The Clave Chronicles

A podcast that takes listeners on a journey through the history and global influence of Cuban music. Hosted by @rmbodenheimer

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First episode of The Clave Chronicles is live!
If you're a lover of #Cuban music, Latin music, or just a music history buff, this podcast is for you!

Listen on Spotify, Apple, and other podcast platforms, and tell a friend!
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The groundbreaking jazz fusion group Irakere is celebrating its 50th anniversary so we’re discussing the prolific career of its founder, @chuchovaldes, with acclaimed pianist, composer, educator & Chucho expert @rebecamauleon
Don’t miss it!!

https://t.co/dOFmrE5eVB

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First ep in Spanish! Spoke with Santiago-based percussionist Mario Segui Correoso about the difficult situation musicians find themselves in since the pandemic in #Cuba

Transcript of our convo translated into English available to non-bilingual listeners!
https://t.co/p4niJzTqkD

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Our latest episode is about Santiago's quintessential genre: conga, a mobile percussion ensemble that parades through the streets during Carnival, collecting thousands of people along the way.
Wanna learn about the origins of the conga line?
We got you!
https://t.co/I1AXqH8Sh2

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No new episode this week, but a quick note from Rebecca, followed by a slow, juicy  yambú from the legendary Havana rumba group Clave y Guaguancó

https://t.co/aUN03hMtSZ

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This is a very special episode: a deep, wide-ranging conversation with Ned Sublette, author of Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo, about the concept of fundamento (essence) and the dense, often entangled networks of Afro-Cuban religion
https://t.co/Kt6usZ1zGU

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In our latest episode, Rebecca breaks down the basic elements & musical features of the most popular African-derived religion in the Americas, called Regla de Ocha, Lucumí or Santería—as well as its influence on Cuban popular music
https://t.co/AUxSqoAQ3q

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Our latest ep will surprise & delight you!
Historian Charlotte Grabli joins Rebecca to talk about how an Afro-diasporic genre (Cuban son) went back home to the two Congos and inspired musicians to create a new, cosmopolitan genre, Congolese rumba.
https://t.co/n67oAeWxAT

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We're going back to the roots of Cuban popular music with an episode on changüí, a product of the specific, historical racial & cultural mixture of Guantánamo. Musician/scholar/professor @BenjaminLapidus joined Rebecca for a deep dive!
https://t.co/Gx8DZNfpNh

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Timba star Tirso Duarte died tragically last week in Colombia. Kevin Moore joined us again to talk about his life, legacy, and compositional technique.
It's a deep dive into the musical genius of timba's "angel negro" (Black angel) #QEPDTirsoDuarte

https://t.co/pE8mxNRHkQ

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Terrible news about the death of one of timba’s brightest stars, Tirso Duarte, in Colombia.
QEPD maestro y gracias por la música increíble que brindaste al mundo.

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Recordemos a Tirso Duarte al piano !

Era pianista y luego inicio su carrera como cantante
Como pianista dejo su huella en la Timba cuando toco con Charanga Habanera.

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#GloriaEstefan walked so Shakira & Ricky Martin could run. She's the OG Latin crossover star, breaking thru to the mainstream with Miami Sound Machine and their massive hit "Conga" in 1985, and following up with some of the most iconic ballads of the 1980s
https://t.co/KXjrEB8jQy

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Our latest ep features an amazing conversation with pioneering scholar Frances Aparicio, speaking about women and feminism in salsa, beginning with the Queen of course, Celia Cruz.
Don't miss this one!!
#salsa #celiacruz #LaLupe #LaIndia
https://t.co/quA77gMLOl

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Our latest ep features a fantastic conversation with Sarah Town about Cuban social dance, specifically casino and an intricate style of group dance called rueda de casino, which has become a global phenomenon in the past few decades.
Check it out!!
https://t.co/gY9FyHxmsx

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Part 2 of our amazing #timba conversation with Kevin Moore - we get into the styles of Pupy, Paulito FG, Bamboleo and Revé y Su Charangón!!
#musicacubana #cubanmusic
https://t.co/YR7FyNBg4r

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Finally, a timba episode!!
Featuring the mastermind behind the legendary Timba dot com, Kevin Moore, who breaks down what makes timba so special. We focus on the pioneering bands NG La Banda and La Charanga Habanera.
https://t.co/yUyRTQ16NY

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Check out this amazing review of the podcast written by Kevin Moore on his legendary website Timba dot com!!
https://t.co/pqeEe94I4N

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In the past 20 yrs reggaeton has become the soundtrack of Cuba. Our latest episode features @GoldNuggets on how it took hold in Santiago & was eventually transformed into a uniquely Cuban genre called reparto.
Don't miss this super entertaining episode!

https://t.co/MiISP1aJ6U