Collaboration across multiple levels are at the heart of this project linking the community, practitioners, and the institutional cultural structures of Cuba. Within the re-initiation process, collaborations between key organizations within the Regla community bridged the community effort to restart this tradition. Further collaborations with researchers assist in the recompositioning process of knowledge about Regla’s history and its cabildo processional tradition. Lastly, the collaborative efforts of the media team document this process, creating visual documentation for the community in a way that attempts to be accessible and engaging for all.
Museo de Regla
The Museum of Regla serves as the institutional center for the community’s history, a repository of cultural artifacts and archival material, and mediator between the Cuban government and community. The Museum takes an active role in preserving the history of the community, empowering an solution-oriented approach in the face of material shortages.
Ile Olorun
The Ilê Olorun is a Regla de Ocha practitioner house. Led by Juan Dionisio Lozano Gomez – Omo Ochún it is formally registered with the Yoruba Cultural Association Center in Havana, Cuba. As the leader of this Ilé and a curator of the Museum of Regla, Juan and members of his spiritual family care for the processional Orishas and ritual needs.
Güiros de San Cristobal
The Guïros de San Cristobal de Regla is a cultural carrier performance group, organized around a set of consecrated batá drums that are over 100 years old. This drum set passed down to Andrés Baláiz Echenike through his family line, and today, remains an active group participating in both religious ceremony and cultural performance. Cick on the buttons below to see more audio visual samples of the Guïros de San Cristobal de Regla.
