Louis Martinie'
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Louis Martinie' is an author, liturgist, percussionist, and an advocate for the uniqueness and importance of New Orleans style Voodoo
in the spectrum of New World religious practices. Presently his work focuses on preserving the rituals, practices and documents of pre-Katrina New Orleans Voodoo. Before Hurricane Katrina
, he taught special education
and percussion (specializing in the Irish bodhran
and the African djembe
) for the Orleans Parish school system.
He is an honorary member of the Louisiana State Legislature
and is a Spiritual Doctor and Drummer/Priest/Elder of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple
, and a primary drummer for the rituals of Priestess Miriam Chamani
. He drums with the Mambo Muslima, Cabal Tambour Dan-i, Krewe of Nutria, and for the ritual shows of the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, and has conducted ritual drumming workshops with Don DuFrane and Luis Manuel Nunez. He teaches and offers confirmation in an Order of Service to the loa
that combines elements of New Orleans Voodoo with Tibetan Buddhism
.
Martinie' is the editor for Black Moon Publishing, and has been associated with the anarchistic grouping of ritual magicians known as Bate Cabal.
Louisiana Voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, describes a set of underground religious practices which originated from the traditions of the African diaspora. It is a cultural form of the Afro-American religions which developed within the French, Spanish, and Creole speaking African American...
in the spectrum of New World religious practices. Presently his work focuses on preserving the rituals, practices and documents of pre-Katrina New Orleans Voodoo. Before Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, he taught special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
and percussion (specializing in the Irish bodhran
Bodhrán
The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
and the African djembe
Djembe
A djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
) for the Orleans Parish school system.
He is an honorary member of the Louisiana State Legislature
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
and is a Spiritual Doctor and Drummer/Priest/Elder of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple
New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple
The New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple was established in New Orleans, Louisiana in May 1990 by Priest Oswan Chamani and Priestess Miriam Chamani. Over the years the Temple has grown in its knowledge of Voodoo in relation with World Religions, and serves many people throughout America and the World...
, and a primary drummer for the rituals of Priestess Miriam Chamani
Miriam Chamani
Priestess Miriam Chamani is the Mambo and co-founder of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple.-Biography:...
. He drums with the Mambo Muslima, Cabal Tambour Dan-i, Krewe of Nutria, and for the ritual shows of the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, and has conducted ritual drumming workshops with Don DuFrane and Luis Manuel Nunez. He teaches and offers confirmation in an Order of Service to the loa
Loa
The Loa are the spirits of the voodoo religion practiced in Louisiana, Haiti, Benin, and other parts of the world. They are also referred to as Mystères and the Invisibles, in which are intermediaries between Bondye —the Creator, who is distant from the world—and humanity...
that combines elements of New Orleans Voodoo with Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
.
Martinie' is the editor for Black Moon Publishing, and has been associated with the anarchistic grouping of ritual magicians known as Bate Cabal.
Discography
- Festival and Ritual Drumming: Evoking the Sacred through Rhythms of the Spirit (1993) Mishlen Linden and Louis Martinie'. Destiny Recordings ISBN 1-59477-072-7
Interviews
- Living the Wiccan Life, Episode 27, Pt. 1 - Louis Martinie' of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple - Interview with Louis Martinie’ by Rev. Don Lewis of the Witch School at the WinterStar Symposium (2008) http://www.experiencefestival.com/forum/show-4781-39130.html
- Voodoo Drumming - Interview by Heather Kyle of Louis Martinie' and Utu (of Niagara Voodoo Shrine) and demonstration of the drumming for the "Order of Service" - recorded at the 2007 Starwood FestivalStarwood FestivalThe Starwood Festival is a seven-day Neo-Pagan, New Age, multi-cultural and world music festival presented in mid- to late July. Approximately 1,500 people attend including staff, speakers and entertainers. The Starwood Festival is a camping event which holds workshops on a variety of subjects...
: Pt. 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-g1Gj3pTEQ, Pt. 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mDX6s53Hu8&feature=related
External links
- Voodoo Spiritual Temple
- A Record of the Temple Martinie' posts about events in 1996 at New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple
- Black Moon Publishing & Bate Cabal