What is "voodoo"

Voodoo \Voo"doo\, n.

1. See Voodooism.

2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.

Voodoo \Voo"doo\, a. Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations.

religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou, from a West African language (such as Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Compare vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.

alt. To bewitch someone or something using #Noun n. 1 A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin. 2 Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisian

1. 3 (context pejorative English) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem. 4 (context dated English) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer. v

2. To bewitch someone or something using #Noun

1. n. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: juju, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]

2. a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism]

3. v. bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Voodoo is the second studio album by American recording artist D'Angelo, released on January 25, 2000, by Virgin Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1998 to 1999 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, featuring an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the Soulquarians musical collective. Produced primarily by D'Angelo, Voodoo features a loose, groove-based funk sound and serves as a departure from the more conventional song structure of his debut album, Brown Sugar (1995). The album features lyrical themes regarding spirituality, love, sexuality, growth, and fatherhood.

Amid heavy promotion and an anticipated release, the album was released to commercial and critical success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 320,000 copies in its first week, and spent 33 weeks on the chart. It was promoted with five singles, including the hit single " Untitled (How Does It Feel)", whose music video garnered D'Angelo mainstream attention and controversy. Upon its release, Voodoo received general acclaim from music critics and earned D'Angelo several accolades. It was named one of the year's best albums by numerous publications.

D'Angelo promoted Voodoo with an international supporting tour in late 2000. While successful early on, the tour became plagued by concert cancellations and D'Angelo's personal frustrations. Voodoo has since been regarded by music writers as a creative milestone of the neo soul genre during its apex. It has sold over 1.7 million copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Voodoo is a concept album by King Diamond. The album was released in 1998. The album cover is drawn by Kristian Wåhlin. The album was remastered by Andy LaRocque and was re-released in 2009.

Voodoo may refer to:

Voodoo (born Alex Torres; September 24, 1977) is a Canadian pornographic film actor.

Voodoo is an album by The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet which comprises John Zorn on alto saxophone, Wayne Horvitz on keyboards, Ray Drummond on bass and Bobby Previte on drums. The album was released in 1986 on Black Saint Records and features the compositions of hard bop pianist Sonny Clark.

Voodoo is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alexz Johnson. The album was released on March 9, 2010 through Orange Lounge Recordings and inDiscover Recordings.

Voodoo is an 1995 American horror film directed by Rene Eram, and written by Brian DiMuccio and Dino Vindeni. Corey Feldman stars as a youth who must contend with a Voodoo cult. Filmed in the United States in the spring of 1995, Voodoo was released on VHS by A-Pix Entertainment in November 1995, and was first released in the United States on DVD format through Simitar Entertainment in 1997.

Voodoo, in comics, may refer to:

• Voodoo (Wildstorm), a Wildstorm and DC Comics character
• Voodoom, a comic by Oni Press
• Voodoo Man, a character who appeared in a number of titles from Fox Feature Syndicate
• Voodoo Ben, a character from Scud: The Disposable Assassin
• Brother Voodoo, a Marvel Comics character also known as Doctor Voodoo
• Tales of Voodoo, a comic book series by Eerie Publications
• Voodoo Child (comics), a Virgin Comics title

Voodoo is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Brandon Choi and artist Jim Lee, she first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. #1 (August 1992), which was produced by Jim Lee's studio, WildStorm comics, and published by Image Comics. After WildStorm and its properties were purchased by DC Comics in 1999, the character continued as a character in books under the WildStorm imprint, until DC discontinued the WildStorm imprint in December 2010.

A new incarnation of the character was created as part of the main DC Universe in September 2011, as part of DC's company-wide relaunch of its title, The New 52.

"Voodoo", written by lead singer Sully Erna, is a single by alternative metal band Godsmack from their self-titled album. The song "Voodoo" was best known for its use in the MTV television program Fear.

The video, directed by Dean Karr, shows witches performing a ritual with swords. The band is shown throughout the video playing in a corn field. A naked gorgon is shown dancing which is also part of the ritual. Zombies come out of a lake and wander through the woods. The video features Laurie Cabot and members of her coven at that time.

The idea of zombies came from the original inspiration of the song. At the House of Blues, vocalist Sully Erna stated that this inspiration was the film The Serpent and the Rainbow.

The song was also used by WWE wrestler Batista during his time as Leviathan in the former WWE developmental territory Ohio Valley (OVW) from 2000 to 2002.

“Voodoo” is the final track on the album. After roughly two minutes of silence, a hidden track (entitled "Witch Hunt") closes the album. Although "Voodoo" itself is 4:40 in length, the actual length (including the aforementioned silence and the hidden track "Witch Hunt") is 9:02.

Voodoo is the first studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 25, 2013 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single "Voodoo Doll".

Voodoo is an opera in three acts with music and libretto by Harry Lawrence Freeman. A product of the Harlem Renaissance, it was first performed with piano accompaniment as a radio broadcast on May 20, 1928. The first staged performance with orchestra took place on September 10, 1928 at the Palm Garden (a temporary name for the 52nd Street Theatre) in New York City.