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ECHUN OKIRY - Guiro for Eleggua
Music of Santeria, Live Ceremonial Afro-Cuban Music. Santeria ceremony to honor and evoke Eleggua. |
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GUIRO FOR OCHUN AND YEMAYA
A recording of an authentic Santeria ritual for 2 orishas; Ochun, the goddess of love and Yemaya, the goddess of the Oceans and mother of all the orishas. |
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RELIGIOUS MUSIC OF PALO MONTE
A Cajon Ceremony. Live Afro-Cuban Music. Palo Monte ceremony in Havana. |
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TAMBOR FOR OBATALA
Music of Santeria, Live Ceremonial Afro-Cuban Music. Ceremony is for Obatala, the creator of humans and King of the Orishas. |
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OMI ARABBI: Live in Havana
- at the Proyecto La California Afro-Cuban folkloric performance recorded live in Havana, Cuba. Great examples of bata, guiro, rumba, bata-rumba with plenty of live energy! |
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TAMBOR LUKUMI - Andres Chacon & Ire Ire
In this three CD box set, the late great Andres Chacon plays Lukumi, Abakua and Arara styles with his group Ire Ire. Recorded live at his home in La Havana, Cuba 2001. A bilingual (English & Spanish) 28 page full color booklet with notes, interviews (with Andres Chacon) and photos is included! |
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IRE IRE, LUKUMI:
Afro-Cuban Devotional Music Bata drumming and singing recorded at the home of Andres Chacon in Havana, Cuba. |
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GRUPO CUERO Y CAJON
Grupo Cuero y Cajon is a group of Cuban musicians who perform regularly at religious festivities in and around the area of Marianao (a "suburb" of Havana). |
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BATA Y BEMBE DE MANTANZAS I
Experience the power of Matanzas-style Orisha music as performed by Alfredo Calvo (one of the most knowledgeable and talented Afro-Cuban folkloric singers alive today) and his Grupo Ana Oba Tola. |
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RITMOS CUBAFRICANOS, VOL. 1
Recorded in the Eastern province of Cuba. Cutumba is from Santiago de Cuba and brings you many examples of Afro-Franco-Haitian-Cuban rhythms that are rarely heard! |
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RITMOS CUBAFRICANOS, VOL. 2
Second CD from Cutumba in Santiago de Cuba. These are great quality recordings and we are pleased to be able to offer them to you. This one has examples of Bantu rhythms (Palo, Yuka, Makuta) and rumba. |
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ORISHAS - Musica para Danzar
Beautiful collection of orisha songs accompanied with the bata drums with a full chorus from Cutumba in Santiago de Cuba, one of Cuba's most vibrant folkloric dance troupes. High quality recording! |
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OJAJARA EGUE
An Afro-Cuban/Santeria guiro to give Moforibale to the orishas. Our goal as a group is to capture the essence of the African songs to delight and call the Orishas down to earth. |
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OLUFINA BABA MI
Dedicated to the conservation of the Yoruba music and religion. The group is composed of a mixture of young men and women all united by one belief. |
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SACRED SOUNDS OF SANTERIA
Sacred Sounds of Santeria includes rare field recordings made in Cuba in the 1950s during actual Santeria rituals. |
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SACRED SOUNDS OF THE FEMALE ORISHAS
This unique offering of Santeria contains praise songs to the different aspects of the Goddess in the form of Oya, Yemaya, Oshun, Yewa, and Obba. |
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GRUPO AFROCUBA:
Raices Africanas Raices Africanas is Afrocuba's first full-length recording since their founding over 30 years ago. |
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SANTISIMO EN RITUAL
This live recording opens up an authentic window into one of the most intense ceremonies within the Santeria tradition, the ritual drum feast. |
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AFRO-CUBA: A MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY
Represented in this collection are the four major divisions of Afro-Cuban culture: Lucumi, Arara, Abakua, and Kongo recorded between 1948 and 1994! |
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CHANTS ET RYTHMES AFROCUBAINS
Afro-Cuban Songs and Rhythms. Recordings from 1997 of 'The Ensemble Afroamerica'. Hard to find import. |
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MUSIC OF CUBA
Originally released in 1985, these are special order re-issues with introduction, notes and transcriptions by John Santos. |
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CULT MUSIC OF CUBA
Recordings made in Havana, Guanabacoa, and Matanzas Province in 1940, originally released in 1949, these are special order re-issues. Very rare and hard to find! |
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CARNAVAL IN CUBA
Here we find real examples of many styles of music from Carnaval in Havana and Santiago recorded in the streets in 1980. |
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AFRO-CUBA: TUMBA FRANCESA
Great example of a rare style of Haitian spiced Afro-Cuban folkloric music. Recorded in Cuba at EGREM. Nice package with beautiful color photos! |
