African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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296 p, This book was originally published in 1959 in Cuba which includes the rituals of the Society Abakua narrated according to the author. The secret society fraternal, religious , cultural and mutual Abakua , created in 1836 and then built by African slaves for the purpose of dealing with the abuses of slavery. Because of their unquestionable contribution to the racial and cultural integration of the Cuban nation, the Abakua Society was eventually legally recognized.
La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Educación, Dirección de Cultura
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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477 p, Examines the musical traditions of the African population in Cuba, including rhythmic and melodic features, instrumentation, and vocal characteristics.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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489 p, Examines the musical traditions of the African population in Cuba, including rhythmic and melodic features, instrumentation, and vocal characteristics.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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363 p, "A reprint of this extensive study of Afro-Cuban music examines the musical traditions of the African population in Cuba, including rhythmic and melodic features, instrumentation, and vocal characteristics. It must be studied in conjunction with Ortiz's Los bailes y el teatro de los negros en el folklore de Cuba (1993) and Los instrumentos de la música afrocubana (1995), both of which have been reprinted. The three works have also been reprinted in Spain (Madrid: Editorial Música Mundana Maqueda, 1997)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
