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 World Routes in Cuba WORLD ROUTES Presented by Lucy Duran Produced by James Parkin Music recorded by James Birtwistle Tel. 020 7765 4661 Fax. 020 7765 4378 e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk View the picture gallery PART 1 Saturday 2 June 2007, 3:00pm In the first of three programmes recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a 1000-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of this very musical island. This week she’s in Santiago de Cuba, the sizzling eastern city that’s both the birthplace of son and the cradle of the Fidel Castro’s Revolution. View the playlist for part 1 PART 2 Saturday 9 June 2007, 3:00pm In the second of three programmes recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran continues her 1000-mile road journey in search of the island’s musical roots. This week she’s in the now infamous town of Guantanamo, famous for its changui style of music. Plus a rare recording of the mechanical organ in Holguin and country music from the colonial gem Trinidad de Cuba. View the playlist for part 2 PART 3 Saturday 16 June 2007, 3:00pm Lucy Duran concludes her 1000-mile road journey in search of Cuba’s musical roots. This week she’s in Matanzas, the birthplace of two crucial musical styles: rumba and danzon. There she records a session with Munequitos, one of Latin America’s biggest cult bands. And in Havana, record producer Juan de Marcos Gonzalez tells the story of Buena Vista Social Club. View the playlist for part 3 |
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