Record Details
| Artist: | Various Artists |
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| Title: | Yoruba Drums From Benin, West Africa |
| Format: | CD |
| Label: | Smithsonian Folkways / International Institute for Traditional Music |
| Genres: | AfricanBeninDrumsTraditional |
| Status | Have |
| Added To List | 13th March 2024 |
Additional Information
| Comments | Featured here are the complex rhythms of the bata and dundun drum ensembles used in Yoruba religious cult worship and divination. These Yoruban roots of urban Africa and Afro-Caribbean music call the divine ancestors (orisha) to earth to possess their mediums. The 1987 recordings are extensively annotated in a 32 page illustrated booklet which describes the orisha legends, the drums, and presents a detailed analysis of the drumming. Edited by the [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/592494]International Institute for Traditional Music (IITM)[/url] in cooperation with the [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/310063]International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM[/url] - [l316154] C). ℗ © 1996 [l270847] Series name appears as "The World's Musical Traditions" on release. |
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