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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. Album Tracks 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)
