The Clave Chronicles
Rebecca Bodenheimer
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A journey through the history and global influence of Cuban music, hosted by ethnomusicologist Rebecca Bodenheimer.
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The Haitian presence in Cuba
Franco-Haitian cultural influences in Cuba date back over two centuries, beginning with the "refugees" from the Haitian Revolution who fled to eastern Cuba in the early years of the 19th century. However, a much larger wave of Haitian migrants arrived in the first decades of the 20th century to fill labor shortages on sugar plantations, and most stayed. Anthropologist Grete Viddal joins Rebecca for an in-depth conversation on this history, the musical and religious practices migrants brought with them (like Vodou), and the ways Cuban descendants of Haitian migrants carry on their traditions today.
Songs played:
Camagüey, Tumba Francesa La Caridad
Yamvalú, Ballet Folklórico Cutumba
Haiti Namizé, Grupo Baraguá
Neg Anwo, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Se Lavi, The Creole Choir of Cuba
Gagá, Ballet Folklórico CutumbaSupport the show
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*Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
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Nov 30, 2023
The Bay Area Cuban music scene
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Dr. John Calloway joins Rebecca to speak about the Cuban music scene in the Bay Area. Calloway has written for Grammy-nominated projects and recorded several of his own albums. He has spent 35 years as a music educator in San Francisco public schools and at San Francisco State University, founding the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble and the Afro-Cuban Ensemble at SF State.
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Aprovecha que me voy, John Calloway
Dime si te gusta, Jesús Díaz y Su QBA
Asere Ko, John Calloway
Generaciones, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San FranciscoSupport the show
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Nov 17, 2023
Conga santiaguera
Ethnomusicologist and event producer Lani Milstein joins Rebecca to talk about Santiago de Cuba's quintessential musical practice: conga, an Afro-Cuban percussion and song genre linked to the city's famed Carnival celebrations. It involves mass participation by people parading along with the mobile percussion ensemble and continues to be a major symbol of santiaguero identity.
Songs played:
Abre, Conga de Los Hoyos
Va a llover, Conga de San Agustín
Añoranza por la conga, Sur Caribe
La mujer del pelotero, Baby Lores, Insurrecto & Clan 537
Desi Arnaz performing "Babalu" - at around 0:50, he starts dancing the side-to-side conga step commonly seen in comparsa parades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAV3bOJaQuY
Sur Caribe video for "Añoranza por la conga" - you'll see footage of people arollando with the conga
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*Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
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Nov 10, 2023
I'd love to hear from you!
No new episode this week, but a quick note from Rebecca, followed by a slow, juicy yambú from the legendary Havana rumba group Clave y Guaguancó. Support the show
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Nov 3, 2023
Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette
Rebecca speaks with musician/producer/historian Ned Sublette, author of the most comprehensive history of Cuban music in English, Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Sublette is leading trips to Cuba through his organization, Postmambo, and in January will embark on La Ruta de los Fundamentos, a tour focusing on Afro-Cuban sacred sites in western Cuba (email postmambo@gmail.com for more info). We talk about the dense and entangled networks of Afro-Cuban religious practice and play a few fieldwork recordings from rural western Cuba.
Tracks played:
Song for Ochosi, recorded in the 1950s by Lydia Cabrera in the province of Matanzas
Yuka drumming, recorded by Sublette in the province of Pinar del Río
Bembe de sao, recorded by Sublette in the province of MayabequeSupport the show
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Oct 26, 2023
Drumming and singing for the orishas
The most well-known African-derived religion in the Americas is La Regla de Ocha or Lucumí, more popularly known as Santería. The music used to accompany rituals and ceremonies involves complex, polyrhythmic drumming and a huge repertoire of songs for the different orishas (Yoruba-derived deities), like Yemayá, Oshún and Changó. Rebecca breaks down some basic features of the religion and its diverse musical ensembles, as well as its widespread influence on Cuban popular music.
Songs played:
Elegua, Jesus Díaz y Su QBA
A Elegua, Merceditas Valdés y Yoruba Andabo
Güiro for Oshun, Afrocuba de Matanzas
Ogun, Bobi Céspedes
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (1991), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su Son
Y Que Tú Quieres Que Te Den (2005), Adalberto Álvarez Y Su SonSupport the show
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Oct 19, 2023
Congolese rumba: Cuban music goes back home
Cuban son, under the label "rumba," became incredibly popular following the success of "El manicero" in 1930, including in the two Congos (at the time colonized by Belgium and France). Congolese musicians heard echoes of their own traditional music and began creating a new genre (Congolese rumba) largely based on son, mambo and cha cha cha and sung in a mix of Spanish, French and Lingala. French historian Charlotte Grabli joins Rebecca to talk about the bi-directional musical exchanges between Cuba and the two Congos.
