The most beloved Cuban musician of all time was born on this day 100 years ago: Celia Cruz. We're honoring her with a brand new episode featuring Delia Poey, a professor at Florida State University who has written extensively about Celia's Career.

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Quimbara

Field recording of Afrocuba de Matanzas' version of Quimbara

Chango Ta' Vení

Que Le Den Candela

Usted Abusó

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

Columbia University professor and trombonist Chris Washburne joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el rumbero del piano," Eddie Palmieri, one of Latin music's most significant pioneers. His music straddled salsa, Latin jazz, and other genres, and he was known for his innovative experimentation in form and harmony.

Songs played:

Azúcar

El día que me quieras

Broken home & If (We had peace today), from the Harlem River Drive project

Puerto Rico

Rebecca's recent piece on Eddie Palmieri:

https://www.grammy.com/news/how-eddie-palmieri-changed-latin-music-obituary

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

Cuban journalist Rafa Escalona joins Rebecca to talk about the latest trends in Cuban music, including how hard it is to track this information on the island and how recent out-migration has affected the evolution and definition of "música cubana." While contemporary Cuban music is of course dominated by reparto, the songs shared by Rafa provide a broader look into the latest trends.

Songs played:

Un Momentico + — Melanie Santiler & Dale Pututi

Andala Remix — Wildey, Musteerifa & Raydel El Q Manda

Suite Para Isaac Oviedo — Jorge Iván Martín feat. Juan Carlos Aguilera

Amanacer Sin Ti — Albita & Lenier

Tertuliando — Angel Toirac feat.

LINKS

Newness Cuba playlist (50 best songs in Cuban music from the past year): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gPyKTGHHQy16z7YO2lhHV

Cuba Tracklist (Instagram account with weekly lists of most popular Cuban tracks): https://www.instagram.com/cubatracklist/

Rafa's Substack: https://divagacionesmusicales.substack.com/

A recent piece Rafa wrote (in Spanish) about reparto and YouTube: https://revistaelestornudo.com/reparto-youtube-dicen-charts-musica-cubana/

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions