From Slavery to Song: The History and Music of Cuban Coros de Clave and Guaguancó

This video looks into the historical background of Cuban Coros de Clave and Guaguancó, tracing their origings back to colonial times, when African beats brought to Cuba by slaves fusioned with the choral traditions of imigrants from northen Spain, resulting in a tapestry of sound that would shape Cuban music for centuries. By following the chronology of this contagious music, we can tap into the most important legacy of these musical tradicions, which is in the arena of the rumba genere.

00:00 Introduction
00:50 Historical Context
01:13 Part One - Slavery and the music of the African nations
05:07 Part Two - The Spanish choral societies
05:40 Part Three - The Cuban musical synthesis
08:00 Clave vs. Guaguancó
10:05 The musical heritage
10:52 A testament to Cuban history

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