History of Cuban Rumba

Told by the Protagonists of Yesterday and Today

von Massimiliano Miliano

196 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What you are about to read is a living memory.Born from years spent in Cuba and from a personal journey into Afro-Cuban culture, this book takes the reader into a world where history, music, dance, and everyday life are inseparably intertwined.The journey begins with Salsa, one of Cuba's most internationally recognized forms of popular dance, and gradually leads to rumba: a deeper and more complex expression shaped by African, Spanish, and Cuban roots.But this is not simply a history told through dates and facts. The story of Cuban Rumba is told through the voices and memories of those who lived it. Musicians, dancers, teachers, and protagonists of Cuban culture bring its places, traditions, rhythms, and transformations to life, offering a perspective that could only emerge through direct experience and years of encounters on the island.Along the way, the book explores the people and environments that shaped Cuban popular culture, from the streets and neighborhoods of Havana to the traditions passed from one generation to another.The volume also includes an unpublished work by master rumbero Luis Chacón "Aspirina", featuring fundamental Rumba patterns and steps, as well as appendices dedicated to Cuban Santería, Casino, and Timba.History of Cuban Rumba: Told by the Protagonists of Yesterday and Today is both a personal journey and a tribute to a culture that continues to live through its people, its music, and above all, its Rumba.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174135796
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published