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    1. African Affinities: The Blacks of Latin America

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Bryan,Patrick E. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    September-December, 1971
    Published:
    Mona, Jamaica: Extra Mural Dept. of the University College of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Quarterly
    Journal Title Details:
    17(3-4) : 45-52
    Notes:
    Discusses the reasons the customs of Africa are being steadily diluted in Latin America, particularly in Brazil and Cuba, the centers of significant black minorities

    7. Distant Drums: The Unsung Contribution of African-Jamaican Percussion to Popular Music at Home and Abroad

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    BILBY,KENNETH (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Quarterly
    Journal Title Details:
    56(4) : 1-21
    Notes:
    The article discusses the importance of percussionists and drummers in Jamaican popular music, especially reggae, arguing that their contributions have often been under-estimated. It emphasizes the traditional African roots of characteristic Jamaican drumming styles. An overview of the history of Jamaican percussion and drumming is provided. Musicians discussed include Babu Bryan, known for his Kumina drumming, Watta King, a drummer in the Buru tradition, and Oswald "Count Ossie" Williams, who developed the Nyabinghi style of Rastafarian drumming.