This book recounts the life story of Carlos Aldama, one of the masters of the bata drum, and through that story traces the history of bata culture as it traveled from Africa to Cuba and then to the ...

Carlos Aldama, Umi Vaughan "Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum." 2-4 p.m. With live batá drumming and orisha dance. 2-4 p.m. Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission ...

Jazz musician Carlos Aldama Perez's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.