The Fon, Yorubas, Igbos and Bantus brought with them their music and rites, which have been preserved in Cuba better than anywhere else in the Americas. Their history is deciphered by Bruno Blum in a 20-page booklet. Mixed with Spanish culture, they became the extraordinary Afro-Cuban music, of which here are at once the roots, the essence and the best songs in praise of the saints, the santería. On the program of the ceremony: recordings of authentic rites in the field, studio sessions...
