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Module 1: Yoruba & Bantu Traditions

“Canto Ebioso” and “Canto Asoyín”: Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino. Concepts in Unity. 1975. Mericana Record Corporation. 240 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016.

All others in Module 1: Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. Areíto (EGREM). No date. La Habana, Cuba.

Module 2: Musical Syncretism

“Las Alturas de Simpson “
“San Pascual Bailón”
“Los ojos de Pepa”
“El bombín de Barreto”
Cuba: contradanzas y danzones. Rotterdam Conservatory Orquesta Típica, Daniel Guzmán. 1996. Nimbus Records. P.O. Box 7746. Charlottesville, VA 22906

“Two Cuban Danzas.” Paquito D’Rivera. La Habana-Rio Conexión. 1992. Messidor. Messidor Musik. Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse 10-12, D-6000, Frankfurt am Main 1, Germany.

“Mambo #8,” Orquesta Pérez Prado
“Sabrosona,” Orquesta Aragón
“Qué bueno baila usted,” Benny Moré
Orquestas: lo mejor de lo mejor. 1999. BMG. 1540 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036.

“Tin Tin Deo”—The Conga Kings. 2000. Chesky Recdords. www.chesky.com

“A Malanga .” Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. Areíto. EGREM. No date. Havana, Cuba.

“Cabo de la guardia.” Sexteto y Septeto Habanero. Grabaciones completas 1926-1931. 1998. Tumbao Cuban Classics. Blue Moon Producciones. P.O. Box 90155. Barcelona, Spain.

“Yerbero moderno.” Celia Cruz y la Sonora Matancera. 1993. Sony Discos. 2190 NW 89 Place. Miami, FL 33172.

Module 3: Salsa & Latin Jazz

“Tiger Rag” Jelly Roll Morton. Kansas City Stomp. Theibrary of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1. 1993. Rounder Records. One Camp Street. Cambridge, MA 02140.

“¿ Por qué, eh?”: Frank Emilio Flynn interpreta a Ignacio Cervantes. 1997. Egrem. Havana, Cuba.
“Yo son gangá .” Orquesta Casino de la Playa. 1995. Harlequin. Interstate Music Ltd. 20 Endwell Road. Bexhill on Sea. East Sussex TN 40. England.

“Paris mambo. “ Tito Puente-Eddie Palmieri. Masterpiece. 2000. Rmm records.

“Tin Tin Deo/Manteca.” The Conga Kings. 2000. Chesky Records. www.chesky.com

“Three Afro Cuban…” Dizzy Gillespie & Machito. Three Afro Cuban Jazz Moods. 1990.
Pablo Records. Tenth and Parker, Berkeley, CA 94710.

“Black Orpheus.” Trio Da Paz. 1994. Kokopelli Records. PO Box 8200, Santa Fe, NM 87504

“Elube Changó” The Conga Kings. 2001. Chesky Records. www.chesky.com

“Babalú Ayé.” Irakere. 1998. Bembé Records. www.bembe.com

“La Contradanza.” Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC. Vol. IV. 1997.
Egrem. Havana.

“Eleggua on the Road.” Omar Sosa and Gustavo Ovalle. Ayaguna. 2003. Otá Records. 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32. Oakland, CA 94610

Module 4: Classical Fusion

“Cuban Country Scenes.” A Gottschalk Festival. 1992. Vox Classical.

“Bachiana brasileria #5.” Alma Brasileira. Music of Villa-Lobos. Michael Tilson Thomas. New World Symphony. Renee Fleming. 1996. BMG. New York, N.Y.

“Habanera.” Georges Bizet, Carmen. Maria Callas. Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris. Georges Prêtre, conductor. 1991. EMI Records. Dist. By BMG. 6550 East 30th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219.

“Cecilia Valdés.” 4 Operetas de Cuba. Marta Pérez. Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gonzalo Roig. Recorded in Cuba by Montilla.
Montisa, New York, N.Y.

Aaron Copland, “Danzón Cubano," Works for Piano. 1948-1976. Recorded anthology of American Music. New World Records. 1976. 3 East 54th St. New York, NY 10022.

George Gershwin, “Cuban Overture,” Earl Wild, Pianist. Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler. 1960. RCA Victor.

 


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