Costumes
When people pretend and dress up like Papa Legba they have specific things. Papa Legba usually has:
American Horror StoryIn the show American Horror Story the character Fiona Goode who is a witch chanted for Papa Legba. She said "Papa Legba.." after she says that then she says a latin phrase so he can appear. They probably changed it to wear the original chants and the slave version chants weren't used. Also she offered cocaine to act as a offering.
![]() Elton John
Elton John made a song called Papa Legba. www.metrolyrics.com/hey-papa-legba-lyrics-elton-john.html
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Crossroads (film)"Legba is mistaken for the Christian devil (or the popular notion of the devil), who takes the main character's soul in exchange for a successful musical career in blues. In the ritual and doctrine of African-American religions, there is no such thing as selling one's soul in exchange for wordly success or talent to later burn in hell, since they have no representation of hell." ( It is straight from wikipedia)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Legba Robert JohnsonIn the novel Preaching Blues: The Life and Times of Robert Johnson Papa Legba is talked about heavily and is a main character in the book.
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GalebThis is Galeb from a video game called Tales of Monkey Island.
JessabellePapa Legba wasn't a character but he was mentioned. In the film he is called to open the door for a dead spirit to return to the living.
Princess and the Frog
In the film Princess and the Frog there was a character named "The Shadow Man" . He was supposed to represent Legba.
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