The Voodoo Child – The Unbelievable Tale of José Leandro Andrade

Srijandeep Das

1st December 2017 | 3:34 AM

A continuation of Football Paradise’s Evolution of the Dribble series. For Part 1, The Search for Football’s Missing Link, click here. For Part 2, Salvador Dali’s Favourite Footballer, click here.
This is a story about three gods from an old continent. Two tricked into slavery, one still roaming free. This story is as much about a King who sold his son to the devil, as it is about football, its black syncopation and upheaval. This is a story about José Leandro Andrade‘s unbelievable life and death.

The Voodoo Child - The Unbelievable Tale of José Leandro Andrade

We do not really mean,
we do not really mean
that what we are about to say is true.
A story, is a story;
let it come, let it go.
– A rhyme of the Ashanti tribe, recited at beginning of all tales

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