Onelio scull is one of the most revered afro cuban percussionists. In the early 1960s he was one of the first drummers to start playing and teaching santeria bata in the united states. Bata drumming notations, discographies, glossary santeria. Descargue como doc, pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. These were two of the first records that were responsible for. The giraldo rodriguez record afro tambores bata was a crucial element in the forming of the. An important figure in the post 1980 and well into the 1990s n. Ezequiel was a curator, consultant and exhibitor for the historical museum of southern floridas 2001 exhibit, at the crossroads, afrocuban orisha arts. Bata means drum in yoruba, a language spoken in west africa. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Bata drumming notations, discographies, glossary free download as word doc. Tambor with consecrated bembe and bata drums, havana.
The one on the right is one of mine made by jay bereck skin on skin. It is still one of the best party bands in caracas and distills the essence of tambores traditions from several places along the coast into a fiestafriendly cocktail of mad dance beats. Consequently, women generally have substantially less free time than men for. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Below are two drums made of oak, the one on the left belongs to a student of mine and made by matthew smith ritmo. The bata drums, when used for yoruba rituals in cuba, are played in sets of three. English words for tambores include drum, drummer and side drum. Drum music video fire drums by ariel kalma kamal m. You can see that the belly of the drum made by jay bereck skin on skin sits slightly lower than on matts drum, and jays drum has thinner bands that are not highly chromed, instead have a clean. A bata drum is a doubleheaded drum shaped like an hourglass with one end larger than the.
A video dedicated to the masters of the bata drums. Bata drums are a type of afrocuban drum, which originated from the yoruba people of west africa, more specifically, nigeria. Bata fantasy performed by pedro pedrito martinez, roman diaz and little johnny rivero. This skin is very different compared to other skins, since it is much more resistant to the humidity of the temazcal sweat lodge and also to cold climates. The bata drums as a base of one of the most famous and rooted of these mystic cults of african origin, which were practiced in cuba since the colony times, it is expressed in this work, in which. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The cuban identity is much closed mixed to the traditional drums touches through social and religious events. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. At the beginning of a tambor or drumming celebration, the drums are played. Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in our free products and services. Yoruba and lucumi afrocuban cult music from bata drummers led by onelio scull. Traditional rhythms of the bata drums performance in world music series john amira, steven cornelius on. Tambores apaches pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. Orange cloth covers with green gilt lettering on spine.