Rather than focusing on the fleeting, exciting moments that immediately precede the arrival of an orisha in the form of a possession trance, this thesis investigates the entire four- to six-hour musical performance that is central to the ceremony. It exam
Legendary tambolero, akpwón, and babalocha. Carlos is a walking treasure trove of info, and lives in Oakland! Watch a video of Carlos singing for Ochún.
The wife of Armando Peraza, the great Cuban percussionist who anchored the Santana rhythm section for nearly twenty years, once asked how Michael could be so into Santeria-voodoo to the man on the street-when he was obviously intelligent and educated. Mic
Performs music and dance from Yoruba, Orisha, Congo/Abakua/Arara, rumba guanguanco, son, danzon, mambo, yuka, comparsa, chancleta, and more folkloric dance of Afro-Cuban tradition.
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