TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Espirituano Septet: Ninety Years of History

Perhaps nobody imagined that the sugar-flavored chords that once entertained the nights of the village of Tuinucú would have such a long history. The burden of the hard day’s work was alleviated with the rhythm of the marimbula, the guitar, the bongos and the maracas played by a group of men who had no musical training at all, and who »

Espirituano Septet Celebrates 90th Foundation Anniversary

The Espirituano Septet gave a live concert on June 9 at the Principal Theater of Sancti Spiritus, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the group. The concert was also attended by other traditional groups such as Semilla del son and Saroza Septet, from Trinidad, and Mi nuevo son and Rompesaragüey, from the capital city. When referring to the concert performance, »