Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa

• The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Ako

• 1. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Ako
• 2. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Alujo
• 3. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Kiriboto
• 4. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Ogogo
• 5. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Potpourri
• 6. Rhythm for Shango in Pobe (Bata ensemble) – Aluja
• 7. The Bata Repetoire for Shango in Sakarte – Oba Koso
• 8. The Bata Repetoire for Shango in Sakarte – Omenega
• 9. The Bata Repetoire for Shango in Sakarte – Lade Lade
• 10. The Bata Repetoire for Shango in Sakarte – Oke
• 11. The Bata Repetoire for Shango in Sakarte – Ajagunan
• 12. Three Rhythms of the Dundun Ensemble from Adjarra – Esikesi (for wedding)
• 13. Three Rhythms of the Dundun Ensemble from Adjarra – Olomeleken (for Egungun)
• 14. Three Rhythms of the Dundun Ensemble from Adjarra – Jagun Jagun (for Egungun)
• 15. Two Rhythms of the Dundun Ensemble from Atchoukpa – Ale Ile (for Egungun)
• 16. Two Rhythms of the Dundun Ensemble from Atchoukpa – Okele Ladji Ladji (for Shango)
• 17. Repetoire for Gelede in Ketou – Rhythm for the Afternoon
• 18. Repetoire for Gelede in Ketou – Rhythm for the Night
• 19. Repetoire for Oro and Ifa in Ketou – Ifa - Oro

Benin, West Africa is the home to several Yoruba religious cults based on a pantheon of gods. Overlapping rhythms embedded with symbolic religious meanings are played by a variety of drum ensembles including cylindrical bata drums, hourglass-shaped dundun talking drums, and the tall gelede drums.