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Our News page has Cuba News, Cuban Cultural News, and Cuba: Race & Identity in the News -- updated with articles from Cuban and foreign media. We also track news from Venezuela, Colombia, and Haiti.
Profiles and schedules of artists worldwide, record labels and agencies, radio stations, and links. >>read more
The Bongoceros: The history of bongo drumming can be traced to the Cuban music styles known as Chang? and Son. These styles first developed in eastern Cuba (Oriente province) in the late 1800's around the time that slavery was abolished. Initially, the bongo had heads which were tacked and tuned with a heat source. By the 1940's metal tuning... >>read more
Clava Concepts, Afro Cuban Rhythms:
In order to understand Afro Cuban rhythms one must pursue an extensive study of the clave role and its relationship with the instruments, compositions and arrangements. For it is the clave rhythm that provides the foundation in this style of music.
There are two major clave styles in... >>read more
Cuban Music 101: The official site of Cuban style Latin Jazz group Mamborama.
Cuban music is a myriad of styles and genres, with a long history. While influences from Africa and Spain were predominant, Cuban music has also been shaped by the music of Europe, Latin-America and American pop music and jazz ... >>read more
Humboldt State University Office of Extended Education presents the annual Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum workshop to celebrate the folkloric music, songs, and dances of the Afro-Cuban people. Internationally-recognized Afro-Cuban percussion and dance instructors will join local faculty to teach students of all skill levels. >>read more
The topic of the new styles of Cuban music, most notably that of Timba, has never been written about from a sociological point of view. Likewise, the effects of an industrialized nation’s music industry on the music and society of a Socialist regime have not been extensively, if... >>read more