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15 Cuban Classic Songs
Another well know classic Cuban song
El Manicero - The Peanut Vendor
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Celia Cruz Celia Cruz has been hailed as the queen of Latin music, who became a symbol of the exile spirit. Cruz is known for her energetic, flamboyant stage presence that brought audiences to their feet |
Bebo & Chucho ValdezFamous father and son Cuban pianists. Bebo left Cuba and Chucho stayed. Bebo stated that he thought that he would never see his son again, but when finally they had the opportunity to be together, they recorded Juntos para Simpre
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In Cuba, a country with a healthy vein of machismo, the art of ballet carries more weight than an outside observer might expect. Cuban ballet dancers are arguably the country’s most esteemed export, they often earn more money than doctors, and they perform locally to the type of cheering crowd that in the United States would be reserved for pop stars.
Credit for ballet’s prominence in Cuban culture rests squarely on Alicia Alonso, an international prima ballerina who founded a ballet school nearly 60 years ago.
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M Alfonso
Singer and Composer |
The American Invasion of Cuba: Artists, entertainment companies and tourists are leading the charge toward a new era in U.S.-Cuba relations
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