tracks

Ako
Alujo
Kiriboto
Ogogo
Potpourri
Aluja
Oba Koso
Omenega
Lade Lade
Oke
Ajagunan
Esikesi (For Wedding)
Olomelekan (For Egungun)
Jagun Jagun (For Egungun)
Ale Ile (For Egungun)
Okele Ladji Ladji (For Shango)
Rhythm For The Afternoon
Rhythm For The Night
Ifa - Oro

notes

Featured here are the complex rhythms of the bata and dundun drum ensembles used in Yoruba religious cult worship and divination. These Yoruban roots of urban Africa and Afro-Caribbean music call the divine ancestors (orisha) to earth to possess their mediums. The 1987 recordings are extensively annotated in a 32 page illustrated booklet which describes the orisha legends, the drums, and presents a detailed analysis of the drumming.

Edited by the International Institute for Traditional Music (IITM) in cooperation with the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM - UNESCO C).
℗ © 1996 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Series name appears as "The World's Musical Traditions" on release.

credits

Edited By – Linda Fujie
Liner Notes, Recorded By, Photography By – Marcos Branda Lacerda

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Copyright (c) – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Published By – International Institute for Traditional Music
Published By – International Council for Traditional Music

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