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READ | PHOTOS: Anna Weber—Carnegie Hall's general manager, artistic and operations—reflects on last Saturday's Chucho Valdés concert, which marked the culmination of an 18-month journey of discovery for her.
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READ: On November 30, Cuba's Yoruba Andabo performs ecstatic percussion-driven dances in Zankel Hall that reveal the ongoing influence of African religion and traditions in contemporary Cuba. Music writer and critic Fernando González speaks with Matías Geovani del Pino, director, founder, and one of the group's performers.
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WATCH | READ: Chucho Valdés returns to Carnegie Hall for two concerts as part of Voices from Latin America—of which he is one of the four artistic advisors. Here, enjoy Valdés speaking about his role in the development of Afro-Cuban jazz as well as live performances by Irakere.
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WATCH | READ: On November 30, legendary folkloric group Yoruba Andabo presents an evening of Cuban rumba. In two excerpts from the documentary Roots of Rhythm, Harry Belafonte examines the origins of the "uniquely Cuban music known as rumba."
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WATCH: Cab Calloway introduced Chano Pozo to Dizzy Gillespie in 1947 and together the pair forged the Afro-Cuban jazz timeline of which Dayramir and Aldo López-Gavilán are the current rising stars.
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