Pomba Gira

and the Quimbanda of Mbùmba Nzila

by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold

POMBA GIRA is a living and ever evolving, vibrant enigma. She has been subject to a multitude of interpretations, which all speak of her ability to shed her skin and show herself in an astonishing array of manifestations, just as Venus herself does. She is a garden of erotic strength that inspires awe for women and provokes humility in men. No man working with these forces can escape being intrigued and humbled by the greatness and diversity of woman in all her manifestations.