The artistry of Afro-Cuban batá drumming : aesthetics, transmission, bonding, and creativity / Kenneth Schweitzer.

The artistry of Afro-Cuban batá drumming : aesthetics, transmission, bonding, and creativity /

An iconic symbol and sound of the Lucumi/Santeria religion, Afro-Cuban bata are talking drums that express the epic mythological narratives of the West African Yoruba deities known as orisha. By imitating aspects of speech and song and by metaphorically referencing salient attributes of the deities,...

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Main Author: Schweitzer, Kenneth George (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2013.
Series:Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)
Subjects:
Batá music > History and criticism.
Music > Cuba > History and criticism.
Drum > Cuba.
Music > African influences.
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