Toward a Theology of Sound: Drum Talk, Oricha Worship, and Other Ecstatic Phenomena. By Katherine J. Hagedorn, in the Harvard Divinity Bulletin (Vol 34, No 2, Spring 2006).
"I would like to thank Elegúa for opening my paths, Changó the owner of the batá, and Aña the voice of the batá...This document approaches Lucumí ritual from the viewpoint of batá drummers, ritual ...
Sacred, folkloric music of Cuba and the syncretic, Afrocuban traditions of Lucumi, Santeria, and Regla de Ocha. Overview of the bata drums and structure of a bembe ceremony. Notations (transcripti...