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The idea of a new Cuba-US era of rapproachement has me thinking a lot about the Cuban music I love. So, this week’s #beatlatino shares some of my favorite 100% Cubano music, created from within Cuba. Of course, it would be impossible to do the topic justice in one hour, so please consider this is just a sampler of some of my favorites, in celebration of having more and more access to the amazing music created by this island–just 90 miles away–that has for too a time been out of our reach. ¡Viva Cuba!
Feature photo: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Courtesy of the Artist
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Cubano | Pedro Luis Ferrer | Pedro Luis Ferrer, música libre, demos. | Carapacho Productions | 1994 | 02:57:00 |
| Esto Te Pone la Cabeza Mala | Los Van Van | WOMEXimizer 13. | Caribe Productions Inc. | 1997 | 04:07:00 |
| 08 Llama de amor viva | XX | XX. | XX | 0 | 04:11:00 |
| Danzas Afro-Cubanas: La Comparsa | Ernesto Lecuona | LECUONA: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3. | RCA Gold Seal | 1997 | 02:15:00 |
| Son Cubano (Yo soy El Son Cubano) | Mario Baúza | 12/91 Tanga 7/29/92. | Timba Records | 2005 | 05:32:00 |
| El Punto Cubano/ Lagrimas Negras | todacosta & Marcelo Araja Osorio | Cuba. | Azzurra | 2001 | 06:17:00 |
| Ritmo En La Habana | Conjunto Senen Suarez | Mambo Cubano The Gold Collection. | C.R. Digital Contents | 2011 | 02:41:00 |
| Manisero | Cuarteto Tiempo | Cigar Music- Tobacco Songs From Old Havana. | Traditional Crossroads | 1996 | 04:01:00 |
| Castellano | Francisco Del Río, X Alfonso | Homenaje. | XX | 0 | 02:30:00 |
| Habanera (Barbito Torres Y Su Piquete Cubano) | Varios | Cuba Le Canta A Serrat Vol. 2 – CD 2. | DiscMedi S.A | 2009 | 04:17:00 |
| Espirituales Cubanos | Merceditas Valdés – Grupo Yoruba Andabo | Aché IV. | Ergrem | 1995 | 09:07:00 |
| Silencio (bolero) | Ibrahim Ferrer &Omara Proudhon | Buenavista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer. | Nonesuch | 2004 | 04:39:00 |
| Canto A La Habana | Pablo Milanés | Renacimiento. | Universal Latino | 2013 | 03:51:00 |
| Las Calles De La Habana | Los Papines | Los Papines Siguen OK. | Egrem | 2004 | 04:50:00 |
| Cuba Va (Pablo Milanés – Noel Nicola – Silvio Rodriguez) | Grupo De Expirmentación Sonora ICAIC | Cuba Va! Songs Of The New Generation Of Revolutionary Cuba. | Paredon Records | 1971 | 03:02:00 |
| Mail Cuba | AfroCubism | AfroCubism (+digital booklet). | Nonesuch | 2012 | 05:35:00 |
Feature photo: Pedro Luis Ferrer, courtesy of the artist