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  2. Music of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    The conga became, and perhaps still is, the best-known Cuban music and dance style for non-latins. Mozambique is a comparsa-type dance music developed by Pello el Afrokan (Pedro Izquierdo) in 1963. It had a brief period of high popularity, peaked in 1965, and was soon forgotten.

  3. Trova - Wikipedia

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    Trova is a style of Cuban popular music originating in the 19th century. Trova was created by itinerant musicians known as trovadores who travelled around Cuba's Oriente province, especially Santiago de Cuba, and earned their living by singing and playing the guitar. [1]

  4. Musicology in Cuba - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, the famous Cuban writer, art critic and musicologist Alejo Carpentier (b. 104) established a benchmark with his work “La música en Cuba” (1946), an attempt to put together a comprehensive history of Cuban music from the 16th century until his time. Although the work presented as facts some controversial historical issues, such as ...

  5. Son cubano - Wikipedia

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    A marímbula, the "bass" instrument used by changüí ensembles. Some groups used the more rudimentary jug known as botija or botijuela.. Although the history of Cuban music dates back to the 16th century, the son is a relatively recent musical invention whose precursors emerged in the mid-to-late 19th century.

  6. Early Cuban bands - Wikipedia

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    When Raimundo died in 1905, his brother Pablo became Director. It was, like Flor de Cuba, the most popular típica of its day. [6] Under cornetist Pablo Valenzuela, the band became one of the earliest to record Cuban music, in 1906 with Edison cylinders (about 40), 1909 with Columbia Records (23) and with Victor (56).

  7. Cuban folk music - Wikipedia

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    According to the Cuban popular music "Generic complex theory", Cuban folk music is classified as follows: Punto cubano Complex, with its variations Punto libre y Punto fijo. Rumba Complex, with its components Yambú, Guaguancó, Columbia, Conga and Comparsa. Danzón Complex, with its variants Contradanza, Danzón, Danzonete, Mambo and Cha-cha-chá.

  8. Miami’s most iconic nightclub for live Cuban music closed 5 ...

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    Opened by Fabio Díaz Vilela in 1999 and named for one of Cuban singer Benny Moré’s popular boleros, the hot spot closed in June 2019 after its 20-year lease was up and he couldn’t come to an ...

  9. Changüí - Wikipedia

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    Changüí is a style of Cuban music which originated in the early 19th century in the eastern region of Guantánamo Province, specifically Baracoa.It arose in the sugar cane refineries and in the rural communities populated by slaves.