Drumming for the Gods: The Life and Times of Felipe García Villamil, Santero, Palero, and Abakuá
- ISBN-10
- 1439906157
- ISBN-13
- 9781439906156
- Category
- Black people
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Author
- María Teresa Vélez
Description
My father got us both , Nino my brother and I , in . The old man belonged to the juego where Nino became a member , to Kerewa . Kerewá was or is the name of that juego . A juego is a potencia , a group that is called juego de ndnigos or ...
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