A mojo is, quite simply, a charm or, at a stretch a spell, but it is
actually some sort of thing that carries a good spell, like a rabbit's foot
or whatever, remember got my mojo working? I cannot remember who sang that
song originally, can anyone fill me in on that? I think Jimmy Smith did a
version at one point
leslie/The Power of Sound
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Shinn" <ashinn@artic.edu>
To: "Park, James R S" <jrspar@essex.ac.uk>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Mojo?
> Hi James and List,
> Of the myriad slang meanings mojo might have now, I believe the
> origin to be in American Hoodoo conjurework. At least the mojo you
> hear mentioned in all those old blues songs anyway. It's usually a
> small flannel bag or charm that you carry on your person to
> "activate" a spell. A lot of general-use mojos are for luck in love,
> gambling, etc but get more special-purpose from there.
> Can anybody add to this? I'm certainly no authority.
>
> Got my mojo workin',
> .aaron shinn
>
> At 3:14 PM +0100 5/8/01, Park, James R S wrote:
> >Hey list. Sorry bout my ignorance, but what the hell does Mojo mean? I
keep
> >on seeing it everywhere, but can't figure out the meaning/origin of the
> >word. Thanx in advance: james.
>
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