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Beyond the Archive
The Cabrera-Tarafa Collection of Afro-Cuban Music, ca. 1956
Lydia CabreraAuthorJosefina TarafaAuthorMartin TsangContributorDavid Font-NavarreteAuthor
This site is a platform for collaborative, open access research on Música de los cultos africanos en Cuba (Music of the African Cults in Cuba), a collection of Afro-Cuban ritual music produced by Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa in Matanzas and Havana circa 1956. The collection consists of 14 LP discs containing over 11 hours of audio recordings, along with liner notes and photos. Given its scope and quality, the collection is arguably the single most robust multimedia archive of Afro-Cuban musical traditions in the mid-20th century.
Photos by Josefina Tarafa.
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Single Resources
Image Image Donation letter from Josefina Tarafa (1958).
Audio “Okode.” Alberto Yenkins (Yin) and ensemble.
Audio “Songs for Osain.” Domingo Hernández. From Disc 3A of "Música de los cultos" (ca. 1956).
Audio "Moyuba." Fernando Hernández & Domingo Hernandez.
Audio "Oñikiñiki.” Marcos Portillo Domínguez (Até Borá) and ensemble. From Disc 1A of "Música de los cultos" (ca. 1956).
Audio “Moyuba.” Petronila Hernández.
Audio "Baba(e)yo." Marcos Portillo Domínguez (Até Borá) and ensemble. From Disc 1B of "Música de los cultos" (ca. 1956).
Audio "Opening." Marcos Portillo Domínguez (Até Borá) and ensemble. From Disc 1B of "Música de los cultos" (ca. 1956).
Audio "Introduction and Demonstration." Marcos Portillo Domínguez (Até Borá) and ensemble. From the "Rezo de Santo" LP (ca. 1962).
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- publisherCUNY Manifold
- publisher placeNew York, NY