Diálogo Volume 7 Number 1 Article 14 2003 Jesus Perez and the Transculturation of the Cuban Batá Drum Ivor Miller Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/dialogo Part of the Latin American Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation Miller, Ivor (2003) "Jesus Perez and the Transculturation of the Cuban Batá Drum," Diálogo: Vol. 7 : No. 1 , Article 14. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/dialogo/vol7/iss1/14 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Latino Research at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in Diálogo by an authorized editor of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Jesus Perez and the Transculturation of the Cuban Batá Drum Cover Page Footnote This article is from an earlier iteration of Diálogo which had the subtitle "A Bilingual Journal." The publication is now titled "Diálogo: An Interdisciplinary Studies Journal." This article is available in Diálogo: https://via.library.depaul.edu/dialogo/vol7/iss1/14 - Jesus Perez A n d t h e T ransculturation of the Cuban Batá Drum by Ivor Miller "For the first time in Cuba, I created aprogram of Yorübá chants and prayers on radio Suaritos, whichbecame famous throughout theisland. We performed these chants and prayers with their authenticdrum rhythms. I learned all this from Jesús and Trinidad [Torregrosa], the percussionists who accompanied me. They guided me, and if I had doubts, I consulted with them. Doctor Ortiz, after listening to the program, asked Jesús and Trinidad to bring me to his house so he could greet me.