(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Pinar del Rio, Cuba – The preservation of Pinar del Rio’s music heritage will be favored with the creation of the Argeliers León Center, first of its type in Cuba. Thus, the work started five years ago by specialists of Pinar del Rio’s Miguelito Cuni Music Center will continue. In a small room they had stored valuable music objects, most of them donated by the artists themselves and their families. In a short time they have been able to recover more than five thousand scores –some original-, nearly two thousand long play and 78 rpm albums and about 500 photos, many of them considered historical documents due to their age. The collections of important figures of the province including Pedro Junco’s collection, author of the world famous bolero “Nosotros,” with 700 documents, and the collection of Aldo Carrazana, accompanist pianist of popular Latin American singers Mirta Silva and Lucho Gatica. The center owns valuable pieces, ranging from music instruments of the 19th century to the hats of Polo Montáñez and the “palo de agua” African singer Cesarea Evora gave him.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
