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This is without a doubt the most comprehensive English language study of an individual Cuban religious drummer. --Steve Cornelius Drumming for the Gods constitutes an impressive accomplishment and includes a great deal of previously unavailable information. It represents a significant contribution to existing literature on Cuban music and cultural history. --Robin Moore, Temple University [This book] documents the musical traditions of the Afro-Christian Santaria cults through the life history of one of Cuba's most esteemed practitioners of sacred drumming. --Institute for Studies in American Music Newsletter

This is without a doubt the most comprehensive English language study of an individual Cuban religious drummer. --Steve Cornelius Drumming for the Gods constitutes an impressive accomplishment and includes a great deal of previously unavailable information. It represents a significant contribution to existing literature on Cuban music and cultural history. --Robin Moore, Temple University [This book] documents the musical traditions of the Afro-Christian Santaria cults through the life history of one of Cuba's most esteemed practitioners of sacred drumming. --Institute for Studies in American Music Newsletter

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Maria Teresa Velez is a freelance ethnomusicologist and a consultant for the International Division of S.I.F.I. S.p.A. Italy.

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