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Havana, Cuba, ca. 1957: Rhythms and Songs for the Orishas

by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Charlie Moonbeam Entrancing Yoruba chants from the he(art) of Havana.

Let it pull you in. Favorite track: Oyádé Ibariba sheke shé (Song for Oyá).
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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)

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/havana-cuba-ca-1957-rhythms-and-songs-for-the-orishas/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian

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released January 1, 2009

Lydia Cabrera - Recorder
Josefina Tarafa - Recorder, Photographer
Oduardo Zapullo - Recorder
Benito Bolle - Recorder
Miguel "Willie" Ramos - Translator
Pete Reiniger - Mastering Engineer
Sonya Cohen Cramer - Designer
Morton Marks - Compiler, Liner Notes Editor, Liner Notes

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