The Clave Chronicles Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:59:43 -0700 https://theclavechronicles.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 The Clave Chronicles yes Support this Podcast 6b40e589-b14f-587f-891d-931b476ad46f Rebecca Bodenheimer episodic false A journey through the history and global influence of Cuban music, hosted by ethnomusicologist Rebecca Bodenheimer.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Rebecca Bodenheimer https://storage.buzzsprout.com/w9g1lqqk7bdvhzmm7itv6elhoc46?.jpg The Clave Chronicles Rebecca Bodenheimer The complicated legacy of Willie Colón The complicated legacy of Willie Colón We're remembering Willie Colón, the pioneering Nuyorican trombonist who was a key figure in the rise of Fania Records and New York-based salsa. Marisol Negrón, author of Made in NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music, and Salsa’s Nuyorican Meanings, joins Rebecca to discuss Colón's contributions, collaborations with Hector Lavoe, and his complex legacy as an artist whose politics were seemingly at odds with the persona he created, "El Malo," early on in his career.

Songs played:

"El Malo"

"Canto a Borinquen"

"El Cantante"

"El Gran Varón"

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]]> We're remembering Willie Colón, the pioneering Nuyorican trombonist who was a key figure in the rise of Fania Records and New York-based salsa. Marisol Negrón, author of Made in NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music, and Salsa’s Nuyorican Meanings, joins Rebecca to discuss Colón's contributions, collaborations with Hector Lavoe, and his complex legacy as an artist whose politics were seemingly at odds with the persona he created, "El Malo," early on in his career.

Songs played:

"El Malo"

"Canto a Borinquen"

"El Cantante"

"El Gran Varón"

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-19034515 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0700 4619 full false The life and legacy of pianist Lilí Martínez Griñan The life and legacy of pianist Lilí Martínez Griñan Ethnomusicologist Ben Lapidus joins Rebecca again to discuss the life and legacy of Cuban pianist Lilí Martínez Griñan, a Guantanamero who joined Arsenio Rodriguez's band in the 1940s and quickly became his right-hand man in terms of composition and arranging. Lapidus is the editor of a new anthology in Spanish, El hombre y su música: Lilí Martínez Griñán.


Songs played:

Tumba Palo Cucuyé, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Mira...Cuidadito, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Cero Guapos en Yateras, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Alto Songo, Chappotín y Sus Estrellas

Mi Changüí Son, Estrellas de Chocolate

El Divorcio, Arsenio Rodriguez

La Candela, Los Van Van

Musica Suave, El Niño y La Verdad

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]]> Ethnomusicologist Ben Lapidus joins Rebecca again to discuss the life and legacy of Cuban pianist Lilí Martínez Griñan, a Guantanamero who joined Arsenio Rodriguez's band in the 1940s and quickly became his right-hand man in terms of composition and arranging. Lapidus is the editor of a new anthology in Spanish, El hombre y su música: Lilí Martínez Griñán.


Songs played:

Tumba Palo Cucuyé, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Mira...Cuidadito, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Cero Guapos en Yateras, Arsenio Rodriguez y Su Conjunto

Alto Songo, Chappotín y Sus Estrellas

Mi Changüí Son, Estrellas de Chocolate

El Divorcio, Arsenio Rodriguez

La Candela, Los Van Van

Musica Suave, El Niño y La Verdad

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-18802680 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0800 4169 full false Violín and hybrid worship practices in contemporary Cuba Violín and hybrid worship practices in contemporary Cuba Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore joins Rebecca to discuss the subject of his forthcoming book, Violín: Mediating Musical Style and Devotional Practice in 21st-Century Cuba. As music used to accompany ceremonies for the ancestors and orishas, violines have been growing in recent decades in Cuba, and are an example of an increasingly hybrid musical approach to worship in Cuba. 

Songs played (all by Orquesta Estrellas Cubanas except where noted):

Ave Maria

Plegaria a Obbatalá

Two versions of Sea El Santísimo - second one by Ifa Fore & Pepe y Sus Tambores

Danzón Virgen de Regla

Ochímini II

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]]> Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore joins Rebecca to discuss the subject of his forthcoming book, Violín: Mediating Musical Style and Devotional Practice in 21st-Century Cuba. As music used to accompany ceremonies for the ancestors and orishas, violines have been growing in recent decades in Cuba, and are an example of an increasingly hybrid musical approach to worship in Cuba. 

Songs played (all by Orquesta Estrellas Cubanas except where noted):

Ave Maria

Plegaria a Obbatalá

Two versions of Sea El Santísimo - second one by Ifa Fore & Pepe y Sus Tambores

Danzón Virgen de Regla

Ochímini II

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-18551406 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0800 3920 full false Feliz 100 años, Celia! Feliz 100 años, Celia! The most beloved Cuban musician of all time was born on this day 100 years ago: Celia Cruz. We're honoring her with a brand new episode featuring Delia Poey, a professor at Florida State University who has written extensively about Celia's Career. 

Songs played:

Quimbara

Field recording of Afrocuba de Matanzas' version of Quimbara

Chango Ta' Vení

Que Le Den Candela

Usted Abusó

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]]> The most beloved Cuban musician of all time was born on this day 100 years ago: Celia Cruz. We're honoring her with a brand new episode featuring Delia Poey, a professor at Florida State University who has written extensively about Celia's Career. 

Songs played:

Quimbara

Field recording of Afrocuba de Matanzas' version of Quimbara

Chango Ta' Vení

Que Le Den Candela

Usted Abusó

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-18050796 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0700 3200 full false "El rumbero del piano": Paying tribute to Eddie Palmieri "El rumbero del piano": Paying tribute to Eddie Palmieri Columbia University professor and trombonist Chris Washburne joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el rumbero del piano," Eddie Palmieri, one of Latin music's most significant pioneers. His music straddled salsa, Latin jazz, and other genres, and he was known for his innovative experimentation in form and harmony.

Songs played:

Azúcar

El día que me quieras

Broken home & If (We had peace today), from the Harlem River Drive project

Puerto Rico


Rebecca's recent piece on Eddie Palmieri:

https://www.grammy.com/news/how-eddie-palmieri-changed-latin-music-obituary


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]]> Columbia University professor and trombonist Chris Washburne joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el rumbero del piano," Eddie Palmieri, one of Latin music's most significant pioneers. His music straddled salsa, Latin jazz, and other genres, and he was known for his innovative experimentation in form and harmony.

Songs played:

Azúcar

El día que me quieras

Broken home & If (We had peace today), from the Harlem River Drive project

Puerto Rico


Rebecca's recent piece on Eddie Palmieri:

https://www.grammy.com/news/how-eddie-palmieri-changed-latin-music-obituary


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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-17695539 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0700 3288 full false The latest in Cuban music with Rafa Escalona The latest in Cuban music with Rafa Escalona Cuban journalist Rafa Escalona joins Rebecca to talk about the latest trends in Cuban music, including how hard it is to track this information on the island and how recent out-migration has affected the evolution and definition of "música cubana." While contemporary Cuban music is of course dominated by reparto, the songs shared by Rafa provide a broader look into the latest trends.

Songs played:

Un Momentico + — Melanie Santiler & Dale Pututi

Andala Remix — Wildey, Musteerifa & Raydel El Q Manda

Suite Para Isaac Oviedo — Jorge Iván Martín feat. Juan Carlos Aguilera

Amanacer Sin Ti — Albita & Lenier

Tertuliando — Angel Toirac feat. 


LINKS

Newness Cuba playlist (50 best songs in Cuban music from the past year): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gPyKTGHHQy16z7YO2lhHV

Cuba Tracklist (Instagram account with weekly lists of most popular Cuban tracks): https://www.instagram.com/cubatracklist/

Rafa's Substack: https://divagacionesmusicales.substack.com/

A recent piece Rafa wrote (in Spanish) about reparto and YouTube: https://revistaelestornudo.com/reparto-youtube-dicen-charts-musica-cubana/

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]]> Cuban journalist Rafa Escalona joins Rebecca to talk about the latest trends in Cuban music, including how hard it is to track this information on the island and how recent out-migration has affected the evolution and definition of "música cubana." While contemporary Cuban music is of course dominated by reparto, the songs shared by Rafa provide a broader look into the latest trends.

Songs played:

Un Momentico + — Melanie Santiler & Dale Pututi

Andala Remix — Wildey, Musteerifa & Raydel El Q Manda

Suite Para Isaac Oviedo — Jorge Iván Martín feat. Juan Carlos Aguilera

Amanacer Sin Ti — Albita & Lenier

Tertuliando — Angel Toirac feat. 


LINKS

Newness Cuba playlist (50 best songs in Cuban music from the past year): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gPyKTGHHQy16z7YO2lhHV

Cuba Tracklist (Instagram account with weekly lists of most popular Cuban tracks): https://www.instagram.com/cubatracklist/

Rafa's Substack: https://divagacionesmusicales.substack.com/

A recent piece Rafa wrote (in Spanish) about reparto and YouTube: https://revistaelestornudo.com/reparto-youtube-dicen-charts-musica-cubana/

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]]> Buzzsprout-17029952 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0700 4773 full false A tribute to Paulito FG A tribute to Paulito FG Kevin Moore is back to help us pay tribute to one of timba's brightest stars, Paulito FG (EPD), who died tragically on March 1.

Songs played:

El humo o la vida, Dan Den feat. Paulito FG

Y ahora que,

Percussion and vocal track for Entre Dos Amigos

No te lo creas, 

Laura (demo track) 

El punto

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]]> Kevin Moore is back to help us pay tribute to one of timba's brightest stars, Paulito FG (EPD), who died tragically on March 1.

