Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021.
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Kidjo has a remarkable cultural vision that spans the globe but stays true to her roots.
Voodoo believers walk during the annual Voodoo festival Fete Gede at Cite Soleil Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Voodoo is often seen as a practice involving magic. In Haiti, Voodoo is a religion born out of the struggle of slaves. And today, it is used as a form of healing and protection.
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Mac Rebennack took the stage name Dr John and a persona based on a real-life voodoo prince.
Beninese women attend a “voodoo” festival.
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In some West African communities, age and magico-religious beliefs have a huge role to play in a woman’s independence.
Watch out! The gingerbread zombies are coming!
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James, aged 8, of Sydney wants to know: are zombies real?