Cult Music of Cuba
Various Artists
"African traditions have survived strongly, in some respects, to this day. Music and dancing of the African variety have persisted in the cabildos, or societies, organized by the Afro-Cubans. A great many of these societies have a religious basis, while others are survivals of secret organizations which existed previously on the African continent..."
Estas grabaciones fueron realizadas en La Habana, Guanabacoa, y Matanzas en 1940, durante un trabajo de campo financiado por el American Council of Learned Societies, en cooperación con el Archive of Primitive Music de Columbia University.
"Las herencia de las tradiciones africanas ha sobrevivido de manera muy fuerte, en algunos aspectos, hasta nuestros días. Música y danza de origen africano han sobrevivido en los cabildos organizados por los cubanos de piel negra. Una buena cantidad de estas sociedades tienen un carácter religioso, mientras que otras son remanentes de sociedades secretas que existían previamente en el continente africano..."
Track Listing
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101
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Song to Legba and Yemaya (Two Male Voices, Drum, Rattle) | Two male singers with iya drum and atchere | 3:09 | |
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102
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Lucumi Song (Two Male Voices, Drum, Rattle) | Two Abakwa society male Lucumi singers with iya drum and atchere | 1:24 | |
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103
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Song to Orisha Oko (Female Voice) | Female singer | 1:25 | |
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104
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Abakwa Song (Male Chorus, Drums) | Male Abakwa chorus and drummers from Guanabacoa | 2:36 | |
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105
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Song to Orisha Chango (Male Chorus, Drums) | Male chorus, drummers | 2:41 | |
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201
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Abakwa Song (Male Chorus, Drums) | Male Abakwa chorus and drummers from Guanabacoa | 2:45 | |
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202
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Djuka Drums | Three drummers | 0:57 | |
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203
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Lucumi Drums | Three Lucumi drummers | 0:56 | |
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204
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Djuka Song (Drums and Chorus) | Chorus, drummers | 0:51 | |
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205
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Song to Chango (Male Chorus, Drums) | Male chorus, drummers | 2:48 | |
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206
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Song to Obatala (Male Chorus, Drums) | Male Lucumi chorus, drummers | 2:37 |
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