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Carnaval à Santiago de Cuba – Le Chant du Monde - LDX A 4250, 1961 (LP)
Our other Cuban music share:
Musique Afro-Cubaine - Disques Alvarès 453 here
Charanga from the golden age is my favorite Cuban musical genre. Charanga Francesca is a remarkable example of the rich cross-fertilization between “African” (drums, percussion, timbales, polyrhythm, call-response, neo-African dancing) and “European” (flutes, strings, piano, harmony, orchestration, Spanish language) components. Here I share two excellent Charanga tracks from my collection, followed by the video of a dancer at an Orquesta Aragon performance recorded by Cuban national television in the 1950s:
Carnaval à Santiago de Cuba – Le Chant du Monde - LDX A 4250, 1961 (LP)
Carnival in Cuba dates back to the 17th-century Spanish colonial times, when both Catholic religious festivities were celebrated as well as the Day of the King, when, for 24 hours, the Spanish permitted slaves to parade and perform neo-African music and dance in the city. The annual summer carnival recorded here was held in Santiago de Cuba, on the island’s south-eastern tip, in July 1960 or 1961, and also celebrated the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Carnival played a major role in defining Cuban identity, by bringing together people of all races and classes in revelry, and hybridizing and integrating Cuba’s many musical cultures and influences.
Le carnaval à Cuba remonte au XVIIe siècle, à l'époque coloniale espagnole, lorsqu’il célébrait des fêtes religieuses catholiques, ainsi que le jour du roi, lorsque, pendant 24 heures, les Espagnols autorisaient les esclaves à défiler dans la ville avec des musiques et des danses néo-africaines. Le carnaval estival annuel enregistré ici à Santiago de Cuba, sur la pointe sud-est de l'île, en juillet 1960 ou 1961, célébrait également la révolution cubaine de 1959. En réunissant des personnes de toutes races et classes sociales dans la fête, le carnaval a joué un rôle majeur dans l'identité cubaine et dans l’hybridation et l’intégration des nombreuses cultures et influences musicales de l’île.
A1 Ambiance in the streets
A2 El Macuquillo Oriental, with the quirky “Chinese” trumpet
A3 Suavecito by the great Ignacio Piñero (1888-1969) & Septeto Nacional
A4 Comparsa improvisation by a Carnival band with dancers
A5 Piruso Y Su Boina
A6 El Manisero (the peanut vendor), a Cuban classic revisited
B1 Carabali-Burundanga, includes the “Chinese” trumpet
B2 Song on the Land Reform by Ensemble Los Matanceros
B3 Ecue-Ecue
B4 Glory to Cuba by Ensemble Los Matanceros
B5 Comparsa improvisation by a Carnival group with dancers
B6 Barrel organ
B7 My People are Content by Ensemble Los Matanceros
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Our other Cuban music share:
Musique Afro-Cubaine - Disques Alvarès 453 here
Charanga from the golden age is my favorite Cuban musical genre. Charanga Francesca is a remarkable example of the rich cross-fertilization between “African” (drums, percussion, timbales, polyrhythm, call-response, neo-African dancing) and “European” (flutes, strings, piano, harmony, orchestration, Spanish language) components. Here I share two excellent Charanga tracks from my collection, followed by the video of a dancer at an Orquesta Aragon performance recorded by Cuban national television in the 1950s:
Rosendo Ruiz Jr. - La Jicotea, c. late 1950s (excellent violin solo)
Orquesta Super Estrellas de Gonzalo Fernandez - Bailarin, mid-70s (great dance music)
Orchestra Aragon dance number
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