Cuba is a nation renowned worldwide for its music. There are many talents born on the island that have left their mark on history, many of them considered as legends
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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.
Leo Brouwer and the colors of the sound
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer, more popularly known as Leo Brouwer was born in Havana on the 1st of March 1939.
Silvio Rodriguez – Inside the new Trova (Part 1)
A musician for intimacy, solitude, reflection. A poet with a guitar. An author with all his lyrics. A man who has come to say impossible things, because the possible is already known too much.
Aviles Orchestra – The Empress of rhythm and melody
In the late nineteenth century began to emerge in Cuba musical groups that had the format of “typical orchestra”
Chucho Valdes – The magic of Latin Jazz
Chucho Valdes´music runs through his blood. His mother was a piano teacher and singer, while his father, Bebo Valdes, carved out for itself a place in Cuban music.
Bola de Nieve – Musical avalanche
There are many theories about the origin of the nickname Bola de Nieve (Snowball). Some claim that was devised by the inhabitants of the hometown of the musician,
Toques del Rio – A new Cuban sound
Toques de Río, founded in Pinar del Rio in March 2002, is a group that defends alternative music and whose purpose has been to give continuity to the work of relevant personalities such as Benny Moré,
The double meaning in music – The Guayabero
Marieta por un trabajo, me cobra tres cuartos reales, mi vida eres muy carera, yo puse los materiales…
Marieta a mi me pido, tres pesos con disimulo, y dijo que me pagaba, con el tiempo y sin apuro…
What is it about Van Van that are still on the top?
Van Van is still causing sensation. Regarding the news of the nomination of the album “La Fantasía” in the category of Best Tropical Salsa Album of the 16th edition of the Grammy Latino, members of the group were honored and very happy.
Music lessons in Cuba? – “El Cerro” has the key
I am Cuban, but from a very special place. Born and raised in El Cerro, from the cradle I was surrounded by the music of the rumba cajón, the songs of the nueva trova that my mother heard, the punto guajiro sang by grandmother
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