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

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


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La música es una muestra de que los Lucumí cubanos (descendientes de esclavos africanos) han mantenido lazos culturales con África. Durante el siglo diecinueve estos descendientes establecieron cabildos, sociedades de ayuda mutua y social basadas en ”naciones“ étnicas africanas bajo el patrocinio de la iglesia católica romana.

Estos cabildos, que se encuentran principalmente en las zonas urbanas, fueron disueltos oficialmente a inicios de 1900, pero muchos continuaron promoviendo la salida de la religión Yoruba de Cuba, combinando elementos religiosos católicos y de origen africano.

El panteón Yoruba de dioses llamados orishas sirvió de base para estos cultos religiosos conocidos como Santeria (también llamado Lucumí), así los conjuntos de tambores que tradicionalmente acompañan los rituales religiosos de África occidental se modificaron en los tríos de tambor cubano batá, escuchados en estas grabaciones. (Marks 2001; Rodríguez 1998)

Track Listing

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Cándido Martínez
01:25
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102
Cándido Martínez
01:09
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103
Cándido Martínez
01:20
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104
Cándido Martínez
01:28
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105
Cándido Martínez
05:03
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106
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
02:48
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107
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
02:42
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108
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
01:46
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109
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
01:57
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110
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
02:25
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111
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
01:12
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112
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
02:26
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113
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
01:59
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114
Cándido Martínez and Antonio Alberiche
03:53
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115
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
02:04
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116
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:07
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117
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:31
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118
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:18
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119
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:50
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120
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:05
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121
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:59
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122
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:52
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123
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:36
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124
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:50
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125
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:14
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126
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:57
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127
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:46
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128
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:57
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129
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:37
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130
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:01
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131
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
02:03
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132
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:54
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133
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
00:58
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134
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
04:42
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135
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
04:47
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136
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
06:45
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137
Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, and Juan González
01:37