Songs played:

El humo o la vida, Dan Den feat. Paulito FG

Y ahora que,

Percussion and vocal track for Entre Dos Amigos

No te lo creas, 

Laura (demo track) 

El punto

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-16830126 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0700 3604 full false Breaking down Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos Breaking down Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos Finally, we're back with a brand new episode, inspired by Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico, Debí Tirar Más Fotos! We get deep into the weeds of the Puerto Rican musical and political traditions that are referenced in Bad Bunny's wide-ranging, exquisitely produced album. Joining Rebecca are Puerto Rican musician and educator Hector Lugo (founder of the Bay Area Latin roots band La Mixta Criolla), and Puerto Rican writer, translator and Bad Bunny scholar Carina del Valle Schorske.

Songs played:

A Guayama, Desde Cero 

Si Yo Fuera Alcalde, Chuíto el de Bayamón

Aires de Navidad, Hector Lavoe & Willie Colón

La Huelga, La Mixta Criolla

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]]> Finally, we're back with a brand new episode, inspired by Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico, Debí Tirar Más Fotos! We get deep into the weeds of the Puerto Rican musical and political traditions that are referenced in Bad Bunny's wide-ranging, exquisitely produced album. Joining Rebecca are Puerto Rican musician and educator Hector Lugo (founder of the Bay Area Latin roots band La Mixta Criolla), and Puerto Rican writer, translator and Bad Bunny scholar Carina del Valle Schorske.

Songs played:

A Guayama, Desde Cero 

Si Yo Fuera Alcalde, Chuíto el de Bayamón

Aires de Navidad, Hector Lavoe & Willie Colón

La Huelga, La Mixta Criolla

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-16667395 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0800 5318 full false Send me your questions for a mailbag episode! Send me your questions for a mailbag episode! Send us Fan Mail

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]]> Send us Fan Mail

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]]> Buzzsprout-16087515 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0800 299 full false A conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo A conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo joins Rebecca to speak about a range of topics, including the legacy of El Taiger, one of Cuba's most popular artists who was killed recently in Miami. We also talk about Curbelo's career in Cuba reporting on the reparto movement, as well as the pain of leaving Cuba and challenges of building a new life in Texas.
Curbelo has published several pieces at the Texas Observer and Palabra.

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1El7dqfI2n-eTFs--dNryJI8OBsqXRhePszFu6I1PCzg/edit?usp=sharing


Songs played:

Coronamos (Remix), Taiger & J. Balvin (feat. Cosculluela, Bad Bunny & Bryant Myers) 
Hilito Rojo, El Taiger & DJ Conds

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]]> Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo joins Rebecca to speak about a range of topics, including the legacy of El Taiger, one of Cuba's most popular artists who was killed recently in Miami. We also talk about Curbelo's career in Cuba reporting on the reparto movement, as well as the pain of leaving Cuba and challenges of building a new life in Texas.
Curbelo has published several pieces at the Texas Observer and Palabra.

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1El7dqfI2n-eTFs--dNryJI8OBsqXRhePszFu6I1PCzg/edit?usp=sharing


Songs played:

Coronamos (Remix), Taiger & J. Balvin (feat. Cosculluela, Bad Bunny & Bryant Myers) 
Hilito Rojo, El Taiger & DJ Conds

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]]> Buzzsprout-16034042 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -0700 4019 full false Rosa Marquetti part 2: Celia in Cuba Rosa Marquetti part 2: Celia in Cuba Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti. The second edition of her book Celia en Cuba (1925-1962) was recently published in Spanish, and will be translated into English next year.

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W8qgbzs7DHwP2JlTl3FDZfbCc2aLSFovv2SVxZSw3Xc/edit?usp=sharing


Songs played:
Quédate Negra, Celia con La Orquesta Leonard Melody
La Sopa en Botella, Celia con La Sonora Matancera
Sueños de Luna, Celia con La Sonora Matancera

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]]> Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti. The second edition of her book Celia en Cuba (1925-1962) was recently published in Spanish, and will be translated into English next year.

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W8qgbzs7DHwP2JlTl3FDZfbCc2aLSFovv2SVxZSw3Xc/edit?usp=sharing


Songs played:
Quédate Negra, Celia con La Orquesta Leonard Melody
La Sopa en Botella, Celia con La Sonora Matancera
Sueños de Luna, Celia con La Sonora Matancera

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15946987 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0700 2631 full false Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti (part 1) Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti (part 1) Rebecca speaks with Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti Torres, author of several books, including one on Chano Pozo and another one on Celia Cruz's career in Cuba—the Celia book has just been released in a new edition! 
Part 1 of our conversation covers the challenges of conducting research in Cuba and her work on Chano Pozo

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WKJZoLnQJHo3t85_AMxsZ08p_nwPNZ_rZTBDTKmgoSQ/edit?usp=sharing

Songs played:
El pin pin, Chano Pozo
Tin Tin Deo, Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie

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]]> Rebecca speaks with Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti Torres, author of several books, including one on Chano Pozo and another one on Celia Cruz's career in Cuba—the Celia book has just been released in a new edition! 
Part 1 of our conversation covers the challenges of conducting research in Cuba and her work on Chano Pozo

Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WKJZoLnQJHo3t85_AMxsZ08p_nwPNZ_rZTBDTKmgoSQ/edit?usp=sharing

Songs played:
El pin pin, Chano Pozo
Tin Tin Deo, Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15867233 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3383 full false Corneta china & Cantonese opera: The Chinese musical legacy Corneta china & Cantonese opera: The Chinese musical legacy Ethnomusicologist Edwin Porras joins Rebecca to speak about Chinese musical influences in Cuba, which date back to the mid-19th century. The double-reeded suona was adopted by Santiago conga groups around 1915, becoming an unmistakable musical signifier for conga santiaguera.

**Fun fact: Cuba was the first destination for Chinese laborers in the Americas, before even the U.S.**

Songs played:
Example of Cantonese opera
Lion dancing musical accompaniment (field recording)
Caridad Amaran and Georgina Wong performing excerpt of Cantonese opera in Havana (field recording)
De Oriente a Occidente, Diana Fuentes
Paso Franco en la loma de Tivolí, Conga Paso Franco

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]]> Ethnomusicologist Edwin Porras joins Rebecca to speak about Chinese musical influences in Cuba, which date back to the mid-19th century. The double-reeded suona was adopted by Santiago conga groups around 1915, becoming an unmistakable musical signifier for conga santiaguera.

**Fun fact: Cuba was the first destination for Chinese laborers in the Americas, before even the U.S.**

Songs played:
Example of Cantonese opera
Lion dancing musical accompaniment (field recording)
Caridad Amaran and Georgina Wong performing excerpt of Cantonese opera in Havana (field recording)
De Oriente a Occidente, Diana Fuentes
Paso Franco en la loma de Tivolí, Conga Paso Franco

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]]> Buzzsprout-15749855 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 3914 full false Cuban fusion and transnational scenes Cuban fusion and transnational scenes Eva Silot Bravo joins Rebecca again to talk about her recently published book, Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene, which focuses on Cuban musicians who have migrated to New York, Madrid, and other major cities since the 1990s. They have created new transnational musical scenes, with some traveling back and forth between Cuba and abroad, fusing jazz, Afro-Cuban folkloric music, nueva trova and other genres.

Songs played:
Levitando, Ramon Valle
Bolero Filin, Gema Y Pavel
Café, Interactivo
Se Feliz, Fernando Alvarez & Descemer Bueno
The Magic Danzonete, Dafnis Prieto
Baba Elegguá, Brenda Navarrete

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]]> Eva Silot Bravo joins Rebecca again to talk about her recently published book, Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene, which focuses on Cuban musicians who have migrated to New York, Madrid, and other major cities since the 1990s. They have created new transnational musical scenes, with some traveling back and forth between Cuba and abroad, fusing jazz, Afro-Cuban folkloric music, nueva trova and other genres.

Songs played:
Levitando, Ramon Valle
Bolero Filin, Gema Y Pavel
Café, Interactivo
Se Feliz, Fernando Alvarez & Descemer Bueno
The Magic Danzonete, Dafnis Prieto
Baba Elegguá, Brenda Navarrete

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]]> Buzzsprout-15648589 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 3718 full false From the Cuban Serenade podcast: Hilario Durán, The Genius From the Cuban Serenade podcast: Hilario Durán, The Genius This week The Clave Chronicles is sharing an episode of Cuban Serenade, a podcast exploring the history of Cuban music in Canada that's hosted by Freddy Monasterio and Karen Dubinsky. This episode focuses on the genius of Cuban-Canadian pianist/composer/arranger Hilario Durán. 
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]]> This week The Clave Chronicles is sharing an episode of Cuban Serenade, a podcast exploring the history of Cuban music in Canada that's hosted by Freddy Monasterio and Karen Dubinsky. This episode focuses on the genius of Cuban-Canadian pianist/composer/arranger Hilario Durán. 
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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15559815 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -0700 2083 full false The Cuban-Canadian musical diaspora The Cuban-Canadian musical diaspora Freddy Monasterio, a Cuban-born researcher, educator and arts administrator based in Toronto, joins Rebecca to talk about the Cuban musical diaspora in Canada. He also co-hosts a podcast on the topic called Cuban Serenade.

Songs played:
La Reina del Norte, OKAN
Cry Me a River, Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band
La Ceiba de Mayuya, Luis Deniz Group
Rebirth, Dee Hernandez

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]]> Freddy Monasterio, a Cuban-born researcher, educator and arts administrator based in Toronto, joins Rebecca to talk about the Cuban musical diaspora in Canada. He also co-hosts a podcast on the topic called Cuban Serenade.

