Batá class

†† Interested participants should RSVP 24-hours in advance

We invite you to join us to study batá drums and orisha songs. All instrumentalists, dancers, etc. are welcome! You don’t have to be a drummer to learn the language of the drum.

Student level: All levels
Cost: $20

Contact: 312-373-0037 or dGFtYm9yY2hpY2FnbyB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t

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What are batá drums?

Cuban Batá drums are three hourglass-shapes drums, brought to Cuba by way of the African Diaspora, and played with hands in a call-and-response manner. Through the 19th and 20th centuries, the drums became more widespread in Cuban secular culture by their adoption in Cuban folkloric, then popular, music.

Today, Cuban batá drumming can be found on virtually every continent on Earth and the rhythms have been adapted to congas and drum set.

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