Ebook: The music of Santería: Traditional rhythms of the batá drums

Santería is a religion that has its roots in Cuba, combining West African religious traditions with Catholicism. Music is central to the religious philosophy.

In this illuminating guide the authors transcribe the concise, highly distilled musical prayers of ritual bata drumming. They also detail the belief system of Santeria. Theirs is the only English-language book on what has long been a strictly oral tradition.