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Yoruba Elewe: Bata Drums and Dance

Various Artists
Yoruba Elewe: Bata Drums and Dance Yoruba Bata Drums: Elewe Music and Dance includes 13 tracks of traditional music from the Yoruba tribe, located in modern-day Nigeria. The rhythms and sounds of the bata drums dictate the dancers' movements, and different Bata drums correspond to different areas of the body. Rhythms communicated through the large and medium drums relate to the shoulders and chest, while rhythms communicated by the smallest drum signal dancers to move their waist, hips, and feet. Liner notes include song lyrics and their English translations as well as explanations of cultural traditions and drum patterns.

Track Listing

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Elewe Egungun drummers
01:59
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102
Elewe Egungun drummers
07:04
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103
Elewe Egungun singers, drummers
06:18
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104
Elewe Egungun singers, drummers
05:25
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105
Elewe Egungun singers and drummers
06:58
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106
Elewe Egungun performer
03:05
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201
Elewe Egungun drummers
04:26
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202
Elewe Egungun singers and drummers
02:39
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203
Elewe Egungun singers and drummers
01:14
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204
Elewe Egungun drummers
02:47
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205
Elewe Egungun drummers
04:22
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206
Elewe Egungun drummers
05:52
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207
Elewe Egungun drummers
02:02