Yoruba Bata Drums: Elewe / Var Yoruba Bata Drums: Elewe / Var CD

Yoruba Bata Drums: Elewe Music and Dance includes 13 tracks of traditional music from the Yoruba tribe, located in modern-day Nigeria. The rhythms and sounds of the bata drums dictate the dancers' movements, and different Bata drums correspond to different areas of the body. Rhythms communicated through the large and medium drums relate to the shoulders and chest, while rhythms communicated by the smallest drum signal dancers to move their waist, hips, and feet. Liner notes include song lyrics and their English translations as well as explanations of cultural traditions and drum patterns.

1. Elewe Music: Abida (Slow Form) - Ewo (Fast Form) 2. Elewe Music: Abida - High Life - Siko (Dramatic Dance Form) 3. Elewe Music: Continuation 4. Elewe Music: Ese (Singing and Dancing) 5. Elewe Music: Aluwasi (Praise Song) 6. Elewe Music 7. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Asida, Siko (Dramatic Dance Form) 8. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Ese and Aluwasi (Praise Song) 9. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Continuation 10. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Siko (Dramatic Dance Form Styles 2 and 3) 11. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Ewo (Stylistic Dance) 12. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Continuation 13. Elewe Dance Music of Oro: Siko (Style 4)