Songs played:
El manicero, Don Azpiazu & His Havan Casino Orchestra
Marie Tchebo, Manuel D'Oliveira & Georges Edouard
El que siembra su maiz, Trio Matamoros
El que siembra su maiz, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Independence Cha Cha, Joseph Kabasele & African Jazz
Cha Cha Cha del Zombo, Brazzos & O.K. Jazz
Mwanga, Franklin Boukaka
Muanga, Orquesta Aragón
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Oct 12, 2023
Changüí, Cuban roots music
Grammy-nominated musician, ethnomusicologist, and professor Benjamin Lapidus joins Rebecca for a deep dive into the eastern Cuban roots music called changüí, considered to be one of the antecedents of son.
Songs played:
Nengón, Kiriba y Nengon de Baracoa
Así Es El Changüí, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
Fiesta en Cecilia, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo
21 de Mayo, La Orquesta Revé
Quiriba, Los Universales del Son
Ochún, Las Flores de Changüí
Cuidemos La Capa de Ozono, Popó y su Changüí
Documentary, Orígenes del Changüí - clips of changüí dance at 20:30:
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Oct 6, 2023
A tribute to Tirso Duarte, QEPD
Timba star Tirso Duarte (pianist, singer, arranger, songwriter) passed away tragically on Sept. 29 in Colombia. Timba.com creator Kevin Moore, who worked closely with Duarte and wrote a book about him, joins Rebecca to pay tribute to "el angel negro" and discuss what made him so special as a musician.
Songs played:
El bla bla bla, La Charanga Habanera
Iala, Tirso Duarte
Aquí Están, Los Ases de la Timba
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Sep 27, 2023
Gloria Estefan, Queen of Latin crossover
Gloria Estefan walked so Shakira and Ricky Martin could run. She's the OG Latin crossover star, the artist who broke through to the mainstream with Miami Sound Machine and their massive hit "Conga" in 1985. She was also one of the best female balladeers of the 1980s, with songs like "Anything For You" and "Don't Wanna Lose You." In 1993 she released her first solo Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, an homage to Cuban music. It spent a whopping 58 weeks at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, only overtaken in 2020 by Bad Bunny.
Songs played:
Conga
Can't Stay Away From You
Volverás
Mi Tierra
No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga
Tradición
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Sep 20, 2023
Women and feminism in salsa, from Celia to La India
Esteemed scholar of Latino/a popular culture and identity Frances Aparicio joins Rebecca to speak about the most significant women in salsa, beginning with the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. We talk about the many struggles female salsa musicians have faced in the music industry over the decades and the different strategies they've used to speak/sing back to the patriarchy and claim space.
Songs played:
Yerbero Moderno, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Burundanga, Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera
Puro Teatro, La Lupe
Usted Abusó, Celia Cruz and Willie Colón
La Voz de la Experiencia, Celia Cruz and La India
Que Manera de Quererte, Albita
Basta, Choco Orta
An amazing clip of La Lupe on the Dick Cavett show, 1973
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Sep 8, 2023
Cuban social dance: casino and rueda
Musicologist, dancer and educator Sarah Town joins Rebecca to speak about the history and evolution of Cuban social dance, specifically casino and a particularly intricate and complex style called rueda de casino, danced in a circle. These styles of dance have become a global phenomenon since the 1990s and the rise of timba, and there are many local scenes across the U.S. and around the world.
Check out this incredible clip of a rueda de casino group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAjkXAhlXU
Songs played:
Las Alturas de Simpson
Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets
Abre Que Voy, Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Esa Soy Yo, Elito Revé y Su Charangón
Para Bailar Casino, Adalbero Álvarez y Su Son
La Bailarina, Habana D' Primera
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Aug 30, 2023
Más Timba: Pupy, Paulito, Bamboleo & Revé
Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with Kevin Moore focuses on several major timba groups and their unique styles: Pupy Y Los Que Son Son, Paulito y Su Élite, Bamboleo and Elito Revé y Su Charangón.
Songs played:
De La Timba a Pogolotti, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
La Borrachera, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
Enredadera de Amor, Paulito FG
Ya No Hace Falta, Bamboleo
Dale Agua al Dominó, Elito Revé y Su CharangónSupport the show
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Aug 23, 2023
Timba: NG La Banda & Charanga Habanera
Finally, a timba episode! Rebecca speaks with Kevin Moore, the mastermind behind Timba.com, the largest Cuban music website in the world, who explains what makes timba unique and how it revolutionized Cuban dance music. This episode focuses on the pioneering innovations of NG La Banda and La Charanga Habanera. Check out Kevin's book Beyond Salsa For Beginners for an incredibly comprehensive musical breakdown of timba.
