Latin

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SONGWRITER

El Manisero: essential rumba song behind Caribbean music world expasion

El Manisero or The Peanut Vendor is an essential rumba song written circa 1928 by the leading Cuban composer Moisés...
Poetry

Guajira Guantanamera: song meaning and origin of the lyrics

Guantanamera is a demonym—a word that identifies a group of people in relation to a particular place—in this case, used...
Double bass

Cachao: "Even when I am shaving I compose mambos"

Israel López Valdés (1918–2008), known invariably by the nickname Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer,...
VIBRAPHONE

Cal Tjader: the inception of Latin jazz in the Bay Area

Vibraphonist Cal Tjader was a fruitful composer who combined Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms with jazz harmonies,...
GUITAR

Classical flamenco duo rising from Mexican heavy metal band

Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela plays unique instrumental blend of flamenco, jazz, and...
PIANO

Chick Corea's Spanish pulse in the masterful jazz standard

The son of a trumpeter, the genius pianist Chick Corea is referenced as one of the lead specialists in the fusion of...

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