Aluya Batá toques – Music
Alujá (also written Aluyá) is a batá toque for Changó, and according to Proyecto Orunmila's Lucumí dictionary also for Oyá: very lively, with a lot of dancing.
Character
- Primary association: Changó (thunder and fire)
- Secondary association: Oyá (according to Proyecto Orunmila)
Context within Changó's Toques
Alujá is one of Changó's toques, alongside Bayubá and Chachalokafún (furius.ca toque database).
Shared Usage
That Alujá is played for both Changó and Oyá fits what Kenneth Schweitzer describes in The Artistry of Afro-Cuban Batá Drumming: toques do not always belong to one Orisha, but sometimes to a few, to many or to all.