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Havana & Matanzas, Cuba, ca. 1957 : Batá, Bembé, and Palo songs.

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Format:
Sound recording
Contributor:
Cabrera, Lydia.
Tarafa, Josefina.
Language:
English
Yoruba
Subjects (All):
Santeria music--Cuba--Havana.
Santeria music.
Batá music.
Orishas--Cuba--Havana--Songs and music.
Orishas.
Yoruba (African people)--Cuba--Havana--Music.
Yoruba (African people).
Folk songs, Yoruba--Cuba--Havana.
Folk songs, Yoruba.
Folk music--Cuba--Havana.
Folk music.
Field recordings--Cuba--Havana.
Field recordings.
Santeria music--Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Black people--Cuba--Matanzas (Province)--Music.
Black people.
Folk music--Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Folk songs, Bantu.
Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Percussion ensembles.
Folk songs, Yoruba--Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Folk songs, Bantu--Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Field recordings--Cuba--Matanzas (Province).
Cuba--Havana.
Genre:
Music.
Songs and music.
Sound recordings.
Folk music.
Songs.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Havana and Matanzas, Cuba, circa 1957
Batá, Bembé, and Palo songs
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, [2003]
Language Note:
Sung principally in Yoruba with several tracks in Arará (21-22) and some Kongo material.
System Details:
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
stereo
digital recording
Contents:
Tui-tui for Shangó (1:38)
Idé werewere ni'ta Oshún idé werewere (Song for Oshún) (3:07)
Okú ó Sholá Kinibá ó (Praise song for Aganjú) (1:46)
Babá Fururú oloré ré ó (Song for Obatalá) (3:34)
Kurukuru bede/Osain adádará mádá ó (Song for Osain) (1:26)
Mojuba Olodumare (To Olodumare, the orishas, and the ancestors) (1:30)
Agó agó 'lona mojuba/Ibarabo agó mojuba (Songs for Eshú) (4:21)
Oyá o owó kodé Oyá bé wá ló (Song for Oyá) (1:44)
Obé ré obé Ayankú Naná lewá (Arará song for Naná Burukú) (3:49)
Ibeji otá esé aremú b́eji otá esé (Song for the divine twins) (3:11)
Kiri nya kiri nya agó/Eshu o Elegbara e (Song for Eleguá) (2:35)
Kolelé kolé ó iyá ó wó miyá kolelé (Song for Ogún) (3:21)
Babá Fururú oloré ré ó (Song for Obatalá) (5:01)
Moforibale oba [k]oso/Moforibale fú[n] Shangó (Song for Shangó) (4:42)
Kayobá Oba ó omó lowó Oba lere mi/Oba elekó ayá osi (Song for Obá) (4:12)
Awoyó, Yemayá ó omo du kwe [modupué ó] lowó mi (Song for Yemayá) (5:13)
Iyámi ilé oro [odo] (Praise song or oriki for Oshún) (3:25)
Okonilé ré rá é okó mi lo é milé bewá é (1:57)
Omodé t'orisa de ké awaó omodé funmi rawaó (1:35)
E bé oró, be mode loró (1:58)
Ndudu dale vuelta al ingenio (The spirit is circling the sugar mill) (4:37)
Vola volando nsaura (The turkey vulture is flying around) (4:24)
Shanigó (1:34)
Oyayá obé (1:15)
Obá o china (1:09)
Marengue (0:41)
Umbé (1:14)
Vamo' tuñe tuñe tuñe a casa mangoya (0:51).
Notes:
Traditional music for the orishas and ceremonial rhythms featuring batá drums.
Recorded in 1957.
"From the historic recordings of Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa"--Container.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Morton Marks, with bibliography and discography (24 p. : ill.) in container.
OCLC:
54484703
Publisher Number:
093074043424
SFW CD 40434 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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