bata_drums

Batá drums

Name: Batá drums 

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Origin: Cuba

Instrument maker: Latin Percussion 

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Description:  a set of three hourglass shaped drums from Cuba. They are used in Santería ritual drumming. The smallest drum is the okókolo. The medium drum is the itótele. The largest batá drum is the iyá.     

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Photo credit: - Courtesy of Latin Percussion (LP).

Information Sources: World Music Portal and Latin American Folk Institute 

Bat&aacuteWeb sites: 

World Music Central
http://worldmusiccentral.org/staticpages/index.php/bata_drums