Havana, Cuba, ca. 1957: Rhythms and Songs for the Orishas
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 1 hour 15 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
- Music is one way Cuban Lucumí (descendants of African slaves) have retained cultural ties to Africa. During the 19th century these descendants established cabildos, mutual aid and social societies based on African ethnic "nations" under the sponsorship of the Roman Catholic Church. These cabildos, found mainly in urban areas, were officially disbanded in the early 1900s but many continued on, providing an outlet for a Cuban Yoruba religion, combining Catholic and African-based religious elements. The Yoruba pantheon of gods called orishas provided the basis for these religious cults known as Santeria (also called Lucumí) and the drum ensembles that traditionally accompanied religious rituals in West Africa were modified into the Cuban batá drum trios heard in these recordings. (Marks 2001; Rodríguez 1998)
Para información sobre ordenar haga clic aquí. - Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Afro-Cuban, Folk Song
- Label
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date
- 2001
- Subject
- World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Cuba
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe