Show notes
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 HoyosVa a llover, Conga de San AgustínAñoranza por la conga, Sur CaribeLa mujer del pelotero, Baby Lores, Insurrecto & Clan 537Desi 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=rAV3bOJaQuYSur Caribe video for "Añoranza por la conga" - you'll see footage of people arollando with the congahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6Vjr0i9swSupport the showIf you like this podcast, please subscribe and give us a 5-star rating on Apple PodcastsFollow The Clave Chronicles on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @clavechronicleshttps://theclavechronicles.buzzsprout.comIntro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions