Farewell Night at the Casa del Queso
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 final…
Cuban trovadora, guitar teacher and resident performer at Casa de la Trova & Casa del Queso, in Santiago de Cuba.
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 final…
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 Girasol…
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 Xiomara…
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 city…
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 getting…
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 doggy-paddle…
Xiomara beckons me to the back room. She points to a wall with a wooden chair stuck to it. There are two framed notes below,…
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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