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DVDs
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OMI INA & OBBARA
Cajon Espiritual Two Afro-Cuban folkloric groups drumming and singing in their homes in Havana, Cuba. |
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OBINI BATA CUBA: Conjunto Feminino
de percusion, canto y danza This DVD is a live recording of a performance given by Obini Bata, the first group of females in Cuba, to play the bata drums profesionally. |
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RUMBON TROPICAL
Features the Cuban music and dance group "Rumberos De Cuba" in an intimate party-performance. |
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U LAKA LAKA LA
Carnaval La Habana 2003 A spectacular festival that incorporates an extrordinary array of Cuba's diverse cultural traditions. |
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VAMOS AL TAMBOR
Presentations in Mantanzas, Cuba Two separate Lucumi Santeria presentations, both of which were recorded live at the home of Alfredo Calvo in Matanzas. |
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LA FUERZA DEL TAMBOR
(THE POWER OF THE DRUM) A rare look inside an Afro Cuban religious community, capturing an endangered piece of history, featuring religious celebrations, demonstrations, and interviews. |
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RUMBAMBEO: Cajon-Bata-Rumba
with Chaguito y Sus Timberos Afro-Cuban music and dance performance of a unique gathering of some of the most outstanding musicians, singers, and dancers in Cuba today. |
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TREMENDO VACILON
A panorama of music and dance in Cuba. Shot in Havana and Santiago, the film consists of 18 intimate performance events. |
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DESCARGA: PI-MOZAMBI-SON
A popular/folkloric Cuban music 'jam session' with Chaguito y Sus Timberos (former musical director of Clave Y Guaguaco. |
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AFROCUBA DE MATANZAS: 50 Years On
Nine of the group's major works are presented to celebrate their 50th anniversary in this high quality, 80 minute, performance, filmed and recorded live in specially selected locations around Matanzas. Includes a 20 page booklet. |
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AFROCUBA DE MATANZAS:
Live at el Palenque A full length performance of traditional and contemporary styles of Rumba Matancera by one of Cuba's most famous music and dance companies including a 20 page booklet with notes and background information. |
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HAVANA CENTRO:
Cuba's Musical and Spiritual Underground Close and personal look into religious and popular musical styles in Havana Centro as well as dance and scenes of everyday life. |
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Books - instructional
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BATA RHYTHMS FROM MATANZAS, CUBA
Transcriptions of the Oru Seco This 114 page book of transcriptions is designed to accompany El Lenguaje del Tambor: Bata Rhythms from Matanzas, Cuba, a 2-disc set of instructional DVDs that presents the Oro Seco as played in Matanzas, Cuba. They offer the most detailed and complete documentation of the fundamentals of Matanzas-style bata drumming ever produced. |
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Book / CD sets - instructional
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CANTOS AFROCUBANOS
Volume 1: Cantos a Elegua 50 songs, 3 CDs and a 60 page book to learn many songs for Elegua. Songs are presented in call and response with coro, first with bell and then with bata. Great package! |
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CANTOS AFROCUBANOS
Volume 2: Cantos a Ogun 50 songs, 3 CDs and a 60 page book to learn many songs for Ogun. Songs are presented in call and response with coro, first with bell and then with bata. Great package! |
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DVDs - instructional
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EL LENGUAJE DEL TAMBOR
Bata Rhythms & Techniques from Matanzas This comprehensive 2 disc DVD package offers more than 5 hours of drumming demonstrations, tutorials, and interviews featuring Master of Afro Cuban Percussion Daniel Alfonso Herrera, the most sought after percussion instructor in Matanzas, Cuba. (Spanish with English subtitles) |
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DANCES OF THE ORISHA
Learn Afro-Cuban folkloric dance from master teacher Jose Francisco Barroso as he guides students on a journey through the Orishas from beginner basics, to the more advanced. |
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RUMBA (2 DVD SET - Yambu & Guaguanco)
First in a series from the Academy of Cuban Folklore & Dance. Clear and informative, easy to learn from with performance extras! |
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ELEGGUA (Dance instruction)
This DVD features over 60 minutes of detailed instruction on 4 of the most well-known toques of Eleggua: La Lumbanche, La Topa, Ynongo & Chachalokuafun. |
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HOW TO PLAY SHEKERE
Michael Pluznick guides you through the basics of how to play the African-beaded gourd or "shekere". Easy-to-follow segments for 12/8 and 4/4, various techniques, exercises and solos. Highly recommended for beginners and advanced players alike. |
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