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Jose Evangelista Salas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Jose Evangelista Salas, congo drummer in the musical group Paleros de Mandinga, in the Mandinga district of Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. These traditional bands have African roots and use traditional instruments including congo drums and maracas and are important in the celebration of festivals and religious occasions. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Jose Evangelista Salas, congo drummer in the musical group Paleros de Mandinga, in the Mandinga district of Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. These traditional bands have African roots and use traditional instruments including congo drums and maracas and are important in the celebration of festivals and religious occasions. Picture by Manuel Cohen