Carlos Aldama''s Life in Bata - Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum

Informationen zum Autor Umi Vaughan and Carlos Aldama Klappentext Carlos Aldama is omo A¿¿sworn to the drum) and a priest of Chang¿ in the Santer¿religion. Born in Havana, he was a founding member of Conjunto Folkl¿rico Nacional de Cuba, studying under its original musical director, Jesus P¿z (Oba Ilu), and later serving as musical director himself. He has worked with the National Symphony of Cuba, playwright Roberto Blanco, and Karl Marx Theatre director Alex Valdez, and has performed with Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, Lazaro Ros and Olor¿n, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.Umi Vaughan is also omo A¿¿nd is a priest of Ochun in the Santer¿religion. He is an artist and anthropologist who explores dance, creates photographs and performances, and publishes about African Diaspora culture. He is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay, and author of Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba. To learn more visit UmiArt.com Zusammenfassung A master and his student trace the history of bata drumming

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Aldama, Umi Vaughan, Umi A. Vaughan, Umi A. Aldama Vaughan, Umi Aldama Vaughan, Umi/ Aldama Vaughan
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2012
• EAN: 9780253223784
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22378-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries