Lucumí batá drums from Havana. Made by S. López, February 2001. Cedar; goatskin heads and straps; lathe-turned outside; hand-opened inside. Dimensions: Iyá (13”x7.25”x28.5” left); Itótole (10”x7”x27.5” middle); Okókolo (7”x5”x20” right). Consecration-ready.

LUI-1402

Set: $1500.

López, a professional drum maker, produces batá and other traditional Afro-Cuban percussion instruments for members of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba, such as Olo-Elegba and Olubatá Alberto Villareal.

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