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Candita Batista Y Sus Tambores Bata – Ritmo De Santo
Title: Candita Batista y Sus Tambores Batá - Ritmo De Santo
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1961, Afro-Cuban, Batá, Cuban Folk, Camagüey, Cuba 10/26
Matrix #: US130
Condition: VG - Light wear but sounds good (TC) | Members: Candita B (16' - 16')
Cultural Facts:
- Half Orchestra, Half Sacred Drums: The album was recorded around 1961 with a fascinating split personality: its first six songs use orchestral accompaniment, while the second half turns to traditional batá drums and devotional songs for orishas including Eleguá, Changó, Obatalá, Yemayá and Ochún.
- She Broke a Barrier at 16: Batista began performing professionally in Camagüey in 1932 and became the first woman in the city known to join an otherwise all-male band, starting a career that would eventually take her far beyond Cuba.
- The “Black Vedette of Cuba”: Batista became internationally known as “La Vedette Negra de Cuba,” touring Latin America and Europe and sharing stages with major entertainers including Nat King Cole. She continued performing into her nineties, making her career span nearly eight decades.
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