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Changüi - Traditional Music From Guantanamo Cuba |
Changüi was born in Guantanamo Province, Cuba (specifically the Baracoa area) from the style called Nengon. |
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Cuban Son Complex - The Many Faces of Cuban Music |
Son is a generic term for the musical family of country music originating in Oriente de Cuba (Eastern Cuba), as well as a style within the family itself. |
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Kiriba - Precursor to Changüi and Cuban Son |
Kiriba is a style of Son from a different area of Cuba. It mostly originated in the Baracoa area, which is also where the Changüi was created. In fact where the fusion of Kiriba and Nengon takes place is where Changüi is invented. And where Nengon evolved, it evolved into Son. |
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La Nueva Trova en Cuba |
Durante el siglo XIX aparecen en Cuba diferentes formas de presentarse la canción, todas ellas con marcados elementos que le otorgaban un sello nacional. Entre ellas se destacaron las canciones líricas cubanas, las habaneras, los boleros y en un lugar muy especial, la canción trovadoresca. |
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La Timba - Salsa Moderna en Cuba |
En 1993, el músico cubano José Luis Cortés realizó con su grupo NG La Banda una gira por Japón. Por esa época este importante músico trataba de lograr un sonido diferente al que se imponía en el movimiento salsero de entonces, encabezado por grupos y cantantes puertorriqueños. Era la época romántica de la salsa y el género musical principal dentro de ella era el bolero. Incluso ya la misma había recibido nombres como el de salsa erótica. |
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Nengon - The First Form Of Son In Cuba |
Nengon was the precursor to both Son and Changüi. It evolved into Son in Santiago de Cuba and Changüi (when it fused with Kiriba) in Guantanamo province. |
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Punto Guajiro - Peasant Music From Western Cuba |
Punto Guajiro (also called Punto Cubano) is the country music from the Western and Central provinces of Cuba. This style began to become popular around the end of the 18th century, mainly as a social event. Remember that in the east there were changuis, in Havana and Matanzas there were rumba’s. The punto is the same thing, a party in which the music played became a genre. |
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Sobre La Nueva Trova |
La nueva trova, fenomeno estetico nacido en la segunda mitad de la decada del 60 en la mayor de las islas del caribe, es la cantinuacion de movimientos trovadorezcos anteriores como la llamada Trova Tradicional y el Feeling. Para hablar de este ultimo moviento dentro de la cancion cubana, es preciso dar un pequeo paseo por la historia de ellos. |
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The Nueva Trova In Cuba |
During the 19th century different forms for presenting songs appeared in Cuba, all of which were marked with elements that offered national pride. Among them the Cuban lyrical songs were emphasized: habaneras, boleros and, in a very special place, the trovadoresca (or, troubadour-style) song form. |
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Timba - Modern Salsa in Cuba |
In 1993, the Cuban musician José Luis Cortés travelled with his group NG La Banda through a tour of Japan. At that time this important musician tried to achieve a different sound from what was already established in the Salsa movement that was dominated by Puerto Rican groups and singers. This was the romantic period of Salsa and the main musical ingredient inside her was the bolero. It had already received nicknames such as Salsa Erótica (the erotic sauce). |
