African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2 discs. 33 1/3 rpm. mono. 12 in;
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An anthology of drumming from the continent of Africa, from South America, the West Indies and North America. Contains drum rhythms from the Bahamas, Brazil, Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Ruanda, South Africa, Surinam, United States, and the Virgin Islands.; Title on container of disc 2: Afro-American drums.; Disc 1: Ruanda - The watutsi -- Ruanda - The watutsi -- French Equatorial Africa - The baya -- French Equatorial Africa - The badouma -- Nigeria - The yoruba -- Nigeria - The yoruba -- Belgian Congo - The bambala -- Belgian Congo - The bambala -- South Africa - The zingili -- Madagascar - The mahafaly. Disc 2: The Bahamas - Jumping dance drums -- Cuba - Djuka dance drums -- Cuba - Lucumi drums -- Haiti - Quitta seche dance drums -- Haiti - Juba dance drumming -- Jamaica - Camina drums -- Brazil - Drum rhythms for the deity Eshu -- Brazil - Drum rhythms for the deity Ogoun -- Virgin Islands - Bamboula dance drums -- Surinam - Djuka drums -- United States - Jazz drumming -- United States - Street band drumming.; Played by native musicians.; Recorded in various places by Leo Verwilghen, André Didier, Moses Asch, Melville J. Herskovits, and others.;
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.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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210 p, Focuses on Villamil's life story. Covers the legacy of slavery in Cuba, Afro-Cuban religions, and the history of bata drums, the Cuban revolution, and life in New York as an immigrant
