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Description
Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Francisco Aguabella, Director. The legendary Los-Angeles based Francisco Aguabella (1925-2010) (1992 NEA National Heritage Fellow) was a sacred drummer of the Santeria religion who left Cuba in the 1950s to work with dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham on the movie "Mambo." He went on to perform with Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Palmieri, Carlos Santana, the Doors and many others. Aguabella was featured in the documentary "Sworn to the Drum," released in 1995. Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie said of him, "Aguabella is the John Coltrane of the Conga Drums." Note on label: UCLA Afro Cuban Ensemble
Type
moving image
Format
Master Sound Color MiniDV
Form/Genre
Documentary films
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
calauem_000013
Subject
Conga music Santeria music Music--Africa Music--Cuba Spring Aguabella, Francisco
Provenance
University of California, Los Angeles, Ethnomusicology Archive California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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