Farewell Night at the Casa del Queso
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It has finally crept up on me: my last day in Santiago de Cuba. But it’s going to be a great day. I’ll be having a…
Cuban trovadora, guitar teacher and resident performer at Casa de la Trova & Casa del Queso, in Santiago de Cuba.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It has finally crept up on me: my last day in Santiago de Cuba. But it’s going to be a great day. I’ll be having a…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s been a weekend of thrills and spills after meeting Eliades Ochoa and sitting in on a recording session at Egrem. I’ve now moved from Hostal…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Still buzzing from the Eliades Ochoa gig, today I’ve got a guided tour of Egrem Siboney recording studio on the menu. It’s all part of…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I’ve been invited to the Casa de la Trova to see Buena Vista Social Club guitarist & singer Eliades Ochoa, play live in his home…
[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.
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