Songs played:
La Reina del Norte, OKAN
Cry Me a River, Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band
La Ceiba de Mayuya, Luis Deniz Group
Rebirth, Dee Hernandez

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15439172 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0700 3649 full false Timba then and now Timba then and now Anthropologist and prolific scholar Umi Vaughan, author of Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity, joins Rebecca to speak about his 25 years of research on timba and how the genre has changed in the past three decades. Vaughan has been conducting research in Brazil more recently, and will soon be publishing a book on the repression of Afro-Brazilian religious practice and music.

Songs played:
La bola, Manolín El Médico de la Salsa
De La Habana, Paulo FG
No estamos locos, David Calzado y Charanga Habanera
Mi medicamento, Havana D' Primera
La chica del escenario, Havana D' Primera

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]]> Anthropologist and prolific scholar Umi Vaughan, author of Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity, joins Rebecca to speak about his 25 years of research on timba and how the genre has changed in the past three decades. Vaughan has been conducting research in Brazil more recently, and will soon be publishing a book on the repression of Afro-Brazilian religious practice and music.

Songs played:
La bola, Manolín El Médico de la Salsa
De La Habana, Paulo FG
No estamos locos, David Calzado y Charanga Habanera
Mi medicamento, Havana D' Primera
La chica del escenario, Havana D' Primera

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15367681 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0700 3896 full false Krudxs Cubensi: Giving voice to Afro-Cuban queer & non-binary identity Krudxs Cubensi: Giving voice to Afro-Cuban queer & non-binary identity Legendary Afro-Cuban hip hop group Krudxs Cubensi (Odaymar Cuesta and Oli Prendes) join Rebecca to speak about their career and the particular challenges they've faced as artists who are Afro-Cuban, queer, non-binary, and immigrants. Their latest album, They/Them Les Elles, features collaborations with Greg Landau and many other Bay Area-based musicians.

Songs played:
Mi cuerpo es mío
You are not better than me
They/them les elles
Justicia y libertad

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]]> Legendary Afro-Cuban hip hop group Krudxs Cubensi (Odaymar Cuesta and Oli Prendes) join Rebecca to speak about their career and the particular challenges they've faced as artists who are Afro-Cuban, queer, non-binary, and immigrants. Their latest album, They/Them Les Elles, features collaborations with Greg Landau and many other Bay Area-based musicians.

Songs played:
Mi cuerpo es mío
You are not better than me
They/them les elles
Justicia y libertad

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15288068 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0700 4313 full false Going deep on the concept of clave Going deep on the concept of clave Percussionist and educator David Peñalosa, author of the book The Clave Matrix, joins Rebecca for an in-depth discussion on the concept of clave, delving into its origins, variations and the way it works in various Afro-Cuban genres. If you've ever wondered what 3-2 or 2-3 clave means or what the difference is between "son clave," "rumba clave" and 6/8 clave, this episode is for you!

Songs played:
Eco (bembé-abakuá), Julito Collazo and Mongo Santamaria
Los beodos, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Era una gran señora, Alberto Zayas
Wanileilo (makuta), Cabildo Kunalungo de Sagua La Grande
Andule andule (makuta), Cabildo De Congos Reales
Chinatown (Philadelphia Mambo), Tito Puente

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]]> Percussionist and educator David Peñalosa, author of the book The Clave Matrix, joins Rebecca for an in-depth discussion on the concept of clave, delving into its origins, variations and the way it works in various Afro-Cuban genres. If you've ever wondered what 3-2 or 2-3 clave means or what the difference is between "son clave," "rumba clave" and 6/8 clave, this episode is for you!

Songs played:
Eco (bembé-abakuá), Julito Collazo and Mongo Santamaria
Los beodos, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Era una gran señora, Alberto Zayas
Wanileilo (makuta), Cabildo Kunalungo de Sagua La Grande
Andule andule (makuta), Cabildo De Congos Reales
Chinatown (Philadelphia Mambo), Tito Puente

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15209588 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 3970 full false The latest in reparto The latest in reparto Back by popular demand, Mike Levine joins Rebecca again to speak about the latest happenings in Cuban reparto, including a recent controversy related to the genre's popularity in Peru.
 
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Songs played:
Reparto, DJ Yus, Wampi, Nesty, Wow Popy, Un Titico, JP El Chamaco
Por Ustedes (Pornosotros), Wampi
Toma que toma, JP El Chamaco
Birribiri, Harryson

Wampi live in Lima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOxxbOe4Lo&t=4s

Official video for "Reparto", the response to the controversy, with reparto dancing
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]]> Back by popular demand, Mike Levine joins Rebecca again to speak about the latest happenings in Cuban reparto, including a recent controversy related to the genre's popularity in Peru.
 
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Songs played:
Reparto, DJ Yus, Wampi, Nesty, Wow Popy, Un Titico, JP El Chamaco
Por Ustedes (Pornosotros), Wampi
Toma que toma, JP El Chamaco
Birribiri, Harryson

Wampi live in Lima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOxxbOe4Lo&t=4s

Official video for "Reparto", the response to the controversy, with reparto dancing
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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15128082 Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 4136 full false Pérez Prado in Mexico Pérez Prado in Mexico Scholar and singer Hannah Burgé Luviano joins Rebecca to discuss the career of the "King of Mambo," Dámaso Perez Prado. Unable to achieve much acclaim in Cuba because of his unique compositional style, Pérez Prado struck gold after relocating to Mexico in the 1940s.

Songs played:
México Lindo
Mi Gallo
Mambo Politécnico
Pianola

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]]> Scholar and singer Hannah Burgé Luviano joins Rebecca to discuss the career of the "King of Mambo," Dámaso Perez Prado. Unable to achieve much acclaim in Cuba because of his unique compositional style, Pérez Prado struck gold after relocating to Mexico in the 1940s.

Songs played:
México Lindo
Mi Gallo
Mambo Politécnico
Pianola

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-15044234 Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 3986 full false Cuban art music before and after the Revolution Cuban art music before and after the Revolution Musicologist Marysol Quevedo joins Rebecca to speak about Cuban art music composers of the mid-20th century, such as Harold Gramatges, Juan Blanco and Argeliers Leon. As she details in her recent book, although their works largely relied on classical music structures and forms, they brought in elements of Cuban popular and folkloric music. 

Pieces played:
Tres preludios a modo de toccata, Harold Gramatges
Sonata a la Virgen del Cobre, No. 2, Argeliers Leon
Quinteto No. 1, Juan Blanco
Cirkus Toccata, Juan Blanco

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]]> Musicologist Marysol Quevedo joins Rebecca to speak about Cuban art music composers of the mid-20th century, such as Harold Gramatges, Juan Blanco and Argeliers Leon. As she details in her recent book, although their works largely relied on classical music structures and forms, they brought in elements of Cuban popular and folkloric music. 

Pieces played:
Tres preludios a modo de toccata, Harold Gramatges
Sonata a la Virgen del Cobre, No. 2, Argeliers Leon
Quinteto No. 1, Juan Blanco
Cirkus Toccata, Juan Blanco

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14962181 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:00:00 -0700 4045 full false The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell Cuban dancer, musician, and educator Roberto Borrell speaks with Rebecca about his incredibly versatile career, spanning popular and folkloric styles. He talks about growing up hearing the legendary bands of the 1950s like Orquesta Aragón and Chappottín y Sus Estrellas, and attending the Black social clubs that were eliminated in the early years of the Revolution.

Songs played:
Linda cubana, Orquesta de Antonio Maria Romeu
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
La engañadora,  Orquesta América de Ninón Mondéjar
El bodeguero, Orquesta Aragón
Pare cochero, Orquesta Aragón

Roberto Borrell dance videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHSJFOefUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwhNdxKndY

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]]> Cuban dancer, musician, and educator Roberto Borrell speaks with Rebecca about his incredibly versatile career, spanning popular and folkloric styles. He talks about growing up hearing the legendary bands of the 1950s like Orquesta Aragón and Chappottín y Sus Estrellas, and attending the Black social clubs that were eliminated in the early years of the Revolution.

Songs played:
Linda cubana, Orquesta de Antonio Maria Romeu
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
La engañadora,  Orquesta América de Ninón Mondéjar
El bodeguero, Orquesta Aragón
Pare cochero, Orquesta Aragón

Roberto Borrell dance videos:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwhNdxKndY

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14875710 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0700 4411 full false The angst and rage of punk cubano The angst and rage of punk cubano Punk cubano emerged during the Special Period crisis, giving young disaffected Cubans an outlet to express their angst and rage, often toward the Cuban government. Carmen Torre Pérez joins Rebecca to speak about the counter-cultural genre and its DIY ethics.

Songs played: 
Jodidos y perdidos, Rotura
Eres tú, Eskoria
Azul, Akupunktura
Esta no es mi puta guerra, Eztafilokoko
Ruido en el sistema, Pólvora Soxial

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]]> Punk cubano emerged during the Special Period crisis, giving young disaffected Cubans an outlet to express their angst and rage, often toward the Cuban government. Carmen Torre Pérez joins Rebecca to speak about the counter-cultural genre and its DIY ethics.

Songs played: 
Jodidos y perdidos, Rotura
Eres tú, Eskoria
Azul, Akupunktura
Esta no es mi puta guerra, Eztafilokoko
Ruido en el sistema, Pólvora Soxial

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14790792 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3656 full false ICYMI: The poetry and politics of nueva trova ICYMI: The poetry and politics of nueva trova (Rerun of nueva trova episode, first aired in July 2023)

Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of dancing - it's sung poetry, much like other Latin American singer-songwriter genres, namely nueva canción. Rebecca has an in-depth conversation with independent scholar and former Cuban diplomat Eva Silot Bravo about the major figures of nueva trova and how it came to be closely identified with the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. The genre's relationship with the government shifted in the wake of the economic crisis of the 1990s, as newer artists began to openly critiqued the preferential treatment given to foreigners, as well as emigrate abroad.

