The Yoruba God of Drumming: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Wood That Talks (hardcover)

The Yoruba God of Drumming: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Wood That Talks (hardcover)As one of the salient forces in the ritual life of those who worship the pre Christian and Muslim deities called orishas, the Yorb god of drumming, known as yn in Africa and A in Cuba, is variously described as the orisha of drumming, the spirit of the wood, or the more obscure Yorb praise name AsrIgi (Wood That Talks). With the growing global importance of orisha religion and music, the consequence of this deity's power for devotees continually

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This book is an invitation to rediscover the roots of Yoruba heritage

ethnicity and identity in the major Nile Valley countries of Sudan and Egypt from ancient times to the present