Montamentu

Montamentu is an African Caribbean[1] ecstatic religion or spiritual philosophy.[2]

A modern-day form was introduced in the 1950s by immigrants from Santo Domingo.[2][3]

The music which accompanies Montamentu is Tambú.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 de Jong, Nanette (2012). Tambú: Curaçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory. Indiana University Press. pp. 17, 24.
  2. 1 2 Soboslai, John (2012). "Curaçao". In Juergensmeyer, Mark; Roof, Wade Clark. Encyclopedia of Global Religion. SAGE Publications, Inc. doi:10.4135/9781412997898. ISBN 9780761927297.
  3. ↑ "Culture of Netherlands Antilles". EveryCulture.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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