Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPérez Prado in Mexico
Scholar and singer Hannah Burgé Luviano joins Rebecca to discuss the career of the "King of Mambo," Dámaso Perez Prado. Unable to achieve much acclai…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cuban art music before and after the Revolution
Musicologist Marysol Quevedo joins Rebecca to speak about Cuban art music composers of the mid-20th century, such as Harold Gramatges, Juan Blanco an…
1 year, 11 months ago
The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell
Cuban dancer, musician, and educator Roberto Borrell speaks with Rebecca about his incredibly versatile career, spanning popular and folkloric styles…
2 years ago
The angst and rage of punk cubano
Punk cubano emerged during the Special Period crisis, giving young disaffected Cubans an outlet to express their angst and rage, often toward the Cub…
2 years ago
ICYMI: The poetry and politics of nueva trova
(Rerun of nueva trova episode, first aired in July 2023)
Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of da…
2 years ago
Tonada Trinitaria & Guarapachangueo
Ethnomusicologist and percussionist Johnny Frias joins Rebecca to speak about one of the lesser known Afro-Cuban folkloric practices, the tonada trin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Afrocuba con Su Ritmo Batarumba
Afrocuba de Matanzas is widely considered one of the best preservers of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and dance on the island, but the group also create…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Afro-diasporic fusions of percussionist Michael Spiro
Grammy-nominated percussionist, recording artist and educator Michael Spiro joins Rebecca to speak about his apprenticeship in Matanzas with masters …
2 years, 1 month ago
The magic and artistry of Chucho Valdés
Acclaimed pianist/bandleader/composer/author/educator Rebeca Mauleón discusses the long and incredibly versatile career of pianist/composer Chucho Va…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ida y Vuelta: Musical exchange between Cuba and España
Ethnomusicologist and prolific scholar Peter Manuel joins Rebecca to speak about the many centuries of musical exchange between Cuba and Spain, which…
2 years, 2 months ago