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Güiro for Elegguá - Music of Santería, Live Ceremonial Afro-Cuban Music by Echun Okiry
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15 tracks | 130 minutes
Released Sep 2003
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- sample lyrics "album only" 20:58 Oru Cantado lyrics "album only" 20:58 Oru Cantado lyrics "album only" 20:58 Oru Cantado
- sample lyrics "album only" 15:50 Songs For Elegguá lyrics "album only" 15:50 Songs For Elegguá lyrics "album only" 15:50 Songs For Elegguá
- sample lyrics "album only" 06:04 Ogún lyrics "album only" 06:04 Ogún lyrics "album only" 06:04 Ogún
- sample lyrics "album only" 15:55 Ochosi lyrics "album only" 15:55 Ochosi lyrics "album only" 15:55 Ochosi
- sample lyrics "album only" 09:27 Babalú Ayé lyrics "album only" 09:27 Babalú Ayé lyrics "album only" 09:27 Babalú Ayé
- sample lyrics "album only" 03:06 Changó lyrics "album only" 03:06 Changó lyrics "album only" 03:06 Changó
- sample lyrics "album only" 01:45 Obatalá lyrics "album only" 01:45 Obatalá lyrics "album only" 01:45 Obatalá
- sample lyrics "album only" 00:30 Obba lyrics "album only" 00:30 Obba lyrics "album only" 00:30 Obba
- sample lyrics "album only" 01:07 Oyá lyrics "album only" 01:07 Oyá lyrics "album only" 01:07 Oyá
- sample lyrics "album only" 02:35 Yemayá lyrics "album only" 02:35 Yemayá lyrics "album only" 02:35 Yemayá
- sample lyrics "album only" 00:26 Orunmila lyrics "album only" 00:26 Orunmila lyrics "album only" 00:26 Orunmila
- sample lyrics "album only" 01:15 Orunmila Ta Ladé lyrics "album only" 01:15 Orunmila Ta Ladé lyrics "album only" 01:15 Orunmila Ta Ladé
- sample lyrics "album only" 27:08 ElegguÁ lyrics "album only" 27:08 ElegguÁ lyrics "album only" 27:08 ElegguÁ
- sample lyrics "album only" 20:58 ElegguÁ 2 lyrics "album only" 20:58 ElegguÁ 2 lyrics "album only" 20:58 ElegguÁ 2
- sample lyrics "album only" 03:06 Cierre lyrics "album only" 03:06 Cierre lyrics "album only" 03:06 Cierre
Live Afro-Cuban ceremonial music. Recorded on location at a real ritual in Havana, Cuba. Released by earthcds.
Bio / Background
Recorded in Havana, this is a Santería ceremony to honor and evoke Elegguá. Elegguá is known as a multisided trickster and gatekeeper. A 'güiro', which refers to the shaker instrument also refers to the ceremony and style of music. These events occur frequently in Havana using güiros (also refered to as abwes and chekeres), a conga and a bell (usually played on a hoe blade call 'guataca'). This type of ceremony is very similar to what some call a 'bembe'. This CD is over 79 minutes long and covers the most important aspects of this event. Also available as a two CD set of the entire ceremony.