El Son Cubano ~ back in the USA
Nov 19, 2009 15:14:08 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Nov 19, 2009 15:14:08 GMT
The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa. But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and there was no telling when it might be able to return — until the very slightest hint of a thaw in cultural relations between the United States and Cuba quietly brought the band to New York early this month.
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Read it for the political implications or read it for the history of a great band, but do open the link to hear two fantastic full length pieces of music that will have you swaying around the house and looking for more. There are also two excellent videos of the band then and now.
Here is a more "rough cut" video with a great deal of charm:
A little background here
Click text above for full story.
Read it for the political implications or read it for the history of a great band, but do open the link to hear two fantastic full length pieces of music that will have you swaying around the house and looking for more. There are also two excellent videos of the band then and now.
Here is a more "rough cut" video with a great deal of charm:
A little background here
