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Cuba
Afropop Worldwide's ground-breaking research done in Cuba from 1990 to the present. Classic programs. Interviews with the stars plus ambience from the inside scenes.
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The Cuban Connection, Part 9 (1996)
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| Dance hits from Havana. The phenomenon of the year in Cuba, Manolin, "El Medico de la Salsa," (the doctor of Salsa) has now become a figure of national importance. |
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| The "controversia," an established tradition in Cuban music where improvising singers battle in verse. Paolo sings about romance and the street, with one song about the cocaine trade. |
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| Isaac Delgado, RMM Records, and Ralphie Mercado, the impresario who owns salsa outside of Cuba. |
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| Los Van Van, the changes in it's lineup and their new singer Roberto Hernandez. |
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| Silvio Rodriguez's studio, a state of the art recording studio in Havana. |
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| Resolution of the US, Cuba conflict. April in Miami, Pianist Consalo Buralcaba, who plays non-political music decided to play a show in Miami. Because he has never denounced his country, right wing talk radio boycotted his show and a demonstration was staged. |
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The Cuban Connection (1990)
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