Long day's journey to Rincón: From suffering to resistance in the procession of San Lázaro/Babalú AyéFootnote¹

I am grateful to the reviewers of BJE submissions for their insightful comments about the structure of this article, which were very useful in revising it. I am also grateful to Joseph Brennan, whose expertise with Finale software helped to create a polished version of my musical transcriptions.

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