by Firebrand » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:42 am
Interesting development...
I got the batas from a Caucasian American jazz drummer based out of Atlanta GA. So his story goes, he studied at La I.N.A. in '99. He claims they were made by friends of his apprentice babalawo. Never got to use them much and develop his technique on them, so he was selling them.
Could you give more information about a possible maker in the Dominican Republic?
Maybe they are Dominican and were in Cuba after being bought from there? Or vice versa...maybe the Dominican ones you've seen in the past are actually Cuban exports.
Any more thoughts from others in this forum?