ...
Other uses in media and entertainment
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Voodoo (comics), a set index article listing several uses, including:
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Brother Voodoo
Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #169 (September 1973). The character was created by publisher Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, L ...
also known as ''Doctor Voodoo'' (Jericho Drumm), a Marvel Comics character
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Voodoo (Wildstorm)
Voodoo (Priscilla Kitaen) is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Brandon Choi and artist Jim Lee, she first appeared in ''WildC.A.T.S.'' #1 (August 1992), which was produced by Jim Lee's ...
(Priscilla Kitaen), a Wildstorm comics character
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''Voodoo'' (film), a 1995 horror film
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Voodoo Moon
''Voodoo Moon'' is a 2006 horror film written and directed by comic book artist and writer Kevin VanHook. It aired as a Sunday night movie on the Sci-Fi channel on June 4, 2006.
Plot synopsis
A demonic being destroys an entire town, save a young ...
, 2006 horror film
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Voodoo (roller coaster)
Possessed is an Impulse roller coaster, Inverted Impulse launched roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, the roller coaster originally debuted ...
, now known as ''Possessed'', a ride at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Pennsylvania, U.S.
* ''
Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy'', a 1993 non-fiction book by Laënnec Hurbon
Sports
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New Orleans VooDoo
Louisiana Voodoo (french: Vaudou louisianais, es, Vudú de Luisiana), also known as New Orleans Voodoo, is an African diasporic religion which originated in Louisiana, now in the southern United States. It arose through a process of syncretis ...
, an arena football team
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Vancouver VooDoo
The Vancouver VooDoo were an inline hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which played in Roller Hockey International (RHI). The VooDoo were one of the original 12 teams to join the league in 1993. Founded and owned by Tiger Wil ...
, a defunct roller hockey team
See also
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Voodoo Child (disambiguation) Voodoo Child may refer to:
Related to Jimi Hendrix
* " Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", a 1968 song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* " Voodoo Chile", another song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* '' Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection'', a 20 ...
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Voodoo doll (disambiguation)
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Voodoo economics
Reaganomics (; a portmanteau of ''Reagan'' and ''economics'' attributed to Paul Harvey), or Reaganism, refers to the neoliberal economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associat ...
, a derogatory term for Reaganomics
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Vudu
Vudu is an American digital video store and streaming service owned by Fandango Media, a joint-venture between NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. The company offers transactional video on demand rentals and digital purchases of films, ...
, a content delivery and media technology company
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