Songs played:
Pablo Milanés, Mis 22 años
Silvio Rodríguez, Sueño con Serpientes
Xiomara Laugart, Paria
Carlos Varela, Foto de Familia
Gema y Pavel, Se Feliz

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]]> (Rerun of nueva trova episode, first aired in July 2023)

Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of dancing - it's sung poetry, much like other Latin American singer-songwriter genres, namely nueva canción. Rebecca has an in-depth conversation with independent scholar and former Cuban diplomat Eva Silot Bravo about the major figures of nueva trova and how it came to be closely identified with the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. The genre's relationship with the government shifted in the wake of the economic crisis of the 1990s, as newer artists began to openly critiqued the preferential treatment given to foreigners, as well as emigrate abroad.

Songs played:
Pablo Milanés, Mis 22 años
Silvio Rodríguez, Sueño con Serpientes
Xiomara Laugart, Paria
Carlos Varela, Foto de Familia
Gema y Pavel, Se Feliz

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14742517 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3695 full false Tonada Trinitaria & Guarapachangueo Tonada Trinitaria & Guarapachangueo Ethnomusicologist and percussionist Johnny Frias joins Rebecca to speak about one of the lesser known Afro-Cuban folkloric practices, the tonada trinitaria, from the central Cuban city of Trinidad. We then delve into the rumba percussion style that has become dominant in recent decades, guarapachangueo, created by a group of brothers from the outskirts of Havana known as Los Chinitos.

Songs played:
Una corona al General Maceo, Conjunto Folclórico de Trinidad
Plegarias, Grupo Abbilona (Los Chinitos)
Caridad, Pancho Quinto
El conflictivo, Humo + La Liga Rumbera

Learn more about guarapachangueo in Rebecca's book: Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba 

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]]> Ethnomusicologist and percussionist Johnny Frias joins Rebecca to speak about one of the lesser known Afro-Cuban folkloric practices, the tonada trinitaria, from the central Cuban city of Trinidad. We then delve into the rumba percussion style that has become dominant in recent decades, guarapachangueo, created by a group of brothers from the outskirts of Havana known as Los Chinitos.

Songs played:
Una corona al General Maceo, Conjunto Folclórico de Trinidad
Plegarias, Grupo Abbilona (Los Chinitos)
Caridad, Pancho Quinto
El conflictivo, Humo + La Liga Rumbera

Learn more about guarapachangueo in Rebecca's book: Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba 

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14651046 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0800 4134 full false Afrocuba con Su Ritmo Batarumba Afrocuba con Su Ritmo Batarumba Afrocuba de Matanzas is widely considered one of the best preservers of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and dance on the island, but the group also created one of the funkiest and most exciting musical innovations in 1973 when they blended rumba percussion and batá drumming to create batarumba. As the years went on, batarumba became even more complex and versatile, as Afrocuba musicians added in instruments and rhythms from son, Abakuá, Iyesá and adapted the songs of Celia Cruz to a batarumba format.

Songs played:

Tambor, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Baila Mi Guaguancó, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Caridad, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Rinkinkalla, Celia Cruz & Sonora Matancera
Rinkinkaya, Ritmo y Canto

Learn more about batarumba in Rebecca's book: Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba 

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]]> Afrocuba de Matanzas is widely considered one of the best preservers of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and dance on the island, but the group also created one of the funkiest and most exciting musical innovations in 1973 when they blended rumba percussion and batá drumming to create batarumba. As the years went on, batarumba became even more complex and versatile, as Afrocuba musicians added in instruments and rhythms from son, Abakuá, Iyesá and adapted the songs of Celia Cruz to a batarumba format.

Songs played:

Tambor, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Baila Mi Guaguancó, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Caridad, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Rinkinkalla, Celia Cruz & Sonora Matancera
Rinkinkaya, Ritmo y Canto

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14603254 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0800 2373 full false The Afro-diasporic fusions of percussionist Michael Spiro The Afro-diasporic fusions of percussionist Michael Spiro Grammy-nominated percussionist, recording artist and educator Michael Spiro joins Rebecca to speak about his apprenticeship in Matanzas with masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric drumming, differences in drumming styles between Havana and Matanzas, and his innovative recordings, which fuse batá drumming with other Afro-diasporic traditions, such as Brazilian samba, Candomblé, and Zimbabwean mbira music. 

Songs played:

Inspiración a Santiago, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Para Clave y Guaguancó, Clave y Guaguancó
Osain, Michael Spiro & guests
Butsu Mutandari/Iyesa, Michael Spiro & guests
Maracambique, Michael Spiro, Joe Galvin & guests
Stardust (El Encanto), Michael Spiro,Wayne Wallace & guests

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]]> Grammy-nominated percussionist, recording artist and educator Michael Spiro joins Rebecca to speak about his apprenticeship in Matanzas with masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric drumming, differences in drumming styles between Havana and Matanzas, and his innovative recordings, which fuse batá drumming with other Afro-diasporic traditions, such as Brazilian samba, Candomblé, and Zimbabwean mbira music. 

Songs played:

Inspiración a Santiago, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Para Clave y Guaguancó, Clave y Guaguancó
Osain, Michael Spiro & guests
Butsu Mutandari/Iyesa, Michael Spiro & guests
Maracambique, Michael Spiro, Joe Galvin & guests
Stardust (El Encanto), Michael Spiro,Wayne Wallace & guests

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14556410 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0800 4854 full false The magic and artistry of Chucho Valdés The magic and artistry of Chucho Valdés Acclaimed pianist/bandleader/composer/author/educator Rebeca Mauleón discusses the long and incredibly versatile career of pianist/composer Chucho Valdés, who founded the groundbreaking jazz fusion group Irakere 50 years ago.  In 2018, Mauleón and Valdés co-authored the book Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz. In both his Irakere compositions and in his solo career, Valdés has often drawn from Afro-Cuban folkloric music—rumba, batá drumming—for inspiration.

Songs played:

Misa Negra, Irakere
El Tata Cimarrón, Irakere
Xiomara, Irakere
Ochún, Chucho Valdés featuring Regina Carter

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]]> Acclaimed pianist/bandleader/composer/author/educator Rebeca Mauleón discusses the long and incredibly versatile career of pianist/composer Chucho Valdés, who founded the groundbreaking jazz fusion group Irakere 50 years ago.  In 2018, Mauleón and Valdés co-authored the book Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz. In both his Irakere compositions and in his solo career, Valdés has often drawn from Afro-Cuban folkloric music—rumba, batá drumming—for inspiration.

Songs played:

Misa Negra, Irakere
El Tata Cimarrón, Irakere
Xiomara, Irakere
Ochún, Chucho Valdés featuring Regina Carter

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14510364 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0800 4285 full false Ida y Vuelta: Musical exchange between Cuba and España Ida y Vuelta: Musical exchange between Cuba and España Ethnomusicologist and prolific scholar Peter Manuel joins Rebecca to speak about the many centuries of musical exchange between Cuba and Spain, which birthed genres like the Cuban punto and contributed to the evolution of flamenco in Andalucía. Author and editor of numerous books on Caribbean and Indian popular music, including an important anthology of Cuban musicology, Manuel's newest book is Flamenco Music: History, Forms, Culture. 

Songs played:
Fandango, Antonio Soler
Controversia, Justo Vega & Adolfo Alfonso
Corazón Tu Eres Mi Amigo, Luis Gómez
Guajira, Pepe Marchena
Juro Que, Rosalía
Me Voy Contigo, Remedios Amaya

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]]> Ethnomusicologist and prolific scholar Peter Manuel joins Rebecca to speak about the many centuries of musical exchange between Cuba and Spain, which birthed genres like the Cuban punto and contributed to the evolution of flamenco in Andalucía. Author and editor of numerous books on Caribbean and Indian popular music, including an important anthology of Cuban musicology, Manuel's newest book is Flamenco Music: History, Forms, Culture. 

Songs played:
Fandango, Antonio Soler
Controversia, Justo Vega & Adolfo Alfonso
Corazón Tu Eres Mi Amigo, Luis Gómez
Guajira, Pepe Marchena
Juro Que, Rosalía
Me Voy Contigo, Remedios Amaya

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14421768 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0800 3574 full false A working musician in Santiago (en español) A working musician in Santiago (en español) In our first episode en español (!!!), Rebecca interviews Mario Seguí Correoso, a Santiago-based percussionist who has worked with various groups over the course of his career: an innovative rumba group (Kokoyé), a son/salsa group (Sonora La Calle), and currently a more traditional son group (Los Jubilados), as well as a percussion-based group (Los Tambores de Enrique Bonne). We talk about how difficult the situation has been for musicians since the pandemic.

**IF YOU DON'T SPEAK SPANISH, CHECK OUT A TRANSCRIPT OF THE CONVERSATION TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QfvV7JelKB2tDjsNFkT_LxXPwOgUO89anRFCIAMMtMI/edit?usp=sharing

Songs played:

Manigueta, Los Tambores de Enrique Bonne
Calle Enramada, Los Jubilados
(title unknown), Grupo Folklórico Kokoyé

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]]> In our first episode en español (!!!), Rebecca interviews Mario Seguí Correoso, a Santiago-based percussionist who has worked with various groups over the course of his career: an innovative rumba group (Kokoyé), a son/salsa group (Sonora La Calle), and currently a more traditional son group (Los Jubilados), as well as a percussion-based group (Los Tambores de Enrique Bonne). We talk about how difficult the situation has been for musicians since the pandemic.

