EMBODY SPIRIT ☆ 8/13/26
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OUR SIXTH CLASS!
☆ Emily describes the origins of Afro-Cuban Rumba, how Rumberas (Cuban Showgirls) in the 1930s-50s transformed a traditionally patriarchal musical tradition into glamour magick and hypnotizing beauty. (click hyper-link to watch YT video)
☆ WATCH Rumbera Amalia Aguilar give her stunning offering to the ancestors! (click on photo)
☆ Emily describes the origins of Mambo, an era where musicians like Tito Puente made music for THE DANCER, with it's roots in Afro-Cuban and African-American Jazz.
☆ Eddie Torres, inventor of Salsa on 2, describes the hardships of being committed to preserving this genre of music. (click on photo)