Cuban record company EGREM launched collection “Canto a los Orishas. Lázaro Ros, el apkwón mayor”, an important title of the so-called Afro-Cuban genre.
The collection includes two discs that summarize the volumes dedicated to the folk music of African origin recorded by apkwón (lead singer) Lázaro Ros, in a selection of the most famous chants.
It also includes a multimedia feature with detailed information about the deities of the Yoruba pantheon and their attributes.
The selection has a license from Producciones Abdala (Abdala Productions).
Lázaro Ros (1925-2005) has been the greatest singer of Afro-Cuban music from the Yoruba etnic group and the Regla Ocha (Rule of the Orisha). In 2001, one of his folk discs was nominated to the Grammy Awards.
Chants included in this selection.
1. Obatalá Singer: Lázaro Ros 2. Obbá Singer: Lázaro Ros 3. Yewá Singer: Lázaro Ros 4. Iroco Singer: Lázaro Ros 5. Oyá Singer: Lázaro Ros 6. Yemayá Singer: Lázaro Ros 7. Oshún Singer: Lázaro Ros 8. Olofi/odduá Singer: Lázaro Ros 9. Orula Singer: Lázaro Ros 10. Oggún Singer: Lázaro Ros 11. Eggún Singer: Lázaro Ros
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It also includes a multimedia feature with detailed information about the deities of the Yoruba pantheon and their attributes.
The selection has a license from Producciones Abdala (Abdala Productions).
Lázaro Ros (1925-2005) has been the greatest singer of Afro-Cuban music from the Yoruba etnic group and the Regla Ocha (Rule of the Orisha). In 2001, one of his folk discs was nominated to the Grammy Awards.
Chants included in this selection.
1. Obatalá Singer: Lázaro Ros 2. Obbá Singer: Lázaro Ros 3. Yewá Singer: Lázaro Ros 4. Iroco Singer: Lázaro Ros 5. Oyá Singer: Lázaro Ros 6. Yemayá Singer: Lázaro Ros 7. Oshún Singer: Lázaro Ros 8. Olofi/odduá Singer: Lázaro Ros 9. Orula Singer: Lázaro Ros 10. Oggún Singer: Lázaro Ros 11. Eggún Singer: Lázaro Ros
(www.cubasi.cu)