Compact disc. "Compilation of Afro-American sacred music rooted in the traditions of the Yoruba people of West Africa (and to a lesser extent, their Dahomean neighbors)"--Program notes. Field recordings. Previously released on Ryko RCD 10405 in 1998. "The Library of Congress / Endangered music project"--Container. Original liner notes, including program notes by Kenneth Bilby and Morton Marks in English, included on disc as PDF file. Various performers. Recorded in Haiti, Brazil, Cuba, and Trinidad, 1939-1957.
Ritual songs and drumming from four religions of the Yoruba/Dahomean diaspora: Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Candomble, Cuban Santeria, and Trinidadian Shango.
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