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Liga Latina: A Caribean Heritage On Nordic Plates

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2020

Cuban, Latin and Caribbean Folk and Jazz is one long love story between the Spanish guitar and the African drum. From Guaguancó—practically the mother of all Cuban music—to styles such as Danzón, Bossa Nova, Cumbia and especially Són which with the influence of American Jazz in the 1920s led to the modern Bolero and later exposed throughout the world by legendary Buena Vista Social Club. Liga Latina is a unique gathering of driven Scandinavian musicians for whom it is a ...

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