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
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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p. 1 videocassette (35 min.)
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On the Cuban drummer, Francisco Aguabella, who has been so historically influential in the growth of Latin jazz, pop and fusion in the US since the 1950s. (Google)
