Violín : meditating musical style and devotional practice in twenty-first-century Cuba /

"Afrodescendant religious music in the Caribbean and Latin America typically foregrounds drumming and centuries-old songs of praise to spirit deities. In recent years, a new form of worship, known as a violín or toque de violín, which features the violin alongside the guitar, electronic piano,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Robin D., 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Series:Afro-Latin America.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Situating Violines
  • Spiritism and Violines Espirituales
  • Violines a Ochún and Orisha Praise
  • Performance Dynamics in Toques de Violín
  • Violines Abroad
  • Conclusion.