Scholar and singer Hannah Burgé Luviano joins Rebecca to discuss the career of the "King of Mambo," Dámaso Perez Prado, specifically during his time in Mexico, where he relocated from Cuba in the 1940s and found almost immediate success.

Songs played:
México Lindo
Mi Gallo
Mambo Politécnico
Pianola

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

Musicologist Marysol Quevedo joins Rebecca to speak about Cuban art music composers of the mid-20th century, such as Harold Gramatges, Juan Blanco and Argeliers Leon. As she details in her recent book, although their works largely relied on classical music structures and forms, they brought in elements of Cuban popular and folkloric music.

Pieces played:
Tres preludios a modo de toccata, Harold Gramatges
Sonata a la Virgen del Cobre, No. 2, Argeliers Leon
Quinteto No. 1, Juan Blanco
Cirkus Toccata, Juan Blanco

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Cuban dancer, musician, and educator Roberto Borrell speaks with Rebecca about his incredibly versatile career, spanning popular and folkloric styles. He talks about growing up hearing the legendary bands of the 1950s like Orquesta Aragón and Chappottín y Sus Estrellas, and attending the Black social clubs that were eliminated in the early years of the Revolution.

Songs played:
Linda cubana, Orquesta de Antonio Maria Romeu
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
La engañadora, Orquesta América de Ninón Mondéjar
El bodeguero, Orquesta Aragón
Pare cochero, Orquesta Aragón

Roberto Borrell dance videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHSJFOefUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwhNdxKndY

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