The maracas is an instrument formed by a sphere, usually dried squash, filled with seeds that give it the particular sound it presents.
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In this section we want you to get to know in detail everything related to the history of Cuban music, from its origins to the most recent artists.
Cuban lute – For any reason?
It is said that Barbarito Torres, from the Buena Vista Social Club, played a lute, but not just any lute, a Cuban lute.
The origin of AfroCuban percussion
Percussion in Cuba, as we know it today, has its origins in the first African slaves residing on the island.
Leoni Torres – Balads of Cuba
Leonardo Torres Álvarez, popularly known as Leoni Torres, was born in Camagüey on November 24, 1977.
The tumbao in Cuban music
There is a lot to talk about Cuban music. From the different rhythms, instruments and the particular history to the mastery of their most prestigious representatives at an international level.
The enigmatic sound of Cuban shekere
Originally from Africa, shekere is a percussion instrument consisting of a dry, hollow gourd, which is covered with a network accounts (stones, shells, etc…).
Cuban children’s songs – From Teresita Fernandez to Liuba María Hevia (Final)
At the end of the last century the production of the Cuban children’s song decreased and reggaeton emerged as a musical, cultural and social phenomenon.
National School of Arts – Leading center of artistic teaching in Cuba
The National School of Arts (ENA) aka “the City of Arts”, was founded in March 1962 in the west of the capital, at the Cubanacan neighborhood.
Reggae and reggaeton, same or different?
Some years ago a new type of music, that for many people cannot be called “music”, has flooded the music market. Reggaeton, is today the preferred genre and is heard by most of young people.
Cuban children’s songs – From Teresita Fernandez to Liuba María Hevia (Part 2)
Although the teacher Teresita Fernández was the greatest exponent of the children’s song of the 20th century in Cuba, she was not the only superstar of our childhood.
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