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He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban Conguero performing classic Cuban Rumbas, Afro-Cuban folkloric and religious music. He is a Santería priest. He came to the United States of America from Havana in 1998. He plays the Batá drum, conga, cajón, timbale, and bongo drums, among other percussion instruments. Pedrito learned his ...
This double reed instrument, called suona in Chinese, was brought to Havana in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants. It was being used to play traditional Chinese music in the Chinese theaters in Havana's Chinatown, when an Afro-Cuban comparsa named “Los Chinos Buenos” adapted it to use in place of an inspirador ("lead singer").
Chinese Language and Arts School (Escuela de la Lengua y Artes China) opened in 1993 and has grown since then, helping Chinese Cubans to strengthen their knowledge of the Chinese language. Today, Chinese Cubans tend to speak Mandarin , Cantonese , and Hakka in addition to Spanish and English and may speak in a mixture of Chinese and Spanish.
Is knowing how to tell hilariously bad jokes a requirement for being a dad? Let's hope so! The post 101 Dad Jokes That Are Actually Pretty Funny appeared first on Reader's Digest.
A politically charged hip-hop song has become the backdrop for the civil unrest that has rocked Cuba this summer. The... View Article The post Afro-Cuban music group’s song is the backdrop of ...
The roots of most Afro-Cuban musical forms lie in the cabildos, self-organized social clubs for the African slaves, and separate cabildos for separate cultures. The cabildos were formed mainly from four groups: the Yoruba (the Lucumi in Cuba); the Congolese (Palo in Cuba); Dahomey (the Fon or Arará). Other cultures were undoubtedly present ...
They'll have to wheel me out of this place," Melvin, 45, jokes while chatting with Parade for the Friday, Jan. 17, digital cover story. "They will have to come in with boxes and security and say ...
Lou Jing (born 1989) is a Chinese talent show contestant from Shanghai.She was born to a Chinese mother and an African American father. Her father left China before she was born and the two have not remained in contact.