Songs played:
Los Sitios Entero, NG La Banda
Picadillo de Soya, NG La Banda
Nube Pasajera, La Charanga Habanera
Charanguero Mayor, La Charanga Habanera
El Temba, La Charanga HabaneraSupport the show
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Aug 16, 2023
Cuban reggaeton and reparto
In the past two decades, reggaeton has become the soundtrack of Cuba, eventually resulting in the birth of a more localized genre called reparto. Ethnomusicologist Mike Levine speaks with Rebecca about how reggaeton took hold first in the eastern part of the island, where Jamaican and Caribbean influences are much stronger, and how artists in Havana have transformed it into a uniquely Cuban genre that represents their contemporary lives.
Songs played:
Señor Oficial, Candyman
Soy Cubanito, Cubanito 2002
Bailando, Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
El Ditu, Elvis Manuel
Bajanda, Chocolate MCSupport the show
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Aug 9, 2023
Los Van Van in the Special Period & beyond
Part two of the Los Van Van series, where Rebecca covers the band's evolving lineup, sound, and song themes in the 1990s and 2000s.
Songs played:
Disco Azúcar
Un Socio
La Fruta
Soy Todo
Ven, Ven, Ven
Después de TodoSupport the show
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Aug 3, 2023
Los Van Van: Cuba's salsa train
Los Van Van has been Cuba’s premier dance band since its formation in 1969, with its longevity earning the band the nickname El tren de la salsa (the salsa train). Rebecca covers the band's first two decades and the innovations of Los Van Van's founder/bassist Juan Formell, as well as other musicians like drummer Changuito and pianist Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, such as the group's signature rhythm (songo).
With its charismatic lead singer Pedro Calvo, in the 1980s Los Van Van achieved an almost-perfect synthesis of catchy, danceable music and satirical commentary on diverse social issues and controversies.*
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Songs played:
Marilu
Llegada
Dale dos
La Habana No Aguanta Más
Sandunguera
No Soy de la Gran EscenaSupport the show
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Jul 19, 2023
The poetry and politics of nueva trova
Nueva trova is one of the few Cuban genres that is for listening and reflecting instead of dancing - it's sung poetry, much like other Latin American singer-songwriter genres, namely nueva canción. Rebecca has an in-depth conversation with independent scholar and former Cuban diplomat Eva Silot Bravo about the major figures of nueva trova and how it came to be closely identified with the ideology of the Cuban Revolution. The genre's relationship with the government shifted in the wake of the economic crisis of the 1990s, as newer artists began to openly critiqued the preferential treatment given to foreigners, as well as emigrate abroad.
Songs played:
Pablo Milanés, Mis 22 años
Silvio Rodríguez, Sueño con Serpientes
Xiomara Laugart, Paria
Carlos Varela, Foto de Familia
Gema y Pavel, Se Feliz
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Jul 12, 2023
Rap cubano part 2
Part 2 of a conversation with Pablo Herrera on Cuban hip hop, including a discussion of the relationship between rap cubano and repartero, or Cuban reggaeton.
Songs played:
Madre Tierra, Las Krudas
Tengo, Popy y La Moda
El Rap es Guerra, Los AldeanosSupport the show
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Jul 6, 2023
Rap cubano
We've got an amazing conversation with Pablo Herrera, an anthropologist and one of Cuba's most influential hip hop producers. Pablo speaks about how he got interested in hip hop and the ways Havana's scene of the 1990s sought to emulate American hip hop, especially east coast styles, before becoming more localized and grounded in Cuban culture. The Special Period, Cuba's deep economic crisis, was the backdrop for the emergence of Havana's hip hop scene, and we discuss its influence on Cuban rap lyrics, as well as the continuing racial inequality that the Cuban Revolution never successfully eradicated.
Songs played:
Primera Base, Igual que tú
Amenaza, Achabon cruzao
Instinto, Kirino con su tres
Orishas, A lo cubano
Hermanos de Causa, Tengo
Popy y la Moda, Tengo
Unfortunately it's very difficult to find translations of the lyrics of these songs online, but if you're interested in translations, send us a message and we may be able to send you some translated lyrics. @clavechronicles o…
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Jun 28, 2023
The 1950s dance crazes: mambo & cha-cha-cha
Cuban dance genres of the 1950s, specifically mambo and cha-cha-cha, were hugely popular in the U.S. and all over Latin America. Both were outgrowths of the danzón, but each had its own distinct sound. Different styles of mambo are discussed, including the original style that emerged in Antonio Arcaño's band in the late 1930s and the vastly more well-known style of the "King of Mambo," Pérez Prado, who partnered with Benny Moré and popularized the mambo globally. In New York, it was Tito Puente's band that reigned supreme.
