The Cuban Connection, Part 2

Afropop Worldwide

English - May 13, 2016 16:24 - 58 minutes - 108 MB - ★★★★★ - 281 ratings
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We follow a carnival comparsa through the streets of Santiago de Cuba and hear the Haitian-descended Tumba Francesa.
Son 14: Fue el Rey de la Rumba.
NG La Banda: La Expresiva.
Orq. Original de Manzanillo: Comenzó la Fiesta.
Revé y su Charangón, live at the amphitheater of Guanabacoa: “Te confundieron con león . . . ¡gallina!”
Dan Den: No Me Carezcas.
We talk to Carlos Alfonso of Síntesis.
Síntesis: Oyá. Mezcla: Ikiri Addá.
Los Van Van live: Que Domingo.

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