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WATCH: On December 8 during Discovery Day: El Sistema, we explore El Sistema and its influence on educational thinking in the United States . The afternoon features a keynote lecture by Dr. Leon Botstein, a panel discussion with Dr. José Antonio Abreu, and a screening of the documentary Dudamel: Let the Children Play. Here, Voices from Latin America Artistic Advisor Gustavo Dudamel reveals what El Sistema has meant to him.
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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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READ: This weekend, as part of Carnegie Hall’s Voices from Latin America festival, Neighborhood Concerts will feature the music of Mexico with Celso Duarte, Magos Herrera, and Banda de los Muertos, and Afro-Cuban Jazz with the Yosvany Terry Quintet.
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READ | WATCH: On November 27, three of today’s most exciting female singers—Ely Guerra, Eugenia León, and Eugenia León—pay tribute to the late, legendary Chavela Vargas. Here, Eugenia León relates how she reintroduced her heroine to a forgotten film from the 1960s.
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