093074043424

Havana & Matanzas, Cuba, Ca. 1957: Batã¡, Bembã©, And Palo Songs From The Historic Recordings Of Lydia Cabrera And Josefina Tarafa

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFW40434

Release Date:  25 November 2003

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  093074043424

Genres:  World Music  Latin Music  

  • Description

    These recordings, made just prior to Fidel Castro's rise to power, reflect Afro-Cuban musical and spiritual life in Havana and around the sugarcane mills of Matanzas. Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa captured a fascinating snapshot of African slave-descendant communities performing their religious songs and ceremonies. In the Cuban countryside, Yoruba, Dahomean, and Kongo-Angolan religions had been faithfully preserved, and linguistic, symbolic, and musical elements were blended to produce new religious expressions. These recordings are a soundtrack to Cabrera's writings on Afro-Cuban religions. 32-page booklet with extensive notes and photos. 69 minutes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Tui-Tui For Shango
      • 2. Ide Werewere Ni'ta Oshun Ide Werewere (Song For Oshun)
      • 3. Oku O Shola Kiniba O (Praise Song For Aganju)
      • 4. Baba Fururu Olore Re O (Song For Obatala)
      • 5. Kurukuru Bede/Osain Adadara Mada O (Song For Osain)
      • 6. Mojuba Olodumare (To Olodumare, The Orishas, And The Ancestors)
      • 7. Ago Ago 'Lona Mojuba/Ibarabo Ago Mojuba (Songs For Eshu)
      • 8. Oya O Owo Kode Oya Be Wa Lo (Song For Oya)
      • 9. Obe Re Obe Ayanaku Nana Iewa (Arara Song For Nana Buruku)
      • 10. Ibeji Ota Ese Aremu 'Beji Ota Ese (Song For The Divine Twins)
      • 11. Kiri Nya Kiri Nya Ago/Eshu O Elegbara E (Song For Elegua)
      • 12. Kolele Kole O Iya O Wo Miya Kolele (Song For Ogun)
      • 13. Bab Fururu Olore Re O (Song For Obatala)
      • 14. Moforibale Oba (K)oso/Moforibale Fu'(n) Shango (Song For Shango)
      • 15. Kayoba Oba O Omo Lowa Oba Lere Mi/Oba Eleko Aya Osi (Song For Oba)
      • 16. Awoyo, Yemaya O Omo Du Kwe (Modup(u)e O) Lowo Mi (Song For Yemaya)
      • 17. Iyami Ile Oro (Odo) (Praise Song For Oshun)
      • 18. Okonile Re Ra E Oko Mi Lo E Mile Bewa E
      • 19. Omode T'orisa De Ke Awao Omode Funmi Rawao
      • 20. E Be Oro, Be Mode Loro
      • 21. Ndudu Dale Vuelta Al Ingenio (The Spirit Is Circling The Sugar Mill)
      • 22. Vola Volando Nsaura (The Turkey Vulture Is Flying Around)
      • 23. Shanigo
      • 24. Oyaya Obe
      • 25. Oba O China
      • 26. Marengue
      • 27. Umbe
      • 28. Vamo' Tune Tune Tune A Casa Mangoya