A panoramic musical presentation delving into the intense relationship that developed between the music from Cuba and Spain since the very beginning of the colonial era. Throughout the so called American region of Europe–in lower Andalusia (Jerez, and the port cities of Cadiz and Sevilla), the musical interaction was very intense. Spanish and Cuban musical genres and styles grew simultaneously and had a reciprocal influence, fusing the Arabic, Jewish, and Christian cultures from Andalusia, and later integrating the African and indigenous cultures during centuries of intimate interchange.
The presentation will be highlighted by taped and live performances, making manifest the forces that contributed to the development of this common musical history. As these legendary lyrics claimed: La naranja es amarilla y el limón color de caña, y en medio de las Antillas está el corazón de España.
DUE TO TH COVID PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Please click on this link on the scheduled date and time:
https://youtu.be/P2kwnEH5xA4
[Photo above: “Sra. Soler y Sr. Carrión en el baile de la rumba de “LAS BRIBONAS” / J.C. MADRID S. 406 / 3″ (anverso) “J. C. Madrid” (reverso) Papel fotográfico color 14 x 9 cm; courtesy of Faustino Núñez]
Born in Vigo, Spain, musicologist Faustino Núñez is also a professional guitarist and cellist.
He holds a 
Master’s degree from the University of Vienna and has taught and given lectures throughout the world. He is the former music director of the Antonio Gades Company and president of its Foundation. In the 1990’s he also headed the Deutsche Grammophon music label. He has published numerous educational books on flamenco, Spanish, and classical music and is the author of the webpage www.flamencopolis.com. In 1998 he co-authored with Cuban scholar María Teresa Linares the highly acclaimed book, La música entre Cuba y España: La ida y la vuelta. Prof. Núñez has also excelled as record producer and professor at the Aula de Flamencología at the University of Cadiz. He has also taught at the Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña and at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Córdoba. He presently resides in his native city, where he continues to pursue his scholarly research.
This event is co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
With the promotional collaboration of
“La música entre Cuba y España: La ida y la vuelta” is a complementary presentation of the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s 19th annual
congreso, its flagship event, this year titled España en Cuba: Un ir y venir,
streamed on our YouTube channel on Saturday, November 21 and
Sunday, November 22, 2020.