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In this program, we experience musical personalities and styles from the capital Havana in the west to Santiago de Cuba in the east and places in between--Cienfuegos and Matanzas. In Cienfuegos, the home of the beloved singer Beny Moré, we visit with 80-something son singer Felito Molino. In Santiago, we hear the effects of another revolution, the Haitian revolution from 1791 to 1804, and the aftermath that saw Haitian planters, their slaves and free people of color flee to Cuba. We visit a tumba francesa group in Guantanamo where the 18th Century French court meets Dahomeyan drumming and Group Mystere takes us into their temple for sacred vodou songs. Back in Havana we visit a celebration of the Afro-Cuban orisha Babalu Aye's birthday and then hear tasty pop songs in his honor. Plus a tribute to the late, great Elio Reve. And lots more. |
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