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Batalá is an international samba reggae music project. The name Batalá is a combination of the phrase "bate lá" meaning "hit there" in Portuguese and Obatalá (Oxalá), the Candomblé deity who is the father of the Orixas and of all humanity. Batalá was founded in Paris in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves, a Bahian percussionist with links to Ilê Aiyê, Olodum, , , Jimmy Cliff, , and Kaoma. Batala currently has over 30 groups in 19 countries and a worldwide membership of over 1,000 percussionists.

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dbo:abstract	Batalá is an international samba reggae music project. The name Batalá is a combination of the phrase "bate lá" meaning "hit there" in Portuguese and Obatalá (Oxalá), the Candomblé deity who is the father of the Orixas and of all humanity. Batalá was founded in Paris in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves, a Bahian percussionist with links to Ilê Aiyê, Olodum, , , Jimmy Cliff, , and Kaoma. Batala currently has over 30 groups in 19 countries and a worldwide membership of over 1,000 percussionists. (en) Batala est un groupe international de (en) originaire de Salvador de Bahia, au nord-est du Brésil. (fr)
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