Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum
Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá brings music, biography, and cultural history together through a focus on batá drumming, Cuba, and the diaspora. Co-authored by Umi Vaughan and Carlos Aldama, it offers a perspective on how musical practice and cultural heritage move across places and generations.
About This Book
Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá brings together the perspectives of Umi Vaughan and Carlos Aldama.
The book focuses on batá, a drum tradition associated with Cuba and its wider diaspora.
Its subject connects music with cultural heritage, migration, and personal life.
Readers interested in Cuban culture, percussion, biography, and diaspora studies will find a focused exploration of these themes.
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