**IF YOU DON'T SPEAK SPANISH, CHECK OUT A TRANSCRIPT OF THE CONVERSATION TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QfvV7JelKB2tDjsNFkT_LxXPwOgUO89anRFCIAMMtMI/edit?usp=sharing

Songs played:

Manigueta, Los Tambores de Enrique Bonne
Calle Enramada, Los Jubilados
(title unknown), Grupo Folklórico Kokoyé

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14378960 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0800 2753 full false Don't call it soukous: The many sub-styles of Congolese rumba Don't call it soukous: The many sub-styles of Congolese rumba Congolese scholar Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse joins Rebecca to speak about the many sub-styles and evolutions within Congolese popular music over the past 60 years. While many in the West refer to the music as "soukous," that's only one specific style of rumba, which also includes rumba chachacha (Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz), rumba odemba (Franco Luambo & OK Jazz), rumba cavacha (Zaiko Langa Langa), and ndombolo (Wenge Musica, Koffi Olomide, Papa Wemba). Dr. Nzeza also explains the significance of the seben, the improvisatory second section of a rumba song featuring virtuosic guitar playing.

Songs played:
Madre Rumba, La Sonora Matancera featuring Celia Cruz and Celio Gonzalez
Africa Mokili Mobimba, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Alimatou, Franco Luambo & OK Jazz
Nzinzi, King Kester Emeneya
Mulolo, Wenge Musica

An homage to Grand Kallé (Joseph) Kabasele by Cuban artists and musicians:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-BVoI93Q4

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Congolese scholar Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse joins Rebecca to speak about the many sub-styles and evolutions within Congolese popular music over the past 60 years. While many in the West refer to the music as "soukous," that's only one specific style of rumba, which also includes rumba chachacha (Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz), rumba odemba (Franco Luambo & OK Jazz), rumba cavacha (Zaiko Langa Langa), and ndombolo (Wenge Musica, Koffi Olomide, Papa Wemba). Dr. Nzeza also explains the significance of the seben, the improvisatory second section of a rumba song featuring virtuosic guitar playing.

Songs played:
Madre Rumba, La Sonora Matancera featuring Celia Cruz and Celio Gonzalez
Africa Mokili Mobimba, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Alimatou, Franco Luambo & OK Jazz
Nzinzi, King Kester Emeneya
Mulolo, Wenge Musica

An homage to Grand Kallé (Joseph) Kabasele by Cuban artists and musicians:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-BVoI93Q4

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Buzzsprout-14331175 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0800 3598 full false Bad Bunny Bad Bunny Rebecca is joined by reggaeton scholar Petra Rivera-Rideau, who co-created the Bad Bunny Syllabus to provide historical and social context for Bad Bunny's music. His massive hit Un Verano Sin Tí  was the most globally streamed album of 2022 and the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys. We speak about what makes him such a unique, versatile artist, and then delve into the ways Cuban and Puerto Rican music have diverged in recent decades. 

Songs played:
Controversia, Ismael Rivera
El Apagón, Bad Bunny
Titi Me Preguntó, Bad Bunny
Yo No Soy Celoso, Bad Bunny

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]]> Rebecca is joined by reggaeton scholar Petra Rivera-Rideau, who co-created the Bad Bunny Syllabus to provide historical and social context for Bad Bunny's music. His massive hit Un Verano Sin Tí  was the most globally streamed album of 2022 and the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys. We speak about what makes him such a unique, versatile artist, and then delve into the ways Cuban and Puerto Rican music have diverged in recent decades. 

Songs played:
Controversia, Ismael Rivera
El Apagón, Bad Bunny
Titi Me Preguntó, Bad Bunny
Yo No Soy Celoso, Bad Bunny

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-14290077 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0800 3585 full false The Haitian presence in Cuba The Haitian presence in Cuba Franco-Haitian cultural influences in Cuba date back over two centuries, beginning with the "refugees" from the Haitian Revolution who fled to eastern Cuba in the early years of the 19th century. However, a much larger wave of Haitian migrants arrived in the first decades of the 20th century to fill labor shortages on sugar plantations, and most stayed. Anthropologist Grete Viddal joins Rebecca for an in-depth conversation on this history, the musical and religious practices migrants brought with them (like Vodou), and the ways Cuban descendants of Haitian migrants carry on their traditions today.

Songs played:
Camagüey, Tumba Francesa La Caridad
Yamvalú, Ballet Folklórico Cutumba
Haiti Namizé, Grupo Baraguá
Neg Anwo, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Se Lavi, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Gagá, Ballet Folklórico Cutumba

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]]> Franco-Haitian cultural influences in Cuba date back over two centuries, beginning with the "refugees" from the Haitian Revolution who fled to eastern Cuba in the early years of the 19th century. However, a much larger wave of Haitian migrants arrived in the first decades of the 20th century to fill labor shortages on sugar plantations, and most stayed. Anthropologist Grete Viddal joins Rebecca for an in-depth conversation on this history, the musical and religious practices migrants brought with them (like Vodou), and the ways Cuban descendants of Haitian migrants carry on their traditions today.

Songs played:
Camagüey, Tumba Francesa La Caridad
Yamvalú, Ballet Folklórico Cutumba
Haiti Namizé, Grupo Baraguá
Neg Anwo, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Se Lavi, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Gagá, Ballet Folklórico Cutumba

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]]> Buzzsprout-14107810 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0800 4438 full false The Bay Area Cuban music scene The Bay Area Cuban music scene Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Dr. John Calloway joins Rebecca to speak about the Cuban music scene in the Bay Area. Calloway has written for Grammy-nominated projects and recorded several of his own albums. He has spent 35 years as a music educator in San Francisco public schools and at San Francisco State University, founding the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble and the Afro-Cuban Ensemble at SF State.

Songs played:
Aprovecha que me voy, John Calloway
Dime si te gusta, Jesús Díaz y Su QBA
Asere Ko, John Calloway
Generaciones, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco

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]]> Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Dr. John Calloway joins Rebecca to speak about the Cuban music scene in the Bay Area. Calloway has written for Grammy-nominated projects and recorded several of his own albums. He has spent 35 years as a music educator in San Francisco public schools and at San Francisco State University, founding the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble and the Afro-Cuban Ensemble at SF State.

Songs played:
Aprovecha que me voy, John Calloway
Dime si te gusta, Jesús Díaz y Su QBA
Asere Ko, John Calloway
Generaciones, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco

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]]> Buzzsprout-14065994 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0800 3412 full false Conga santiaguera Conga santiaguera Ethnomusicologist and event producer Lani Milstein joins Rebecca to talk about Santiago de Cuba's quintessential musical practice: conga, an Afro-Cuban percussion and song genre linked to the city's famed Carnival celebrations. It involves mass participation by people parading along with the mobile percussion ensemble and continues to be a major symbol of santiaguero identity.


Songs played:
Abre, Conga de Los Hoyos
Va a llover, Conga de San Agustín
Añoranza por la conga, Sur Caribe
La mujer del pelotero, Baby Lores, Insurrecto & Clan 537

Desi Arnaz performing "Babalu" - at around 0:50, he starts dancing the side-to-side conga step commonly seen in comparsa parades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAV3bOJaQuY

Sur Caribe video for "Añoranza por la conga" - you'll see footage of people arollando with the conga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6Vjr0i9sw

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]]> Ethnomusicologist and event producer Lani Milstein joins Rebecca to talk about Santiago de Cuba's quintessential musical practice: conga, an Afro-Cuban percussion and song genre linked to the city's famed Carnival celebrations. It involves mass participation by people parading along with the mobile percussion ensemble and continues to be a major symbol of santiaguero identity.


Songs played:
Abre, Conga de Los Hoyos
Va a llover, Conga de San Agustín
Añoranza por la conga, Sur Caribe
La mujer del pelotero, Baby Lores, Insurrecto & Clan 537

Desi Arnaz performing "Babalu" - at around 0:50, he starts dancing the side-to-side conga step commonly seen in comparsa parades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAV3bOJaQuY

Sur Caribe video for "Añoranza por la conga" - you'll see footage of people arollando with the conga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6Vjr0i9sw

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]]> Buzzsprout-13989209 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800 4019 full false I'd love to hear from you! I'd love to hear from you! No new episode this week, but a quick note from Rebecca, followed by a slow, juicy  yambú from the legendary Havana rumba group Clave y Guaguancó.  

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]]> No new episode this week, but a quick note from Rebecca, followed by a slow, juicy  yambú from the legendary Havana rumba group Clave y Guaguancó.  

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13945461 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0800 420 full false Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette Rebecca speaks with musician/producer/historian Ned Sublette, author of the most comprehensive history of Cuban music in English, Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Sublette is leading trips to Cuba through his organization, Postmambo, and in January will embark on La Ruta de los Fundamentos, a tour focusing on Afro-Cuban sacred sites in western Cuba (email postmambo@gmail.com for more info). We talk about the dense and entangled networks of Afro-Cuban religious practice and play a few fieldwork recordings from rural western Cuba.

Tracks played:
Song for Ochosi, recorded in the 1950s by Lydia Cabrera in the province of Matanzas
Yuka drumming, recorded by Sublette in the province of Pinar del Río
Bembe de sao, recorded by Sublette in the province of Mayabeque

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]]> Rebecca speaks with musician/producer/historian Ned Sublette, author of the most comprehensive history of Cuban music in English, Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Sublette is leading trips to Cuba through his organization, Postmambo, and in January will embark on La Ruta de los Fundamentos, a tour focusing on Afro-Cuban sacred sites in western Cuba (email postmambo@gmail.com for more info). We talk about the dense and entangled networks of Afro-Cuban religious practice and play a few fieldwork recordings from rural western Cuba.

