Mambo
From TLP
A mambo is a vodou priestess in Haitian Creole. A male voudou priest is called houngan.
Cécile Fatiman is a famous mambo, she was a leader of the ceremonies at Bois Caïman at the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.
See also
- Vodou - The main religion of Saint-Domingue (and Haiti).