La fuerza del tambor : bata, bembe y güiro en Matanzas, Cuba = The power of the drum / Alfredo Calvo [and others] ; producer and director, Tina Gallagher.
Alfredo Calvo Cano, apón (lead singer) y su Aña Oba Tola ; Alberto Puñales Cabrera, akpon (lead singer) y su Bembe Macagua ; Alberto Calvo Prado ; Arnelio "Petiti" Urrutia Ruiz ; Michel Madrazo Betancourt ; Reynier Urrutia Fernandez ; Yaimel "Toribio" García Portillo ; Geronimo "Kiki" Rueda Amaro ; Alberto Puñales Rodrigues ; Orlando Alfonso Fernandez.
Summary:
Records Afro Cuban folkloric ritual music of the Santería religion as played in Matanzas, Cuba, the region considered to be la fuente (the source) of the Afro Cuban religions in Cuba. Public drumming celebrations illustrate drum rhythms, songs and dances for the Orishas as they are played in the religious (vs. tourist) environment. Traditional Lucumí bata drums, Lucumí Bembe Macagua drums, and Palo Mayombe songs accompanied by Aña are featured. Three styles of drumming are demonstrated: Majino (Arara from Perico), Sabalú (Arara from Matanzas), and Macagua (Lucumí from Matanzas).
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