Part 4: Philbert Armenteros - The Bearers of Sacred Sound

This video is part of The Bearers of Sacred Sound: Ritual Musicians of Miami project by Vicky Jassey.
http://thebearersofsacredsound.weebly...

Philbert talks about the value of religious music to Cuban culture and why there are contentions among the Añá fraternity. He talks the restrictions that were placed on ritual performance and Regla de Ocha in the early 90s and the sacrifice his Grandmother made for the religion. He talks about the first, second and third generation of drummers and the current popularity of the religion and musical tradition globally.

(Interview by Vicky Jassey with David Pattman, Miami: 23rd March 2017)

This project is supported by Florida International University, Cuban Research Institute, Digital Libraries of the Caribbean, HistoryMiami and South West and Wales Doctoral Training Program, Cardiff University, Exeter University