Afro-Cuban culture, Cuba, Video and audio
There is a simple solution to all life’s problems: More rumba
Roman Diaz, Pedrito Martinez, Mauricio Herrera, Clemente, and Sebastian Nickoll en la casa de
Román.
Was this filmed in Havana Norte (New York City) or Havana proper?
It turns out not to matter!
But if you’re looking for clues, that nifty basketball hoop for kids is unlikely to be in Cuba. If only we could read the labels on those beer bottles, we’d know for sure.
– Ken McCarthy
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Afro-Cuban culture, Cuba, Video and audio
Another wonderful video from the atticchris YouTube channel.
Adonis Panter Caleron taking his son Adonis Jr. through the paces.
The title is:
Tocando y Enseñando – La Herencia
Un Momento Familiar
Playing and learning – The Heritage
A family moment.
The world can go to hell in a hand basket, but as long as this continues, all will be right with the world.
God bless the musicians and musical families who fill the world with light.
– Ken McCarthy
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Afro-Cuban culture, Blog, Cuba, Video and audio
he ORIGINAL plan for what became the Buena Vista Social Club was a summit between musicians from Cuba and Mali.
The financing for Mali musicians was derailed sat the last minute so they couldn’t make the gig.
Finally, years later, the summit took place and here’s a taste.
Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer/guitarist
Bassekou Kouyate (ngoni)
Djelimady Tounkara (electric guitar)
Toumani Diabaté (kora),
Kasse Mady Diabaté (vocals)
Lassana Diabaté (balafon)
– Ken McCarthy
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Afro-Cuban culture, Cuba, Video and audio
A polished stage show by Osaín del Monte
Ensayo (rehearsal)
– Ken McCarthy
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Afro-Cuban culture, Clubs, Video and audio
A carnival group from Santiago de Cuba (“Conga de San Agustin”) rehearses.
So much power indoors you think they might blow the roof off.
Taking the practice to the streets with the dancers
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Afro-Cuban culture, Cuba, Cuban Jazz, Video and audio
Pedro Nolasco Jústiz Rodríguez, better known as Peruchín (January 31, 1913 – December 24, 1977)
We don’t seem to have any video of him so we’ll have to content ourselves with these three cuts.
Pa Gozar, La Mulata Rumbera, Redención
Note: On “La Mulata Rumbera”: Con Pedro Peruchín Jústiz, Orlando Cachaito López, Guillermo Barreto, Gustavo Tamayo, Yeyito Iglesias, Tata Güines
Some of the pianist influenced by Peruchín include Charlie Palmieri, George Shearing, Eddie Palmieri, Papo Lucca, Chucho Valdés and Alfredo “Sabor” Linares. Famed pianist Bebo Valdés was his disciple.
He was the greatest pianist in Cuban music, and there were some very good pianists around in those days: Lilí Martínez, Jesús López, Lino Frías. But what Peruchín could do in one phrase was without equal. And what he did harmonically, rhythmically, was so modern. He was 30, 40 years ahead of his time. Every important Latin pianist I know … has copied or been influenced by him.
– Paquito Hechavarría, 1995
– Ken McCarthy
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Ella Fitzgerald