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Mexican Orphanage / Orestes Vilato
Date: 9/7/1993Call Number: CV 202AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Workers from an orphanage in Mexico talk about their work and the children.
An interview with timbales player Orestes Vilato about his history. Examples of his music are intersperced.
Coleccion Musica Tropical de Cuba
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 036Producers: Discos NCL Nueva Cultura Latinoamericana, Los BravoCollection: General materials
La Habana Si (Havana Yes)
Date: 1/1/1996Call Number: Vin 038Producers: Areito, Los Van Van, Juan FormellCollection: General materials
A compilation of hits by the Castro-era Cuban band Los Van Van, led by songwriter Juan Formell. Following the Cuban Revolution, the government instituted a policy of recruiting youth talents to various sectors: sports, science, and music to name a few. The regime discovered Los Van Van, sponsoring several tours domestically and abroad. Called 'the Rolling Stones of Latin music' Los Van Van revolutionized and popularized Cuban music in the 1980s and 90s.
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afrocuban canon. Volume 2 of 10, entitled "Oru de Igbodu."
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afro-Cuban canon. Volume 6 of 10, entitled "Fiesta de Bembe."
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afro-Cuban canon. Volume 7 of 10, entitled "Tumba Francesa."
Los Van Van
Self-titled album from the highly influential Cuban band Los Van Van, led by Juan Formell. Supported by the Cuban government under Castro, Los Van Van popularized Cuban music in the 1980s and 90s.
Orquesta Ritmo Oriental- Guarachando
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: Vin 043Producers: Areito, EGREM, Rodulfo Vaillant, Orquesta Ritmo OrientalCollection: General materials
A rare compilation of the Orquesta Ritmo Oriental with compositions by Rudolfo Vaillant. Recorded in Santiago in 1987 and released by the Areito imprint of the Cuban label EGREM.
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