Alfredo Calvo Y Su Aña Oba Tola & Alberto Puñales Y Su Bembe
La Fuerza Del Tambor - Bata, Bembé Y Güiro En Matanzas, Cuba DVD
DVD
(Kabiosile 70195),
Released 2006;
Editor's Pick:
This field recording documents the ritual music of the Lucumí spiritual tradition, known as la Regla de Ocha or Santeria, as played in Matanzas, Cuba. Nine selections from three different public drumming celebrations illustrate drum rhythms, songs and dances for the Orishas, including rare footage of the Bembe Macagua drums and an unusual segment of Palo songs accompanied by Aña. In addition, there are interviews with Alfredo Calvo, Elder of the Egwado branch of Santeria, and two drumming demonstrations — Palo rhythms played on Aña and three styles of drumming for the Orishas: Majino (Arara from Perico), Sabalú (Arara from Matanzas), and Macagia (Lucumí from Matanzas)
90 minutes. Lyric subtitles are included for all the songs. Interviews are in Spanish with English subtitles.
[from the liners]
Kabiosile continues to generate our respect and further interest. Here they offer a direct, honest insiders perspective of how practitioners in Cuba elicit the attention of the orishas. Both the picture and sound are of high quality, which is helpful to appreciate the subtleties of the sacred batá drums. Ceremonies, in the form of cantos, güiro or bembé, are interspersed with concise question and answer segments (filmed separately and nicely edited) featuring some of the percussionists. It's a smart format that creates a context for each musical segment.
For the initiated or novice, this excellent quality DVD is Highly Recommended. (BP, 2006-06-06)
Description:
Chapter include:
1. Entrevista: La Fuerza del Tabor (Interview la Fuerza del Tambor)
2. Toques Para Yemayá (Rhythms for Yemayá)
3. Cantos Para Agayu (Songs for Agayu)
4. Entrevista: La Presentación Iyawos (Interview: the Presentation of Iyawos)
5. La Presentación de Dos Yemayas (the Presentation of Two Yemayas)
6. Changó, Oba Ni Koso (Changó, the King of Dance)
7. Entrevista: Palo y Aña (Interview: Palo and Aña)
8. Demonstración: Palo y Aña (Demonstration: Palo y Aña)
9. Ahora sí, se partió la siguaralla (Now, the strong stock has been broken)
10. Entrevista: La mezclas de Tambores (Interview: Mixing the Drums Together)
11. Güiro Para Ogún (Güiro for Ogún)
12. Entrevista y Demonstración: Bembe Macagua (Interview and Demonstraction: Bembe Macagua)
13. Bembe Macagua Para Ogun (Bembe Macagua for Ogun)
14. Bembe Macagua Para Ochun (Bembe Macagua for Ochun)
15. Enseñando la Próxima Generación (Teaching the Next Generation)
16. Los Intergrantes (The Artists)
Musicians include:
Alfredo Calvo Cano
Albeto "El Gordo" Puñales Cabrero
Alberto Calvo Prado
Arnelio "Peteti" Urrutia Ruiz
Michel Madrazo Betancourt
Reynier Urrutia Fernandez
Yaimel "Toribio" Garcia Portillo
Geronimo "Kiki" Rueda Amaro
Alberto Puñales Rodrigues
Orlando Alfonso Fernandez
Category: Dvd
=> Folkloric
=> Cuba
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