Tracks played:
Song for Ochosi, recorded in the 1950s by Lydia Cabrera in the province of Matanzas
Yuka drumming, recorded by Sublette in the province of Pinar del Río
Bembe de sao, recorded by Sublette in the province of Mayabeque

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13903212 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0700 3706 full false Drumming and singing for the orishas Drumming and singing for the orishas The most well-known African-derived religion in the Americas is La Regla de Ocha or Lucumí, more popularly known as Santería. The music used to accompany rituals and ceremonies involves complex, polyrhythmic drumming and a huge repertoire of songs for the different orishas (Yoruba-derived deities), like Yemayá, Oshún and Changó. Rebecca breaks down some basic features of the religion and its diverse musical ensembles, as well as its widespread influence on Cuban popular music.

Songs played:
Elegua, Jesus Díaz y Su QBA
A Elegua, Merceditas Valdés y Yoruba Andabo
Güiro for Oshun, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Ogun, Bobi Céspedes
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (1991), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su Son
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (2005), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su Son

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]]> The most well-known African-derived religion in the Americas is La Regla de Ocha or Lucumí, more popularly known as Santería. The music used to accompany rituals and ceremonies involves complex, polyrhythmic drumming and a huge repertoire of songs for the different orishas (Yoruba-derived deities), like Yemayá, Oshún and Changó. Rebecca breaks down some basic features of the religion and its diverse musical ensembles, as well as its widespread influence on Cuban popular music.

Songs played:
Elegua, Jesus Díaz y Su QBA
A Elegua, Merceditas Valdés y Yoruba Andabo
Güiro for Oshun, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Ogun, Bobi Céspedes
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (1991), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su Son
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (2005), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su Son

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13852611 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0700 3017 full false Congolese rumba: Cuban music goes back home Congolese rumba: Cuban music goes back home Cuban son, under the label "rumba," became incredibly popular following the success of "El manicero" in 1930, including in the two Congos (at the time colonized by Belgium and France). Congolese musicians heard echoes of their own traditional music and began creating a new genre (Congolese rumba) largely based on son, mambo and cha cha cha and sung in a mix of Spanish, French and Lingala.  French historian Charlotte Grabli joins Rebecca to talk about the bi-directional musical exchanges between Cuba and the two Congos.

Songs played:
El manicero, Don Azpiazu & His Havan Casino Orchestra
Marie Tchebo, Manuel D'Oliveira & Georges Edouard
El que siembra su maiz, Trio Matamoros
El que siembra su maiz, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Independence Cha Cha, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Cha Cha Cha del Zombo, Brazzos & O.K. Jazz
Mwanga, Franklin Boukaka
Muanga, Orquesta Aragón

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]]> Cuban son, under the label "rumba," became incredibly popular following the success of "El manicero" in 1930, including in the two Congos (at the time colonized by Belgium and France). Congolese musicians heard echoes of their own traditional music and began creating a new genre (Congolese rumba) largely based on son, mambo and cha cha cha and sung in a mix of Spanish, French and Lingala.  French historian Charlotte Grabli joins Rebecca to talk about the bi-directional musical exchanges between Cuba and the two Congos.

Songs played:
El manicero, Don Azpiazu & His Havan Casino Orchestra
Marie Tchebo, Manuel D'Oliveira & Georges Edouard
El que siembra su maiz, Trio Matamoros
El que siembra su maiz, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Independence Cha Cha, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Cha Cha Cha del Zombo, Brazzos & O.K. Jazz
Mwanga, Franklin Boukaka
Muanga, Orquesta Aragón

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Buzzsprout-13810528 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0700 3598 full false Changüí, Cuban roots music Changüí, Cuban roots music Grammy-nominated musician, ethnomusicologist, and professor Benjamin Lapidus joins Rebecca for a deep dive into the eastern Cuban roots music called changüí, considered to be one of the antecedents of son. 

Songs played:
Nengón, Kiriba y Nengon de Baracoa
Así Es El Changüí, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
Fiesta en Cecilia, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
21 de Mayo, La Orquesta Revé
Quiriba, Los Universales del Son
Ochún, Las Flores de Changüí
Cuidemos La Capa de Ozono, Popó y su Changüí


Documentary, Orígenes del Changüí - clips of changüí dance at 20:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn2yYJUZ7wg

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]]> Grammy-nominated musician, ethnomusicologist, and professor Benjamin Lapidus joins Rebecca for a deep dive into the eastern Cuban roots music called changüí, considered to be one of the antecedents of son. 

Songs played:
Nengón, Kiriba y Nengon de Baracoa
Así Es El Changüí, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
Fiesta en Cecilia, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
21 de Mayo, La Orquesta Revé
Quiriba, Los Universales del Son
Ochún, Las Flores de Changüí
Cuidemos La Capa de Ozono, Popó y su Changüí


Documentary, Orígenes del Changüí - clips of changüí dance at 20:30:
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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Buzzsprout-13753857 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3923 full false A tribute to Tirso Duarte, QEPD A tribute to Tirso Duarte, QEPD Timba star Tirso Duarte (pianist, singer, arranger, songwriter) passed away tragically on Sept. 29 in Colombia. Timba.com creator Kevin Moore, who worked closely with Duarte and wrote a book about him, joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el angel negro" and discuss what made him so special as a musician.

Songs played:
El bla bla bla, La Charanga Habanera 
Iala, Tirso Duarte
Aquí Están, Los Ases de la Timba

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Timba star Tirso Duarte (pianist, singer, arranger, songwriter) passed away tragically on Sept. 29 in Colombia. Timba.com creator Kevin Moore, who worked closely with Duarte and wrote a book about him, joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el angel negro" and discuss what made him so special as a musician.

Songs played:
El bla bla bla, La Charanga Habanera 
Iala, Tirso Duarte
Aquí Están, Los Ases de la Timba

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13727312 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0700 3954 full false Gloria Estefan, Queen of Latin crossover Gloria Estefan, Queen of Latin crossover Gloria Estefan walked so Shakira and Ricky Martin could run. She's the OG Latin crossover star, the artist who broke through to the mainstream with Miami Sound Machine and their massive hit "Conga" in 1985. She was also one of the best female balladeers of the 1980s, with songs like "Anything For You" and "Don't Wanna Lose You." In 1993 she released her first solo Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, an homage to Cuban music. It spent a whopping 58 weeks at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, only overtaken in 2020 by Bad Bunny.

Songs played:
Conga
Can't Stay Away From You
Volverás
Mi Tierra
No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga
Tradición

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]]> Gloria Estefan walked so Shakira and Ricky Martin could run. She's the OG Latin crossover star, the artist who broke through to the mainstream with Miami Sound Machine and their massive hit "Conga" in 1985. She was also one of the best female balladeers of the 1980s, with songs like "Anything For You" and "Don't Wanna Lose You." In 1993 she released her first solo Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, an homage to Cuban music. It spent a whopping 58 weeks at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, only overtaken in 2020 by Bad Bunny.

Songs played:
Conga
Can't Stay Away From You
Volverás
Mi Tierra
No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga
Tradición

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13673342 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:00:00 -0700 2378 full false Women and feminism in salsa, from Celia to La India Women and feminism in salsa, from Celia to La India Esteemed scholar of Latino/a popular culture and identity  Frances Aparicio joins Rebecca to speak about the most significant women in salsa, beginning with the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. We talk about the many struggles female salsa musicians have faced in the music industry over the decades and the different strategies they've used to speak/sing back to the patriarchy and claim space.

Songs played:
Yerbero Moderno, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Burundanga, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Puro Teatro, La Lupe
Usted Abusó, Celia Cruz and Willie Colón
La Voz de la Experiencia, Celia Cruz and La India
Que Manera de Quererte, Albita
Basta, Choco Orta


An amazing clip of La Lupe on the Dick Cavett show, 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wCPNvP2osg

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]]> Esteemed scholar of Latino/a popular culture and identity  Frances Aparicio joins Rebecca to speak about the most significant women in salsa, beginning with the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. We talk about the many struggles female salsa musicians have faced in the music industry over the decades and the different strategies they've used to speak/sing back to the patriarchy and claim space.

Songs played:
Yerbero Moderno, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Burundanga, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Puro Teatro, La Lupe
Usted Abusó, Celia Cruz and Willie Colón
La Voz de la Experiencia, Celia Cruz and La India
Que Manera de Quererte, Albita
Basta, Choco Orta


An amazing clip of La Lupe on the Dick Cavett show, 1973
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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Buzzsprout-13625016 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0700 4138 full false Cuban social dance: casino and rueda Cuban social dance: casino and rueda Musicologist, dancer and educator Sarah Town joins Rebecca to speak about the history and evolution of Cuban social dance, specifically casino and a particularly intricate and complex style called rueda de casino, danced in a circle. These styles of dance have become a global phenomenon since the 1990s and the rise of timba, and there are many local scenes across the U.S. and around the world.

Check out this incredible clip of a rueda de casino group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAjkXAhlXU

Songs played:

Las Alturas de Simpson
Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets
Abre Que Voy, Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Esa Soy Yo, Elito Revé y Su Charangón
Para Bailar Casino, Adalbero Álvarez y Su Son
La Bailarina, Habana D' Primera

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]]> Musicologist, dancer and educator Sarah Town joins Rebecca to speak about the history and evolution of Cuban social dance, specifically casino and a particularly intricate and complex style called rueda de casino, danced in a circle. These styles of dance have become a global phenomenon since the 1990s and the rise of timba, and there are many local scenes across the U.S. and around the world.

