Papers by Marta Moreno Vega
I Will Not Be Erased!
ASHÉ
Journal of Black Studies, 1999
Throughout the African world, traditional communities have retained the practice of venerating th... more Throughout the African world, traditional communities have retained the practice of venerating the spirit of the ancestors. Additionally, while weathering the onslaught of enslavement and colonization, Africans and their descendants have continued to venerate their ancestors and African gods throughout the diaspora. There is significant information available on the African-based religions developed in Brazil,
A Transformative Initiative for Achieving Cultural Equity
Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, San... more Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, Santería is at last emerging from the shadows with an estimated 75 million orisha followers worldwide. In The Altar of My Soul, Marta Moreno Vega recounts the compelling true story of her journey from ignorance and skepticism to initiation as a Yoruba priestess in the Santería religion. This unforgettable spiritual memoir reveals the long-hidden roots and traditions of a centuries-old faith that originated on the shores of West Africa.
The Ancestral Sacred Creative Impulse of Africa and the African Diaspora: Ase, the Nexus of the Black Global Aesthetic
Lenox Avenue: A Journal of Interarts Inquiry, 1999
... Like Lam, Dunham was guided by the pioneering Cuban anthropologists Fernando Ortiz and Lydia ... more ... Like Lam, Dunham was guided by the pioneering Cuban anthropologists Fernando Ortiz and Lydia Cabrera. ... According to Dunham (1994), the rhythms of mambo andcha-cha-cha meshed with those of the blues and spirituals. ...
Interlocking African Diaspora Cultures in the Work of Fernando Ortiz
Journal of Black Studies, 2000
... As a younger generation of musicians grew out of the pioneer orchestras of Frank MachitoGrill... more ... As a younger generation of musicians grew out of the pioneer orchestras of Frank MachitoGrillo, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria and Mario Bauza, their desire to learn the rhythms to the divinities of Africa grew, according to musician Louis Bauzo. ...
Interlocking african diaspora cultures in the work of fernando ortiz
Journal of Black Studies, 2000
... As a younger generation of musicians grew out of the pioneer orchestras of Frank MachitoGrill... more ... As a younger generation of musicians grew out of the pioneer orchestras of Frank MachitoGrillo, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria and Mario Bauza, their desire to learn the rhythms to the divinities of Africa grew, according to musician Louis Bauzo. ...
The Ancestral Sacred Creative Impulse of Africa and the African Diaspora: Ase, the Nexus of the Black Global Aesthetic
Lenox Avenue: A Journal of Interarts Inquiry, 1999
... Like Lam, Dunham was guided by the pioneering Cuban anthropologists Fernando Ortiz and Lydia ... more ... Like Lam, Dunham was guided by the pioneering Cuban anthropologists Fernando Ortiz and Lydia Cabrera. ... According to Dunham (1994), the rhythms of mambo andcha-cha-cha meshed with those of the blues and spirituals. ...
The Yoruba Orisha Tradition Comes to New York City
African American Review, 1995
When Dunham could not find drummers for her company in 1952, she returned to Cuba and recruited J... more When Dunham could not find drummers for her company in 1952, she returned to Cuba and recruited Julito Collazo and Francisco Aguabella, renowned percussionists in the Latino, jazz, and popular music communities who had been trained in the Orisha tradition.(2) ...
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