Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA working musician in Santiago (en español)
In our first episode en español (!!!), Rebecca interviews Mario Seguí Correoso, a Santiago-based percussionist who has worked with various groups ove…
2 years, 2 months ago
Don't call it soukous: The many sub-styles of Congolese rumba
Congolese scholar Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse joins Rebecca to speak about the many sub-styles and evolutions within Congolese popular music over the pa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bad Bunny
Rebecca is joined by reggaeton scholar Petra Rivera-Rideau, who co-created the Bad Bunny Syllabus to provide historical and social context for Bad Bu…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Haitian presence in Cuba
Franco-Haitian cultural influences in Cuba date back over two centuries, beginning with the "refugees" from the Haitian Revolution who fled to easter…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Bay Area Cuban music scene
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Dr. John Calloway joins Rebecca to speak about the Cuban music scene in the Bay Area. Calloway…
2 years, 4 months ago
Conga santiaguera
Ethnomusicologist and event producer Lani Milstein joins Rebecca to talk about Santiago de Cuba's quintessential musical practice: conga, an Afro-Cub…
2 years, 5 months ago
I'd love to hear from you!
No new episode this week, but a quick note from Rebecca, followed by a slow, juicy yambú from the legendary Havana rumba group Clave y Guaguancó.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette
Rebecca speaks with musician/producer/historian Ned Sublette, author of the most comprehensive history of Cuban music in English, Cuba and Its Music:…
2 years, 5 months ago
Fundamento: A conversation with Ned Sublette
Rebecca speaks with musician/producer/historian Ned Sublette, author of the most comprehensive history of Cuban music in English, Cuba and Its Music:…
2 years, 5 months ago
Drumming and singing for the orishas
The most well-known African-derived religion in the Americas is La Regla de Ocha or Lucumí, more popularly known as Santería. The music used to accom…
2 years, 5 months ago