Check out this incredible clip of a rueda de casino group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAjkXAhlXU

Songs played:

Las Alturas de Simpson
Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets
Abre Que Voy, Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Esa Soy Yo, Elito Revé y Su Charangón
Para Bailar Casino, Adalbero Álvarez y Su Son
La Bailarina, Habana D' Primera

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13553745 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0700 3577 full false Más Timba: Pupy, Paulito, Bamboleo & Revé Más Timba: Pupy, Paulito, Bamboleo & Revé Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with Kevin Moore focuses on several major timba groups and their unique styles: Pupy Y Los Que Son Son, Paulito y Su Élite, Bamboleo and Elito Revé y Su Charangón.

Songs played:
De La Timba a Pogolotti, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
La Borrachera, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
Enredadera de Amor, Paulito FG
Ya No Hace Falta, Bamboleo
Dale Agua al Dominó, Elito Revé y Su Charangón

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with Kevin Moore focuses on several major timba groups and their unique styles: Pupy Y Los Que Son Son, Paulito y Su Élite, Bamboleo and Elito Revé y Su Charangón.

Songs played:
De La Timba a Pogolotti, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
La Borrachera, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
Enredadera de Amor, Paulito FG
Ya No Hace Falta, Bamboleo
Dale Agua al Dominó, Elito Revé y Su Charangón

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13496101 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3243 full false Timba: NG La Banda & Charanga Habanera Timba: NG La Banda & Charanga Habanera Finally, a timba episode! Rebecca speaks with Kevin Moore, the mastermind behind Timba.com, the largest Cuban music website in the world, who explains what makes timba unique and how it revolutionized Cuban dance music. This episode focuses on the pioneering innovations of NG La Banda and La Charanga Habanera. Check out Kevin's book Beyond Salsa For Beginners for an incredibly comprehensive musical breakdown of timba.

Songs played:
Los Sitios Entero, NG La Banda
Picadillo de Soya, NG La Banda
Nube Pasajera, La Charanga Habanera
Charanguero Mayor, La Charanga Habanera
El Temba, La Charanga Habanera

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]]> Finally, a timba episode! Rebecca speaks with Kevin Moore, the mastermind behind Timba.com, the largest Cuban music website in the world, who explains what makes timba unique and how it revolutionized Cuban dance music. This episode focuses on the pioneering innovations of NG La Banda and La Charanga Habanera. Check out Kevin's book Beyond Salsa For Beginners for an incredibly comprehensive musical breakdown of timba.

Songs played:
Los Sitios Entero, NG La Banda
Picadillo de Soya, NG La Banda
Nube Pasajera, La Charanga Habanera
Charanguero Mayor, La Charanga Habanera
El Temba, La Charanga Habanera

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13455411 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0700 4585 full false Cuban reggaeton and reparto Cuban reggaeton and reparto In the past two decades, reggaeton has become the soundtrack of Cuba, eventually resulting in the birth of a more localized genre called reparto. Ethnomusicologist Mike Levine speaks with Rebecca about how reggaeton took hold first in the eastern part of the island, where Jamaican and Caribbean influences are much stronger, and how artists in Havana have transformed it into a uniquely Cuban genre that represents their contemporary lives.

Songs played:

Señor Oficial, Candyman
Soy Cubanito, Cubanito 2002
Bailando, Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
El Ditu, Elvis Manuel
Bajanda, Chocolate MC

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]]> In the past two decades, reggaeton has become the soundtrack of Cuba, eventually resulting in the birth of a more localized genre called reparto. Ethnomusicologist Mike Levine speaks with Rebecca about how reggaeton took hold first in the eastern part of the island, where Jamaican and Caribbean influences are much stronger, and how artists in Havana have transformed it into a uniquely Cuban genre that represents their contemporary lives.

Songs played:

Señor Oficial, Candyman
Soy Cubanito, Cubanito 2002
Bailando, Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
El Ditu, Elvis Manuel
Bajanda, Chocolate MC

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13414532 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0700 4661 full false Los Van Van in the Special Period & beyond Los Van Van in the Special Period & beyond Part two of the Los Van Van series, where Rebecca covers the band's evolving lineup, sound, and song themes in the 1990s and 2000s.

Songs played:

Disco Azúcar
Un Socio
La Fruta
Soy Todo
Ven, Ven, Ven
Después de Todo

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]]> Part two of the Los Van Van series, where Rebecca covers the band's evolving lineup, sound, and song themes in the 1990s and 2000s.

Songs played:

Disco Azúcar
Un Socio
La Fruta
Soy Todo
Ven, Ven, Ven
Después de Todo

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13378255 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0700 2939 full false Los Van Van: Cuba's salsa train Los Van Van: Cuba's salsa train Los Van Van has been Cuba’s premier dance band since its formation in 1969, with its longevity earning the band the nickname El tren de la salsa (the salsa train). Rebecca covers the band's first two decades and the innovations of Los Van Van's founder/bassist Juan Formell, as well as other musicians like drummer Changuito and pianist Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, such as the group's signature rhythm (songo).
With its charismatic lead singer Pedro Calvo, in the 1980s Los Van Van achieved an almost-perfect synthesis of catchy, danceable music and satirical commentary on diverse social issues and controversies.
 
Songs played:
Marilu
Llegada
Dale dos
La Habana No Aguanta Más
Sandunguera
No Soy de la Gran Escena

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]]> Los Van Van has been Cuba’s premier dance band since its formation in 1969, with its longevity earning the band the nickname El tren de la salsa (the salsa train). Rebecca covers the band's first two decades and the innovations of Los Van Van's founder/bassist Juan Formell, as well as other musicians like drummer Changuito and pianist Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, such as the group's signature rhythm (songo).
With its charismatic lead singer Pedro Calvo, in the 1980s Los Van Van achieved an almost-perfect synthesis of catchy, danceable music and satirical commentary on diverse social issues and controversies.
 
Songs played:
Marilu
Llegada
Dale dos
La Habana No Aguanta Más
Sandunguera
No Soy de la Gran Escena

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13342266 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0700 2558 full false The poetry and politics of nueva trova The poetry and politics of nueva trova Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of dancing - it's sung poetry, much like other Latin American singer-songwriter genres, namely nueva canción. Rebecca has an in-depth conversation with independent scholar and former Cuban diplomat Eva Silot Bravo about the major figures of nueva trova and how it came to be closely identified with the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. The genre's relationship with the government shifted in the wake of the economic crisis of the 1990s, as newer artists began to openly critiqued the preferential treatment given to foreigners, as well as emigrate abroad.

Songs played:
Pablo Milanés, Mis 22 años
Silvio Rodríguez, Sueño con Serpientes
Xiomara Laugart, Paria
Carlos Varela, Foto de Familia
Gema y Pavel, Se Feliz


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]]> Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of dancing - it's sung poetry, much like other Latin American singer-songwriter genres, namely nueva canción. Rebecca has an in-depth conversation with independent scholar and former Cuban diplomat Eva Silot Bravo about the major figures of nueva trova and how it came to be closely identified with the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. The genre's relationship with the government shifted in the wake of the economic crisis of the 1990s, as newer artists began to openly critiqued the preferential treatment given to foreigners, as well as emigrate abroad.

Songs played:
Pablo Milanés, Mis 22 años
Silvio Rodríguez, Sueño con Serpientes
Xiomara Laugart, Paria
Carlos Varela, Foto de Familia
Gema y Pavel, Se Feliz


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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13249498 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3566 full false Rap cubano part 2 Rap cubano part 2 Part 2 of a conversation with Pablo Herrera on Cuban hip hop, including a discussion of the relationship between rap cubano and repartero, or Cuban reggaeton.

Songs played:
Madre Tierra, Las Krudas
Tengo, Popy y La Moda
El Rap es Guerra, Los Aldeanos

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]]> Part 2 of a conversation with Pablo Herrera on Cuban hip hop, including a discussion of the relationship between rap cubano and repartero, or Cuban reggaeton.

Songs played:
Madre Tierra, Las Krudas
Tengo, Popy y La Moda
El Rap es Guerra, Los Aldeanos

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13207140 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700 1736 full false Rap cubano Rap cubano We've got an amazing conversation with Pablo Herrera, an anthropologist and one of Cuba's most influential hip hop producers. Pablo speaks about how he got interested in hip hop and the ways Havana's scene of the 1990s sought to emulate American hip hop, especially east coast styles, before becoming more localized and grounded in Cuban culture. The Special Period, Cuba's deep economic crisis, was the backdrop for the emergence of Havana's hip hop scene, and we discuss its influence on Cuban rap lyrics, as well as the continuing racial inequality that the Cuban Revolution never successfully eradicated. 

Songs played:

Primera Base, Igual que tú
Amenaza, Achabon cruzao
Instinto, Kirino con su tres
Orishas, A lo cubano
Hermanos de Causa, Tengo
Popy y la Moda, Tengo

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]]> We've got an amazing conversation with Pablo Herrera, an anthropologist and one of Cuba's most influential hip hop producers. Pablo speaks about how he got interested in hip hop and the ways Havana's scene of the 1990s sought to emulate American hip hop, especially east coast styles, before becoming more localized and grounded in Cuban culture. The Special Period, Cuba's deep economic crisis, was the backdrop for the emergence of Havana's hip hop scene, and we discuss its influence on Cuban rap lyrics, as well as the continuing racial inequality that the Cuban Revolution never successfully eradicated. 

Songs played:

Primera Base, Igual que tú
Amenaza, Achabon cruzao
Instinto, Kirino con su tres
Orishas, A lo cubano
Hermanos de Causa, Tengo
Popy y la Moda, Tengo

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13174413 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0700 3236 full false The 1950s dance crazes: mambo & cha-cha-cha The 1950s dance crazes: mambo & cha-cha-cha Cuban dance genres of the 1950s, specifically mambo and cha-cha-cha, were hugely popular in the U.S. and all over Latin America. Both were outgrowths of the danzón, but each had its own distinct sound. Different styles of mambo are discussed, including the original style that emerged in Antonio Arcaño's band in the late 1930s and the vastly more well-known style of the "King of Mambo," Pérez Prado, who partnered with Benny Moré and popularized the mambo globally. In New York, it was Tito Puente's band that reigned supreme.

