General

Announcements

The outline of the syllabus and a general bibliography

List of Cuban lecture topics and assessments

Week 1: Buena Vista Social Club, revisited

OR1

AS1

LISTENING TEST - answer sheet and audio clips

Oct 6. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, 26 YEARS ON, Introduction to the module, themes, issues and scope

RECORDED VERSION OF Powerpoint, for first lecture - part 1

Powerpoint to the Introduction session on Buena Vista Social Club

Recording Part 2 of the PPT lecture

Oct 13. CABILDO: Afrocuban religious expressive culture

Cabildo - synopsis and readings

PPT Cabildo, New1

NATIONALIZING BLACKNESS - Afrocubanismo and artistic revolution in Havana, 1920-1940 - full pdf

Oct 20. Son, Changüí, Trova: roots genres from 'Oriente'

Son, changüí, trova: syllabus and readings

Son, rural, from Oriente PPT #1 for the session

Son reaches Havana, early 20th Century. PPT #2 for the session

El Son y Sus Instrumentos - a song we will do in class (PPT with lyrics)

Changüí! PPT by seminar presenters, Hannah and Francesca

Oct 27. [with Eliane Correa] 'La Rumba es Cuba'; rumba: roots, resilience, resurgence

RUMBA syllabus and readings

RUMBA PPTs, into two parts

RUMBA PPT, part 2

Nov 3. Son montuno - Arsenio Rodriguez and his legacy

Arsenio Rodriguez, PPT

ARSENIO, SYLLABUS &amp; readings for week 5

David Garcia's chapter on Arsenio, pdf

Danzón, charanga, mambo, cha cha PPT

Nov 17. "Land of Fidel" - Revolution and reconfiguration, 1959-71

REVOLUTION IN CUBA, 1959 - a brief overview

CUBAN MUSIC 1959-71, an overview PPT

Presentations by Achintya and Anita

Nov 24. Son, Songo and the polemics of salsa and jazz in the 1980s

Reminder of reading list

Paper presented in Cuba, with good data on Cuban songs referencing AFROCUBAN RELIGIONS

readings relevant to the session

Zoom video recordings of lecture and presentations

PPT on Cuban Music in the 1980s [revised]

Dec 1. TIMBA & TOURISM - contradictions and musical rebellions in Cuba’s ‘Special Period’ (after the fall of the Soviet Union)

TIMBA PPT

Chapters for Timba reading - Perna's TIMBA - THE SOUND OF THE CUBAN CRISIS

pdf of Perna's superb book, TIMBA - THE SOUND OF THE CUBAN CRISIS

Link to presentation on TIMBA by Hana &amp; Becca

"Son, Slang and Salsa", 1993 article by Lucy

Dec 8. Contemporary Cuban sounds in the 21st century – connectivity, censorship and changing global politics

READINGS FOR CUBA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Mapping Havana through song

Review, Baker's Buena Vista in the Club

PPT, in two parts, for CUBA in the 21st Century

Hip Hop and musical education in Cuba - PPT by Claudia &amp; Dev

Dec 15. Concluding discussion: revisiting the core issue of Afrocuban heritage across Cuba's expressive culture(s)

LIST OF STUDENT GROUPING AND THE READINGS THEY WILL PRESENT

List of lecture topics and material, weeks 1-9

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15PMUH015-A22/23 Music, Place and Politics in Cuba A22/23

ARSENIO, SYLLABUS & readings for week 5

Link to presentation on TIMBA by Hana & Becca

Hip Hop and musical education in Cuba - PPT by Claudia & Dev