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The Caribbean island of Cuba has developed a wide range of creolized musical styles, based on its cultural origins in Europe and Africa. Since the nineteenth century its music has been hugely popular and influential throughout the world. It has been perhaps the most popular form of world music since the introduction of recording technology. The music of Cuba, including the instruments and the dances, is mostly of European (Spanish) and African origin. Most forms of the present day are creolized fusions and mixtures of these two great sources. Almost nothing remains of the original Indian traditions, except for tobacco, which for the Taino was a ritual drug. Some of the place names are Indian in origin, such as Guanabacoa, and Cuba is a contraction of Cubanacan, meaning a dwelling-place. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  mamchenkov.net 456px x 800px | 78.70kB [source page] Today is my father s birthday He is 47 today Yup still young And although I guess he will not read this I want to wish him all the best anyways Especially some success in his  img.timeinc.net 404px x 611px | 38.10kB [source page]  cache.virtualtourist.com 420px x 560px | 34.80kB [source page] by felixm77 2 more photos La havana is full of places where u can hear really nice live musi of course salsa and caribbean music Or if u are in trinidad u can go clubbin at la cueva a From Yahoo Image Search: "Music of Cuba"  sheltonhull.wordpress.com Shelton Hull Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:23:03 GM PJ Morton's performance at . Cuba. Libre on Thursday, July 15, may be the most highly-anticipated concert of religious . music. held on the First Coast this year. He came through earlier, on January 21, to preview the new album and his return ... From Google Blog Search: "Music of Cuba"  salemnews.com Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:26:10 GMT+00:00 The Salem News The Latin band Grupo Fantasia, under the direction of Angel Wagner, will take the stage at 6 pm Formed in 1993, Grupo Fantasia performs music from Cuba , ...  sfgate.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:14:31 GMT+00:00 San Francisco Chronicle A man takes a walk in the rain by the former Saint Francis of Assisi convent, now a museum, in Old Havana, Cuba . Abandoned suit of armor: A box elder beetle ...  cadenagramonte.cubaweb.cu Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:47:12 GMT+00:00 in European Folklore Festivals Radio Cadena Agramonet Maraguan dance and music ensemble, from eastern Cuba's University of Camagueey, is currently on its 26th international tour including some of the most ... From Google News Search: "Music of Cuba" what kind of music does cuba hear ? Q. Help! and please can u give me like a little summary ...details thankz! Asked by cristina_h2000 - Tue Oct 3 20:27:23 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. They hear diffrent types of music not a specific...u might want to chek at wikipedia.com ... search for music of cuba ...hope it helps u!! 1Folk music 1.1 Guajira 1.2 Musica campesina 1.3 Classical music 1.4 Danzon 1.4.1 Haitians in Cuba: Charanga 1.5 Changui 1.5.1 Son 1.5.2 Bata and yuka 1.6 Rumba Answered by smrtkaur - Tue Oct 3 20:31:55 2006 good haspanic music groups?? Q. hi does any one know of any good Hispanic music groups or songs from country's like Cuba Spain and Brasil it would be greatly appreciated :) Asked by Filmmakers Mafia boy 5 - Sun Apr 6 14:00:11 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. La Viva is great! :) Answered by julie c - Mon Apr 14 13:50:00 2008 cuba making dvd slideshow?
Q. hello just returned from a fantastic holiday in cuba it was out of this world. i am making a slideshow dvd of my photos from the holiday looking for some music to put on it also has anyone got any ideas thanks Asked by jaimemanchester - Thu Sep 20 16:02:27 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. anything but Guantanamera, just come back myself loved everything cept that song Answered by youngperksy56 - Fri Sep 21 04:37:25 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Music of Cuba"
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