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Teresa as Elegua (2011).

Teresa of Oba Ilú dancing as Elegua in a folkloric show at the Hotel San Alejandro in Mariano, Havana.

Rehearsing congo folklore, II (2011).

Yeny, Miguel, Amauris rehearsing with Oba Ilú (2011).

Hernández speaking at the Cuban Institute of Anthropology (2011).

Gregorio Hernández speaking about abakuá folklore at a conference of the Cuban Institute of Anthropology with members of Oba Ilú.

EK Batiuk on stage at a peña in Havana (2011).

Ven Tu (2011)

Oba Ilú at a "ven tu" at Sábado de la Rumba. A "ven tu" is a kind of open mic even in which a band will host an event

Oba Ilú at Casa de Alba, I (2011).

Oba Ilú played many official events. This photo was taken at one such event at the Casa de Alba, an institute devoted to the trade alliance formed between Cuba and other Caribbean and South American countries.

Oba Ilú at Hotel Alejandro, II (2011).

Oba Ilú performs a rich and varied program including Afrocuban folklore and popular traditions. This is the opening number of the second half of the program introducing the rumba segments with music form the coros de clave. Gregorio Hernández leads the singers with Yeny and Teresa at the front.

Jesús Pérez

Jesús Pérez was a musician in the traditions of regla de ocha and rumba. He played for Danza Contemporanea as Cuban modern dance developed in the years following the Revolution. He made recordings of Afrocuban religious music.