Bata drums
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Bata drums are a set of double-headed Yoruba drums traditionally used in religious ceremonies, especially in music for Orisha worship and masquerade performances.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba musical instrument
ⓘ
drum ensemble ⓘ membranophone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Orisha deities
ⓘ
Sango NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba cosmology ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ |
| classifiedIn | Hornbostel–Sachs 211.26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensembleSize | typically three drums ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
itotele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iya bata ⓘ okonkolo ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Yoruba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
accompaniment for dance
ⓘ
accompaniment for sacred songs ⓘ ritual communication with deities ⓘ |
| hasHeadType | double-headed ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
call-and-response patterns
ⓘ
polyrhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| hasRole |
sacred instrument
ⓘ
symbol of Yoruba identity ⓘ |
| hasShape | hourglass ⓘ |
| language | drum language that imitates Yoruba speech tones ⓘ |
| madeOf |
animal skin heads
ⓘ
wooden shell ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Southwestern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | bata drummers ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ diaspora Yoruba communities ⓘ |
| playedWith | hands ⓘ |
| requires | initiation for sacred performance in some traditions ⓘ |
| tempoRange | medium to fast ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedVia | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tunedBy | leather tensioning straps ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afro-Cuban popular music
ⓘ
Afro-Cuban religious ceremonies ⓘ Cuban Santería rituals ⓘ Egungun masquerade NERFINISHED ⓘ Ifa rituals ⓘ Orisha worship ⓘ Sango worship ⓘ Yoruba religious ceremonies ⓘ masquerade performances ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.