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    Traditional Palo ceremony

    January 12, 2014

    Culture, Music

    Music, Beauty and Afro-Diasporic Traditions

    By Irmary Reyes-Santos Music is one of the most important sacred tools of Afro-Diasporic traditions in the Americas. Brazilian Candomblé, Dominican misterios, and Cuban regla de ocha or santería deploy drums, and musical traditions that have been maintained and transformed …

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    Tags: african, Afro-Diasporic, celebration, Dominican Republic, Musicians, West Africa, Yoruba

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