Babalu
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- "Babalu" (song)Babalu (song)Babalu is the title of a Cuban song, written by Margarita Lecuona, the cousin of composers Ernestina and Ernesto Lecuona. The song title is either a reference to the Santería deity Babalu Aye or to Babalawo, the title of a Santería priest and diviner....
, a 1940s song popularized by Desi Arnaz - Babalu AyeBabalu AyeIn the religious system of Orisha worship, Babalú-Ayé is the praise name of the spirit of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease, and healing. He is an Orisha, representing the deity Olorun on Earth...
, the spirit of illness and disease in Yoruba mythology - Babalu (album)Babalu (album)BaBalu is the second non-label album released by Jazz crooner Michael Bublé, before his debut label album, Michael Bublé was recorded. It was released in 2001, but was not widely commercial.-Track listing:-Album trivia:...
, a Michael Bublé album
Babalu may also refer to:
- The nickname for MMA fighter, Renato SobralRenato SobralRenato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
- The name in which a young Assef called Ali, the Hazara servant of Baba and Amir in The Kite RunnerThe Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it is Hosseini's first novel, and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007....
. This was because of his inability to show emotion on his face. - Babalu (comedian)Babalu (comedian)Pablito Sarmiento, Jr. Babalu , also known as Mang Bab, is the screen name of popular Filipino comedian and actor Pablito Sarmiento, Jr. Babalu is considered as "one of the most famous and beloved comedians" in the Philippines. He was a Filipino celebrity under ABS-CBN. He began as a driver for...
, the screen name of the late Filipino actor Pablito Sarmiento Jr. - A character in Isabel AllendeIsabel AllendeIsabel Allende Llona is a Chilean writer with American citizenship. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition, is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts , which have been commercially successful...
's novel Daughter of FortuneDaughter of FortuneDaughter of Fortune is a novel by Isabel Allende, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in February 2000...
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