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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.
Albita was born in Havana.Her parents, Martín Rodríguez and Minerva Herrera were well-known Cuban folk music singers (who performed as Martín y Minerva or better known as Mima y Pipo), [1] which ensured Albita's exposure to the world of Cuban country music from her early years.
Diez Nieto's compositions employ elements typical of Cuban folk music. He never directly quotes from folk music, but creates original music which recalls it; such as in his pieces Los Diablitos (The Little Devils, 1969) based on an Afro-Cuban Abakuá dance, and Yo te pedí un aguinaldo ("I asked you for a Christmas bonus"; "aguinaldo" also refers to a flowering plant common in Cuba) for voice ...
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Albums by Cuban artists (7 C, 6 P) Cuban music awards (2 P) C. Classical music in Cuba (1 C, 5 P) D. ... Cuban folk music; Los Frikis; G. Guajeo; H.
One album peaked at number one in the first year of publication: Mi Tierra, by Cuban singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan. The album also peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200, [3] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [4] It won the Best Traditional Tropical Album award at the Grammy Awards of 1994. [5]
Nueva Trova ([ˈnweβa ˈtɾoβa], "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967-1968 after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and the consequent political and social changes. Nueva Trova has its roots in the traditional trova , but differs from it because its content is, in the widest sense, political.
The program had artists, writers, cinematographers, and new and established artists as guest stars. Among those featured were Bola de Nieve, Omara Portuondo, and Elena Burke, among other influential Cuban artists. Each episode ended with Rodríguez's song "Y nada más", which appeared in his 1978 album Mujeres.