a) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – The Pablo Hernández Balaguer Documentation Center currently stores up nearly 500 bibliographic materials on Cuba’s music heritage. After two years of founded, the institution has gained national and international prestige thanks to the donations from artists and
intellectuals from all over the country, who preserved photos, books, magazines, newspapers and tapes of Cuban traditional music figures.The collective formed by musicologists and art instructors works in the
search of people who keep mementos of musical events, as well as processing
the archives guaranteeing the roots of Cuban culture.
The center offers its services for students, journalists and historians,
aimed to enrich its music panorama and it has investigated the International
festivals of Son and Trova.
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.
