Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Introducktorio: Get Ready! / Poné Bo kla! -- PART 1. Habri: Here It Is, the History of Tambú!: Até Aki, Historia di Tambú! -- 1. The Story of Our Ancestors, the Story of Africa: E Kuenta di Nos Antepasados, e Kuenta di Afrika -- 2. Told through the Fierce Rhythms of the Drum: Kontá pa e Ritmonan Furioso di su Barí -- 3. The Laws Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. The Church Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. Leinan No Por a Tene Tambú Lew. Misa No Por a Tene Tambú Lew. -- PART 2. Será: Get Ready! Get Ready!: Poné Bo Kla! Poné Bo Kla! -- 4. Prepare for the Arrival of Our Ancestors: Prepará Bo pa e Jegada di Nos Antepasados -- 5. Clap Your Hands!: Bati Bo Mannan! -- 6. Come for the Party: Bin na e Fiesta -- Conclusion/Conclui: Are You Ready? Are You Ready to Hear the History of Tambú?: Bo Ta Kla? Bo Ta Kla pa Tende e Historia di Tambú? -- Glossary of Terms Referring to Tambú -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- S -- T -- V -- Y -- W -- Bibliography -- List of Interviews -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.