Released in 2017, on CD and on label Putumayo World Music (PUT 366-2). Various — Cuba! Cuba!. Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country. Style: Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Son
Explore Afro-Cuban music and dance in Havana. Discover vibrant rhythms and movements that define Cuba's cultural heritage.
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See how Cuba’s passion for life spills into its visual arts.
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As the curator of two Cuba-themed exhibitions, Promising Paradise and Cuban Caricature and Culture, at The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, I had been contacted by a team of Cuban-Ameri…
Like our sixties Polish film poster Art post these pictures of posters are all illustrated and don’t feature any photos of the actors that starred in the films. Keeping the history of Cuban film posters brief – when the revolution began the graphic designers who created film posters required a new style as the government had no need to promote the films. This gave the [&hellip
\"The first ever book about Cuban record sleeve design, compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker, Cuba: Music and Revolution features hundreds of rarely seen vinyl records from the start of the Cuban Revolution at the beginning of the 1960s up until 1985, when Cuba's Special Period, brought about by the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the withdrawal of Russia's financial support for the Cuban government, led to the demise of vinyl-record manufacturing in Cuba. The artwork here reflects both the cultural and musical depth of Cuba as well as the political influence of revolutionary communism. Over the past century, Cuban music has produced a seemingly endless variety of styles--rumba, mambo, son, salsa--at a dizzyingly fast rate. Since the 1940s a steady stream of Cuban musicians has also made the migration to the US, sparking changes in North American musical forms: bandleader Machito set New York's jazz and Latin scene on fire, and master drummer Chano Pozo's entry into Dizzy Gillespie's group led to the birth of Latin jazz, to name just two. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the new government closed American-owned nightclubs and consolidated the island's recording industry under a state-run monopoly. Out of this new socialist agenda came new musical styles, including the Nueva Trova movement of left-wing songwriters. The 1980s saw more experimentation in modernist jazz, salsa and Afro-Cuban folkloric music. Generously illustrated with hundreds of color images, 'Cuba: Music and Revolution' presents the history of Cuban record cover art, including many examples previously unseen outside the island itself.\"--Provided by publisher.\nSpanning Cuban music from rumba to salsa, and graphic styles from socialist realist to geometric abstraction, this volume of Cuban record cover art traces a musical form in constant revolution. The first ever book about Cuban record sleeve design, compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker, Cuba: Music and Revolution features hundreds of rarely seen vinyl records from the start of the Cuban Revolution at the beginning of the 1960s up until 1985, when Cuba's Special Period, brought about by the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the withdrawal of Russia's financial support for the Cuban government, led to the demise of vinyl-record manufacturing in Cuba. The artwork here reflects both the cultural and musical depth of Cuba as well as the political influence of revolutionary communism. Over the past century, Cuban music has produced a seemingly endless variety of styles--rumba, mambo, son, salsa--at a dizzyingly fast rate. Since the 1940s a steady stream of Cuban musicians has also made the migration to the US, sparking changes in North American musical forms: bandleader Machito set New York's jazz and Latin scene on fire, and master drummer Chano Pozo's entry into Dizzy Gillespie's group led to the birth of Latin jazz, to name just two. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the new government closed American-owned nightclubs and consolidated the island's recording industry under a state-run monopoly. Out of this new socialist agenda came new musical styles, including the Nueva Trova movement of left-wing songwriters. The 1980s saw more experimentation in modernist jazz, salsa and Afro-Cuban folkloric music. Generously illustrated with hundreds of color images, Cuba: Music and Revolution presents the history of Cuban record cover art, including many examples previously unseen outside the island itself.
The passionate Cecilia Noel returns with her 2014 album, HAVANA ROCKS, a Latin-infused collection of American classics recorded in Havana, Cuba, with special permission from the U.S. Government, with an all Cuban cast of musicians and singers. Together, Noel and crew combine elements of Salsa, Soul, Jazz, Funk, and Afro-Cuban music to deliver infectious Latin takes on '80s classic Rock 'n Roll hits. The album includes covers of Devo's 'Whip It,' Gary Numan's 'Cars' and ACDC's 'You Shook Me,' all propelled by deep percussive grooves and Noel's rich and appealing alto vocals. Originally from Lima, Peru, Noel was discovered by Stan Getz and moved to New York City, briefly performing as a dancer with Jo Jo's Dance Factory and Menudo. In 1989, she relocated to Los Angeles and became involved in the local music scene. In 2009 Noel released a GOZAR!, an infectious set of playful 'Salsoul' grooves for which Noel is known and which earned Noel a spot on Putumayo's critically-acclaimed LATIN PARTY release in 2010. In addition to her band, Noel also performs and records with husband and former Men at Work front man Colin Hay.
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