O-10, no, I did not say that. As you may recall, the issue at hand was your assertion that there was music (or rhythms) native to Africa that ceased to exist in Africa when slaves took it (them) to other countries when enslaved. A notion that I believe is not true and that defies logic.
However, although you misinterpreted my comment, your misinterpretation is actually correct in fact. Santeria was developed in Cuba for the reasons I mentioned previously and can still be found there and in other Caribbean countries; actually, also here in the USA. It is not and was never in Africa because there was no need for it. Btw, “Santeria” is a Spanish word with the literal meaning “the worship of saints”. It is not an African word.
Re the “African rhythm unique to Brazil”:
With respect, I believe you are conflating a couple of different things. Being “unique to Brazil”, even of true and even if the practitioners are of African descent, does not necessarily make it “African”. By the time that there existed any documentation (never mind recordings) of Afro/Brazilian music, just as with all music transplanted to other lands, the influence of indigenous Brazilian (and European) musics would have been well absorbed into a synthesis of all those to become what we recognize as Brazilian music.
Having said all that, I am intrigued by the idea of this “unique” rhythm. Please provide an example of it. If no recorded example is available, please explain in detail what about this rhythm made it unique as compared to other rhythms. Also, if no recorded example exists, I would have to respectfully ask “how do you know?”
Thanks a lot. I look forward to learning more about this rhythm.
