Sin importar las condiciones en las que realizan sus ensayos, las mujeres de Obiní Batá están dispuestas a todo para demostrar que la percusión cubana tiene nombre de mujer.
Precussionist of the Obinin Bata ensemble, Wendy Garcia, right, Yilian Letamendi, center and Adonay D' Armas, left, play the drums in Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Over the years, doors slowly began opening for female drummers, just as women gradually took on greater roles in politics, academics and other areas of society. Today, experts say, the island is seeing a boom in women percussionists as the generation that first started playing in the 1990s comes into its own and inspires younger talent to follow. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
In this May 23, 2014 photo, Yusanelis Moras dresses as the orisha Saint Oya, patron of the cemetery, performs in Havana, Cuba. Obiní Batá is the first orchestra of percussionists women who dared to bata drumming and making art. It wasn't that long ago that Cuba's rich percussion scene was essentially a boys' club, dominated by men due to macho attitudes and religious tradition. Over the years, doors slowly began opening for female drummers, just as women gradually took on greater roles in politics, academics and other areas of society. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Una chica envuelve su cabeza en un pañuelo rojo, como parte del atuendo que vestirá para un show de su grupo.
In this May 23, 2014 photo, Yusanelis Moras leaves of a room before a performance in Havana, Cuba. Obini Bata is the first orchestra of percussionists made up of women who dared to drum bata drums. Under Afro-Cuban beliefs, the two-sided bata (pronounced ba-TAH) are sacred, used for connecting with Santeria spirits. Tradition dictates the drums be made only from the hides of male goats. Players must undergo a lengthy consecration ritual. And, above all, the sacred bata are only to be played by men. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Las manos femeninas de esta integrante de Obiní Batá tienen la suficiente fuerza y talento para lograr las mejores interpretaciones.
