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Lydia Cabrera & Josefina Tarafa - Havana & Matanzas, Cuba 1957

Lydia Cabrera & Josefina Tarafa

Title:  Havana & Matanzas, Cuba 1957

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways
Cat No:SFWCD40434
Format:CD

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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

Track Listing for Havana & Matanzas, Cuba 1957
Tuí-tuí For Shangó - Miguel Santa Cruz, Gustavo Díaz, And Juan González - 1:41
idé Werewere Ni'ta Oshún Idé Werewere (song For Oshún) - Cándido Martínez Or Antonio Alberiche, Song Leaders (akpwon), Chorus (ankori), And Batá Trio Led By Miguel Santa Cruz And Juan González - 3:10
okú Ó Sholá Kinibá Ó (praise Song [orikí] For Aganjú) - Cándido Martínez Or Antonio Alberiche, Song Leaders (akpwon), Chorus (ankori), And Batá Trio Led By Miguel Santa Cruz And Juan González - 1:48
babá Fururú Oloré Ré Ó (song For Obatalá) - Cándido Martínez Or Antonio Alberiche, Song Leaders (akpwon), Chorus (ankori), And Batá Trio Led By Miguel Santa Cruz And Juan González - 3:38
kurukuru Bede /osaín Adádará Mádá Ó (song For Osain) - Cándido Martínez Or Antonio Alberiche, Song Leaders (akpwon), Chorus (ankori), And Batá Trio Led By Miguel Santa Cruz And Juan González - 1:30
mojuba Olodumare - Domingo Hernández - 1:30
agó Agó 'lona Mojuba / Ibarabo Agó Mojuba (songs For Eshú) - Alberto Yenkins And Group - 4:22
oyá O Owó Kodé Oyá Bé Wá Ló (song For Oyá) - Alberto Yenkins And Group - 3:52
obé Ré Obé Ayanakú Naná Lewá (arará Song For Naná Burukú) - Alberto Yenkins And Group - 1:46
ibeji Otá Esé Aremú 'beji Otá Esé (song For The Divine Twins) - Alberto Yenkins And Group - 3:16
kiri Nya Kiri Nya Agó / Eshu O Elegbara E (song For Eleguá) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 2:37
kolelé Kolé Ó Iyá Ó Wó Miyá Kolelé (song For Ogún) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 3:24
babá Fururú Oloré Ré Ó (obatalá) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 5:04
moforibale Oba [k]oso / Moforibale Fú'[n] Shangó (song For Shangó) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 4:45
kayobá Oba Ó Omó Lowó Oba Lere Mí/oba Elekó Ayá Osí (song For Obá) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 4:15
awoyó, Yemayá Ó Omo Du Kwe [modup{u}é Ó] Lowó Mi (song For Yemayá) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 5:16
iyámí Ilé Oro [odo] (praise Song Or Orikí For Oshún) - Marcus Portillo Domínguez And Group - 3:29
okonilé Ré Rá É Okó Mi Lo É Milé Bewá É - Fernando Hernández And Group - 2:01
omodé T'orisa De Ké Awaó Omodé Funmi Rawaó - Fernando Hernández And Group - 1:39
é Bé Oró, Be Mode Loró - Fernando Hernández And Group - 2:01
ndudu Dale Vuelta Al Ingenio-(the Spirit Is Circling The Sugar Mill) - Silvino Baró, Martín Catalá, Sergio Rodríguez, And Rodolfo Viart - 4:39
vola Volando Nsaura-(the Turkey Vulture Is Flying Around) - Silvino Baró, Martín Catalá, Sergio Rodríguez, And Rodolfo Viart - 4:27
shanigó - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 1:37
oyayá Obé - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 1:17
obá O China - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 1:11
marengue - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 0:44
umbé - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 1:16
vamo' Tuñe Tuñe Tuñe A Casa Mangoya - Florinda Pastor, Agustín Diago, And Chorus - 0:51


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