Percussion workshops in Cuba have always been something interesting for any music students in any country.
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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.
The bolero – Cuban one hundred percent
The bolero (similar only in name to the Spanish one) arose in the late nineteenth century in Santiago de Cuba.
The maracas in Cuban music
The maracas is an instrument formed by a sphere, usually dried squash, filled with seeds that give it the particular sound it presents.
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.
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.
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.
Cuban children’s songs – From Teresita Fernandez to Liuba María Hevia (Part 1)
I still remember those Saturday afternoons in the 70s of the last century, when my mother took me to the Plaza de la Catedral, near the bay and in the heart of the Historic Center of Old Havana.
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