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Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Elizabeth Sayre

Oral history interview with drummer Elizabeth Sayre.

Tags: Afro-Cuban music, batá drummers, Batá drums, Elizabeth Sayre, Folkloric music, Oral history, Roots Music Exhibit Series, Sarah Pedrita Town, Sarah Town, women drummers, Women in Culture

Cover photo of ¡Retumba! performing “A Dream Come True” on a beach.

Tags: ¡Retumba!, batá drummers, Batá drums, women drummers, Women in Culture

The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing songs for the Orishas on the batá drums at the Reformed Church of Highland Park.

Tags: batá drummers, Batá drums, Cuba, Cultural tradition, culture, heritage, Highland Park, New Jersey, USA, music, NJ cultural arts, orisha music, Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, women

The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing batá at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in 2017.

Tags: batá drummers, Batá drums, Cuba, Cultural tradition, culture, heritage, Highland Park, New Jersey, USA, Isabel Ruano, music, NJ cultural arts, orisha music, Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, women