The Yoruba/Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean

Overview

The 24 tracks featured on this compilation are aural snapshots of Haitian Vodoun, Cuban Santeria, Trinidadian Shango, and Brazilian Candomble religious ceremonies. They were originally recorded between the late '30s and the mid-'50s by such notable ethnologists as Laura Boulton, Melville Herskovits, and Lydia Cabrera. Culturally speaking, these recordings highlight African diasporic religions that originated with the Yoruba and Dahomean peoples and were brought to the New World with enslaved Africans. Retrieved from deep storage at the Library of Congress and digitally remastered by a team of audio experts, The Yoruba/Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean is a powerful audio record that documents both the proud cultural legacy and sophisticated musical practices associated with Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian cultures. ~ John Vallier

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2012
Label:	Smithsonian Records
UPC:	0093070052024

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fernando Hernandez   Primary Artist
Margaret Buckley   Primary Artist,Rattle,Vocals
Andrew Biddle   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joe Alexander   Primary Artist,Percussion
Conjunto el Nino   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tom Flye   Sonic Restoration,Equalization,Mastering
Joe Alexander   Performer
Juan Gonzalez   Leader
Mickey Hart   Editing,Producer
Fernando Hernandez   Performer
Morton Marks   Editing,Liner Notes
Kenneth Bilby   Research,Introduction
Margaret Buckley   Performer
Fredric J. Lieberman   Editing,Ethno-Musicologist
Conjunto el Nino   Group,Performer
Adam Larson   Design
Cabrera   Engineer
Michael Romanowski   Sonic Restoration
Andrew Biddle   Performer
Miguel Santa Cruz   Leader
Josefina Tarafa   Engineer,Photography
Al Jabbour   Producer
Jeffrey Norman   Mastering
Michael Donaldson   Transfers