Cuban-born Ezequiel Torres is a highly acclaimed batá drummer based in Miami, Florida. He is also considered by many to be the most outstanding craftsman of batá drums in the United States, also specializing in making congas, shekerés, cajones and the
As an Omó Añá and Olubatá, Ezequiel uses the batá drums to call forth 22 Orishas (deities) through a series of particular rhythms. He learned the complex tradition of batá drumming and Orisha chanting from the legendary Griots of these Afro-Cuban c