Music Directory: Bata Drums

Bata Drums - Includes introduction, notations, discography, and audio sample.

Bill Summers: Notes on the Bata - His introduction to the drums, their history, and how to play them.

Latin American Folk Institute: The Bata Drums - Article by bata drummer Mark A. Corrales describing the drums and their history.

Percuweb: Bata Drums Rhythm Odua - Notation, audio sample, and practice exercises.

Oakland Tribune - Toll authority tries to drum up business for FasTrak EDITOR'S NOTE:

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT

November 20, 2006 -- Nov. 15 I just got around to reading the press release from the Bay Area Toll Authority about the $1 toll increase at the area's seven state-...

Oakland Tribune - Mr. Afro-Latin music still playing after many years

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

August 10, 2007 -- We have so many treasures in the Bay Area, the label tends to lose its punch. In the case of percussionist, composer, band leader, musicologist,...

Oakland Tribune - Mr. Afro-Latin Music still playing after many years

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

August 10, 2007 -- We have so many treasures in the Bay Area, the label tends to lose its punch. In the case of percussionist, composer, band leader, musicologist,...

Black Music Research Journal - Mode, melody, and harmony in traditional Afro-Cuban music: from Africa to Cuba.

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

March 22, 2007 -- Afro-Cuban traditional music constitutes one of the richest musical heritages of the Americas and has received a commensurate amount of scholarly...

Business Wire - RITMO!PALOOZA® to Bring Its Huge Latin Tropical Interactive Conga Party Show to West Palm Beach, Florida

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

April 11, 2007 -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Citizens of West Palm Beach are set to feel the energetic rhythm of Florida's most innovative, unique and fun Latin-inspired...