Songs played:
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
Mambo #5, Pérez Prado
Locas por el mambo, Pérez Prado and Benny Moré
La engañadora, Orquesta América
Mambo gozón, Tito Puente

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]]> Cuban dance genres of the 1950s, specifically mambo and cha-cha-cha, were hugely popular in the U.S. and all over Latin America. Both were outgrowths of the danzón, but each had its own distinct sound. Different styles of mambo are discussed, including the original style that emerged in Antonio Arcaño's band in the late 1930s and the vastly more well-known style of the "King of Mambo," Pérez Prado, who partnered with Benny Moré and popularized the mambo globally. In New York, it was Tito Puente's band that reigned supreme.

Songs played:
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
Mambo #5, Pérez Prado
Locas por el mambo, Pérez Prado and Benny Moré
La engañadora, Orquesta América
Mambo gozón, Tito Puente

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13126715 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0700 1651 full false The evolution of salsa The evolution of salsa Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. This episode discusses salsa's evolution away from the Cuban son, the ways it became a symbol of pan-Latin identity, and the different ways Celia Cruz and La India navigated the genre's heteronormative gender politics.

Songs played:
La Murga, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Ese Hombre, La India

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]]> Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. This episode discusses salsa's evolution away from the Cuban son, the ways it became a symbol of pan-Latin identity, and the different ways Celia Cruz and La India navigated the genre's heteronormative gender politics.

Songs played:
La Murga, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Ese Hombre, La India

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13079888 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700 2517 full false The birth of salsa The birth of salsa Rebecca is joined by ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. As a professional trombonist, he played with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, La India, and many others.  We discuss the influence of Cuban music in New York in the first half of the 20th century, the controversy around the term "salsa," and the way Puerto Rican and other Latinos built on this foundation to create a new musical style. 

Songs played:
I Like It Like That, Pete Rodriguez
Mi Gente, Hector Lavoe
Calle Luna, Calle Sol, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon

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]]> Rebecca is joined by ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. As a professional trombonist, he played with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, La India, and many others.  We discuss the influence of Cuban music in New York in the first half of the 20th century, the controversy around the term "salsa," and the way Puerto Rican and other Latinos built on this foundation to create a new musical style. 

Songs played:
I Like It Like That, Pete Rodriguez
Mi Gente, Hector Lavoe
Calle Luna, Calle Sol, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-13036127 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700 2450 full false Jazz meets Afro-Cuban music Jazz meets Afro-Cuban music Rebecca is joined by Raul Fernandez, author of Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta,  to discuss the musicians who created Afro-Cuban jazz in the 1940s, and the way this movement paved the way for Latin jazz. 

Songs played:
Tanga, Machito & His Afro-Cubans
U-Bla-Ba-Du, Graciela with Machito's band
The Peanut Vendor, Stan Kenton  
Manteca, Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
Guachi Guaro, Cal Tjader
Watermelon Man, Mongo Santamaria
Afro-Blue, Mongo Santamaria

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]]> Rebecca is joined by Raul Fernandez, author of Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta,  to discuss the musicians who created Afro-Cuban jazz in the 1940s, and the way this movement paved the way for Latin jazz. 

Songs played:
Tanga, Machito & His Afro-Cubans
U-Bla-Ba-Du, Graciela with Machito's band
The Peanut Vendor, Stan Kenton  
Manteca, Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
Guachi Guaro, Cal Tjader
Watermelon Man, Mongo Santamaria
Afro-Blue, Mongo Santamaria

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Buzzsprout-12994084 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3156 full false Arsenio Rodriguez and his musical legacy Arsenio Rodriguez and his musical legacy Ethnomusicologist David Garcia speaks with Rebecca about the significance and musical legacy of Arsenio Rodriguez, the prolific Cuban composer, tres player and bandleader. He spent the later decades of his career in New York, and his music was foundational for the emergence of salsa in the 1960s.

Songs played:
No hay yaya sin guayacán
Mi china me botó
La vida es un sueño
Dame un cachito pa' huele
Pa' huele, Eddie Palmieri
Quítate tu, Fania All-Stars

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Ethnomusicologist David Garcia speaks with Rebecca about the significance and musical legacy of Arsenio Rodriguez, the prolific Cuban composer, tres player and bandleader. He spent the later decades of his career in New York, and his music was foundational for the emergence of salsa in the 1960s.

Songs played:
No hay yaya sin guayacán
Mi china me botó
La vida es un sueño
Dame un cachito pa' huele
Pa' huele, Eddie Palmieri
Quítate tu, Fania All-Stars

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12954656 Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:00 -0700 2948 full false Rumba Rumba Learn about rumba, the quintessential Afro-Cuban music and dance genre that's sometimes referred to as the heart and soul of Cuban music. Rebecca breaks down the different rumba styles and dances, discussing the historical and social context of its emergence in the later 19th century, and its wider influence.

Songs played:
Conga Yambumba, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Maria Belen, Yoruba Andabo
Oyelos de nuevo,  Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Recuerdo a Malanga, Columbia del Puerto

Clips of guaguancó dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRwiA7eoQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqWwldJHI0

Clips of columbia dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PRcrBAFuI&list=UULfwnZCq0oJa0afq6NCxbuw&index=105

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2sn_N9ljUA

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Learn about rumba, the quintessential Afro-Cuban music and dance genre that's sometimes referred to as the heart and soul of Cuban music. Rebecca breaks down the different rumba styles and dances, discussing the historical and social context of its emergence in the later 19th century, and its wider influence.

Songs played:
Conga Yambumba, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Maria Belen, Yoruba Andabo
Oyelos de nuevo,  Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Recuerdo a Malanga, Columbia del Puerto

Clips of guaguancó dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRwiA7eoQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqWwldJHI0

Clips of columbia dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PRcrBAFuI&list=UULfwnZCq0oJa0afq6NCxbuw&index=105

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2sn_N9ljUA

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12913636 Wed, 24 May 2023 14:00:00 -0700 3054 full false A deep dive into danzón, with Robin Moore A deep dive into danzón, with Robin Moore Rebecca is joined by Cuban music scholar Robin Moore to delve into the long and deep history of the Cuban danzón, including its links with American jazz, the ways it was initially denigrated as too "African" by elites, how it was eventually fused with other Cuban popular music genres, and how it came to be one of the most beloved genres in Mexico. 

Songs played in the episode: 
El Sungambelo
Las Alturas de Simpson
Campoamor, Frank Emilio Flynn
La Patti Negra, Orquesta Pablo Valenzuela
El bombín de Barreto
Almendra, Abelardo Valdés
Recordando Veracruz, Alejandro Cardona
Mi gran pasión, Gonzalo Rubalcaba

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca is joined by Cuban music scholar Robin Moore to delve into the long and deep history of the Cuban danzón, including its links with American jazz, the ways it was initially denigrated as too "African" by elites, how it was eventually fused with other Cuban popular music genres, and how it came to be one of the most beloved genres in Mexico. 

Songs played in the episode: 
El Sungambelo
Las Alturas de Simpson
Campoamor, Frank Emilio Flynn
La Patti Negra, Orquesta Pablo Valenzuela
El bombín de Barreto
Almendra, Abelardo Valdés
Recordando Veracruz, Alejandro Cardona
Mi gran pasión, Gonzalo Rubalcaba

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12865474 Wed, 17 May 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3653 full false The Cuban origins of the bolero The Cuban origins of the bolero This episode traces the Cuban roots of the quintessential Latin American romantic song, the bolero, which has been one of the most popular genres across Spanish-speaking countries for the past century.

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]]> This episode traces the Cuban roots of the quintessential Latin American romantic song, the bolero, which has been one of the most popular genres across Spanish-speaking countries for the past century.

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]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12820210 Wed, 10 May 2023 06:00:00 -0700 2258 full false The roots of the Buena Vista Social Club The roots of the Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a massive success 25 years ago, spawning numerous albums, Grammy awards, a documentary film, and decades of international tours. This episode traces the roots and evolution of the genre the Buena Vista Social Club project set out to revive, the Cuban son, which had its heyday from the 1920s to the 50s.

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]]> The Buena Vista Social Club was a massive success 25 years ago, spawning numerous albums, Grammy awards, a documentary film, and decades of international tours. This episode traces the roots and evolution of the genre the Buena Vista Social Club project set out to revive, the Cuban son, which had its heyday from the 1920s to the 50s.

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12772442 Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700 2466 full false Welcome to The Clave Chronicles Welcome to The Clave Chronicles An introduction to The Clave Chronicles, a new podcast about the history of Cuban music and its global influences, hosted by Rebecca Bodenheimer.

More about Rebecca's research on Cuban music: https://rmbodenheimer.com
Check out her book, Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba (2015, University Press of Mississippi):
https://www.amazon.com/Geographies-Cubanidad-Performance-Contemporary-Caribbean/dp/1496813154

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> An introduction to The Clave Chronicles, a new podcast about the history of Cuban music and its global influences, hosted by Rebecca Bodenheimer.

More about Rebecca's research on Cuban music: https://rmbodenheimer.com
Check out her book, Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba (2015, University Press of Mississippi):
https://www.amazon.com/Geographies-Cubanidad-Performance-Contemporary-Caribbean/dp/1496813154

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

]]> https://theclavechronicles.buzzsprout.com Rebecca Bodenheimer Buzzsprout-12708917 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0700 813 Cuba, music history, Cuban music full false