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PREMIERE | Malou Beauvoir Unveils Spectacular ‘Papa Damballah’
Singer-songwriter and actress Malou Beauvoir introduces the music video for “Papa Damballah,” a song from Beauvoir’s album, Spiritwalker.
The song’s title — Papa Damballah — refers to one of the oldest and most venerated spirits of Haitian Vaudou. The great white snake and Creator of all life, Papa Damballah embodies virtue, wisdom, creation, and justness.
Speaking about the song, Beauvoir says, “I’ve always taken comfort in the guidance and visions they offered me. The spiritual aspect has always infused my music, but is now more evident, representing the essence of my sound, and is fundamental to all that I do.”
“Papa Damballah” petitions the spirit for shelter and counsel during circumstances of injustice. Originally recorded for Beauvoir’s album, Is This Love, the song appeared instead as the final song on Spiritwalker, and was chosen by director Suzan Beraza as the end credit song for her film MASSACRE RIVER: The Woman Without a Country, aired on PBS more than 1500 times since its release in 2019. The film highlights the difficulties of Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
