{"product_id":"divine-utterances-the-performance-of-afrocuban-santeria","title":"Divine Utterances: The Performance Of Afrocuban Santeria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Compelling And Personal Exploration Of Afrocuban Santera Comes With A Cd Featuring 20 Mesmerizing Songs From Prominent Afrocuban Musicians That Embody The Book'S Themesin Divine Utterances, Katherine J. Hagedorn Explores The Enduring Cultural And Spiritual Power Of The Music Of Afrocuban Santera And The Process By Which It Has Been Transformed For A Secular Audience. She Focuses On The Integral Connections Between Sacred Music Performances And The Dramatizations Of Theatrical Troupes, Especially The Statesponsored Conjunto Folklrico Nacional De Cuba, And Examines The Complex Relationships Involving Race, Politics, And Religion In Cuba. The Music That Hagedorn Describes Is Rooted In Afrocuban Religious Tradition And Today Pervades A Secular Performances That Can Produce A Trance In Audience Members In The Same Way As A Traditional Religious Ceremony.Hagedorn'S Analysis Is Deeply Informed By Her Experiences In Cuba As A Woman, Scholar, And Apprentice Bat Drummer. She Argues That Constructions Of Race And Gender, The Politics Of Pre And Postrevolutionary Cuba, The Economics Of Tourism, And Contemporary Practices Within Santera Have Contributed To A Blurring Of Boundaries Betwen The Sacred And The Folkloric. As Both Modes Now Vie For Primacy In Cuba'S Burgeoning Tourist Trade, What Had Once Been The Music Of A Marginalized Group Is Now A Cultural Expression Of National Pride.The Compact Disc That Accompanies The Book Includes Examples Of Twenty Songs To The Orichas, Or Afrocuban Deities, Performed By Prominent Musicians, Including Lzaro Ros, Francisco Aguabella, Alberto Villarreal, And Zenaida Armenteros.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand: Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47088584950005,"sku":"SONG1560989475","price":16.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71rsce6wQuL.jpg?v=1759401858","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/divine-utterances-the-performance-of-afrocuban-santeria","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}