Carlos Aldama's Life in Batï¿½ Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum

Name: Carlos Aldama's Life in Batï¿½ Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum
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ISBN: 9780253223784

ISBN-10: 0253223784

ISBN-13: 9780253223784

Edition: 2012

Authors: Umi Vaughan, Carlos Aldama, John Mason

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Batá identifies both the two-headed, hourglass-shaped drum of the Yoruba people and the culture and style of drumming, singing, and dancing associated with it. This book recounts the life story of Carlos Aldama, one of the masters of the batá drum, and through that story traces the history of batá culture as it traveled from Africa to Cuba and then to the United States. For the enslaved Yoruba, Batá rhythms helped sustain the religious and cultural practices of a people that had been torn from its roots. Aldama, as guardian of Afro-Cuban music and as a Santería priest, maintains the link with this tradition forged through his mentor Oba Ilu, who was himself the connection to the preserved…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 4/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Note on Transliteration


Timeline


Introduction: The Drum Speaks



Fundamento



Learning My Trade



Batï¿½ in the Revolution



Diaspora



Drum Lesson



Ihe Future, What Comes Next?


Conclusion The Drum Speaks Again


Glossary


Notes


References


Track List


Index