Songs played:
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
Mambo #5, Pérez Prado
Locas por el mambo, Pérez Prado and Benny Moré
La engañadora, Orquesta América
Mambo gozón, Tito PuenteSupport the show
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Jun 21, 2023
The evolution of salsa
Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. This episode discusses salsa's evolution away from the Cuban son, the ways it became a symbol of pan-Latin identity, and the different ways Celia Cruz and La India navigated the genre's heteronormative gender politics.
Songs played:
La Murga, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Ese Hombre, La IndiaSupport the show
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Jun 14, 2023
The birth of salsa
Rebecca is joined by ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. As a professional trombonist, he played with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, La India, and many others. We discuss the influence of Cuban music in New York in the first half of the 20th century, the controversy around the term "salsa," and the way Puerto Rican and other Latinos built on this foundation to create a new musical style.
Songs played:
I Like It Like That, Pete Rodriguez
Mi Gente, Hector Lavoe
Calle Luna, Calle Sol, Hector Lavoe and Willie ColonSupport the show
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Jun 7, 2023
Jazz meets Afro-Cuban music
Rebecca is joined by Raul Fernandez, author of Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta, to discuss the musicians who created Afro-Cuban jazz in the 1940s, and the way this movement paved the way for Latin jazz.
Songs played:
Tanga, Machito & His Afro-Cubans
U-Bla-Ba-Du, Graciela with Machito's band
The Peanut Vendor, Stan Kenton
Manteca, Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
Guachi Guaro, Cal Tjader
Watermelon Man, Mongo Santamaria
Afro-Blue, Mongo SantamariaSupport the show
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May 31, 2023
Arsenio Rodriguez and his musical legacy
Ethnomusicologist David Garcia speaks with Rebecca about the significance and musical legacy of Arsenio Rodriguez, the prolific Cuban composer, tres player and bandleader. He spent the later decades of his career in New York, and his music was foundational for the emergence of salsa in the 1960s.
Songs played:
No hay yaya sin guayacán
Mi china me botó
La vida es un sueño
Dame un cachito pa' huele
Pa' huele, Eddie Palmieri
Quítate tu, Fania All-StarsSupport the show
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May 24, 2023
Rumba
Learn about rumba, the quintessential Afro-Cuban music and dance genre that's sometimes referred to as the heart and soul of Cuban music. Rebecca breaks down the different rumba styles and dances, discussing the historical and social context of its emergence in the later 19th century, and its wider influence.
Songs played:
Conga Yambumba, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Maria Belen, Yoruba Andabo
Oyelos de nuevo, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Recuerdo a Malanga, Columbia del Puerto
Clips of guaguancó dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRwiA7eoQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqWwldJHI0
Clips of columbia dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PRcrBAFuI&list=UULfwnZCq0oJa0afq6NCxbuw&index=105
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2sn_N9ljUA
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May 17, 2023
A deep dive into danzón, with Robin Moore
Rebecca is joined by Cuban music scholar Robin Moore to delve into the long and deep history of the Cuban danzón, including its links with American jazz, the ways it was initially denigrated as too "African" by elites, how it was eventually fused with other Cuban popular music genres, and how it came to be one of the most beloved genres in Mexico.
Songs played in the episode:
El Sungambelo
Las Alturas de Simpson
Campoamor, Frank Emilio Flynn
La Patti Negra, Orquesta Pablo Valenzuela
El bombín de Barreto
Almendra, Abelardo Valdés
Recordando Veracruz, Alejandro Cardona
Mi gran pasión, Gonzalo RubalcabaSupport the show
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May 10, 2023
The Cuban origins of the bolero
This episode traces the Cuban roots of the quintessential Latin American romantic song, the bolero, which has been one of the most popular genres across Spanish-speaking countries for the past century.Support the show
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May 3, 2023
The roots of the Buena Vista Social Club
The Buena Vista Social Club was a massive success 25 years ago, spawning numerous albums, Grammy awards, a documentary film, and decades of international tours. This episode traces the roots and evolution of the genre the Buena Vista Social Club project set out to revive, the Cuban son, which had its heyday from the 1920s to the 50s.Support the show
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Apr 24, 2023
Welcome to The Clave Chronicles
An introduction to The Clave Chronicles, a new podcast about the history of Cuban music and its global influences, hosted by Rebecca Bodenheimer.
More about Rebecca's research on Cuban music: https://rmbodenheimer.com
Check out her book, Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba (2015, University Press of Mississippi):
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*Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
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