• 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.

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