Yoruba Drums From Benin (1996, Smithsonian Folkways) - Part 1/2

Recorded in 1987
Featured here are the complex rhythms of the and drum ensembles used in Yoruba religious cult worship and divination. These Yoruban roots of urban Africa and Afro-Caribbean music call the divine ancestors () to earth to possess their mediums.
Smithsonian Folkways, 1996, SF40440
Part 2 : youtu.be/_xInc13g4Ok

Category : Benin Music Videos

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