BataDrums.com
Title
BataDrums.com: A resource for Bata Drums and AfroCuban Drumming from Cuba and Yoruba Culture
Description
What are Bata?
Bata drums are a family of sacred, double-headed drums from the Yoruba culture in present-day Nigeria. Bata drumming was brought to Cuba and is now also played in the U.S. and elsewhere.
What is this Site?
This site is a resource for people interested in learning more about bata drums, the songs, rhythms, dances, religion, and culture surrounding bata drumming. It is offered with great respect for this rich, complex, and sacred tradition.
This site focuses on organizing and pointing to existing resources instead of duplicating them. There is also some information here that can't be found elsewhere in print, such as lists of teachers and a guide to which rhythms may be heard on various CDs and which rhythms go with which songs.
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