The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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They were laughing down at my Tonton Macoute , who was dancing right below
the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about
the Macoutes . He laughed and danced harder . I could distinguish the words ...
They were laughing down at my Tonton Macoute , who was dancing right below
the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about
the Macoutes . He laughed and danced harder . I could distinguish the words ...
Page 151
For the most part , what you see of voodoo consists of drums and dancing and
possession by the spirits . There is frequent animal sacrifice , and certainly the
dancing used to look like writhing to Westerners until black dancing entered the ...
For the most part , what you see of voodoo consists of drums and dancing and
possession by the spirits . There is frequent animal sacrifice , and certainly the
dancing used to look like writhing to Westerners until black dancing entered the ...
Page 152
A huge dance is taking place inside the peristyle , about three hundred people ,
all of them dancing solo . Many of the young men carry tape machines over their
heads to record Aboudja ' s drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the ...
A huge dance is taking place inside the peristyle , about three hundred people ,
all of them dancing solo . Many of the young men carry tape machines over their
heads to record Aboudja ' s drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the ...
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| Title | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier A Touchstone Book |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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