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Yuka (music)
Yuka is a secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition which involves drumming, singing and dancing. It was developed in western Cuba by Kongo slaves during colonial times. Yuka predates other Afro-Cuban genres of dance music like rumba and has survived in Kongo communities of Pinar del Río, specifically in El Guayabo and Barbacoa, San Luis. Since the 1940s, yuka performances have been recorded by researchers such as Harold Courlander and María Teresa Linares.Linares, María Teresa. 1981. Liner notes to ''Antología de la música afrocubana Vol. 5: Tambor yuka'' ecorded in 1978 EGREM: Havana, Cuba. Music Drumming The Bantu word ''yuka'' means "to beat" and is also used to refer to the drums used in yuka performances. According to Fernando Ortiz, yuka drums were known in the Kongo language as ''ngóma bobóla mámbu'', where ''ngóma'' means "drum", ''bobóla'' "deep sound" and ''mámbu'' "collective business". These drums are made from hollowed-out trunks of the avocado tree. Leather i ...
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