Filin Guitar | Jazzin’ Up the Bolero
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After meeting Los Jubilados del Caribe yesterday, I return to the scene of the crime for my first lesson with Rudy. As I arrive, Los Jubilados are packing up…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After meeting Los Jubilados del Caribe yesterday, I return to the scene of the crime for my first lesson with Rudy. As I arrive, Los Jubilados are packing up…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I take the short walk up into Santiago de Cuba’s cultural quarter to a plaza outside the Bacardi Museum. My senses pull me towards…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The great thing about Cuba is: it doesn’t matter if you’re looking for the action or not – the action finds you. One night Marianna…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] So far, in my first Cuban guitar lesson with trovadora Xiomara Vidal, she has introduced me to the bolero and walked me through the son. But it’s…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After beginning at the shallow end of the Cuban genre pool with an introduction to the bolero, I’m now going to attach my musical arm bands and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The day after first meeting trovadora Xiomara Vidal, my new Cuban guitar teacher, I arrive at the Casa del Queso for my first lesson. I’m nervous…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Xiomara beckons me to the back room. She points to a wall with a wooden chair stuck to it. There are two framed notes…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] After my first night in Hostel Girasol, I set off in search of a guitar teacher who can guide me through the labyrinth of Cuban rhythms and genres.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I arrive at Santiago de Cuba’s bus station from Bayamo, where I had spent my first 3 days exploring the Sierra Maestra mountain range. Again,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cuba is a melting pot of African, European and indigenous cultures. It has produced more music genres than you can shake a stick at:…
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