"I am Felipe Garcia Villamil" begins Drumming for the Gods, the life history of the Afro-Cuban artist whose music has survived both political and personal upheaval. "Balogún for thirty years. Olóaá, of Matanzas, Cuba, for about forty years. Omóañá for almost forty-five years. OlúIyesá [he who knows the secrets of the Iyesá drums]." A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York, where he continues to play for the gods.

Paperback: 210 pages
Publisher: Temple University Press (February 20, 2000)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches

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