About "Mayombe, Paula?"

The movie "Mayombe, Paula?" will show many forgotten moments in the history of Cuba, as the development of the Cabildos de Nación (Nation Councils), their intercultural process, the mutual aid they practiced... and the terror of the concentration camps, war, hatred and envy generated by injustice and misunderstanding... there will be dance, music and various cultural events, and it will show an alternative spiritual philosophy to fight this disease popularly called darkness or bilongo.

Join the project! visit www.indiegogo.com/mayombepaula to learn more... pass the word to friends and contacts... greetings and Ache!

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Congo Music in "Mayombe, Paula?"

In the "... Mayombe, Paula?" project, the soundtrack will be composed basing on cultures originating in Congo (Central African) and developed in Cuba trough centuries. But we need help to shoot it, to get a professional grade film. So I invite you to collaborate getting in return many benefits, including: * $1 acknowledgement and link to watch the movie * $10 soundtracks and more * $25 DVD SPECIAL EDITION and more * many more options in www.indiegogo.com/mayombepaula Congo Musical Sketches

Some historical facts that inspired "Mayombe, Paula?"

- "Mayombe" is a culture developped in Cuba by the slaves coming from Central Africa, specially from the Yombe ethnic group (one of the many "congo" or "bantu" groups), who worshiped Mother Nature by the name of "Ma Yombe", whose image could be considered a predecessor of Virgin Mary. This culture is maybe the most ancient culture in the world, and has some teachings dating from the matriarchal paleolithic era. - Mayombe is sometimes taken as witchcraft, also it is classified as polyteistic. But actually the Mayomberos (the followers of that culture in Cuba) believe in just one universal God called Nsambi who rules the world for good. Mayomberos accepted that Nsambi is the same as the christian God, just translated to Congo language. - This tradition survived thanks to the Cabildos (Councils), which were cultural and mutual aid organizations created by poor people of Cuba in the colonial times. The Cabildos Congos had a social influence b...

Música Congo en "...Mayombe, Paula?"

En el proyecto "...Mayombe, Paula?" la banda sonora se compondrá a partir de músicas originarias de las culturas Congo desarrolladas en Cuba. Pero necesitamos ayuda para rodarlo, para poder conseguir una película de nivel profesional. Por eso les invito a colaborar obteniendo a cambio muchos beneficios, por ejemplo: * $1 agradecimientos y link para ver la película * $10 bandas sonoras y más * $25 DVD EDICIÓN ESPECIAL y más * muchas otras opciones en www.indiegogo.com/mayombepaula Bocetos Musicales Congo

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