Ba-Lunda: Excerpt from the novel Jonatas y Manuela

From: Afro - Hispanic Review | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

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The tam tam of the chekere1 filtered in through the only door of the barracks. The African woman named Ba-Lunda, lying on some banana leaves, is trying to win her battle with a fever that has gradually turned into a steady lamentation for life in exile.

The healer lifts her eyes and directs all her powers to enter the spiritual world toward the sick woman. Her eyes, illuminated by the fire's glow, shine with renewed vigor. A canticle for souls who should not die flows from her mouth: "I take refuge in the Lord of dawn against the curse of those who blow on knots." Her voice takes on new ...

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