Divine Utterances: The Performance of Afro-Cuban Santeria - Brossura

Hagedorn, Katherine J.

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ISBN 10: 1560989475 ISBN 13: 9781560989479

Casa editrice: Smithsonian Books, 2001

Riassunto

In Divine Utterances, Katherine J. Hagedorn explores the enduring cultural and spiritual power of the music of Afro-Cuban Santerķa and the process by which it has been transformed for a secular audience. She focuses on the integral connections between sacred music performances and the dramatizations of theatrical troupes, especially the state-sponsored Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba, and examines the complex relationships involving race, politics, and religion in Cuba. The music that Hagedorn describes is rooted in Afro-Cuban religious tradition and today pervades a secular performances that can produce a trance in audience members in the same way as a traditional religious ceremony.

Hagedorn's analysis is deeply informed by her experiences in Cuba as a woman, scholar, and apprentice batį drummer. She argues that constructions of race and gender, the politics of pre- and post-Revolutionary Cuba, the economics of tourism, and contemporary practices within Santerķa have contributed to a blurring of boundaries betwen the sacred and the folkloric. As both modes now vie for primacy in Cuba's burgeoning tourist trade, what had once been the music of a marginalized group is now a cultural expression of national pride.

The compact disc that accompanies the book includes examples of twenty songs to the orichas, or Afro-Cuban deities, performed by prominent musicians, including Lįzaro Ros, Francisco Aguabella, Alberto Villarreal, and Zenaida Armenteros.

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Recensione:

“A highly original work . . . that will stand out as the most thorough exploration of Santerķa music performance, both religious and theatrical.”—Raul Fernįndez, University of California, Irvine

L'autore:

Katherine J. Hagedorn is associate professor of music at Pomona College.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Smithsonian Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1560989475
• ISBN 13: 9781560989479
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 312