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PlayRumba Flamenca
Rumba came to Cuba from Africa via slave ships, and Spanish mariners brought it back to Spain, where it became part of flamenco. It's syncopated beat can be counted 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2, with the accents on the beat of 1.
This recording was made on October 24th, 2002 at Cornell University. This piece is a selection from the album Ethnology of the Heart, which is available directly from me, or from CD Baby, iTunes, and other download services.
Uploaded: December 14, 2009
Duration: 3m 29s
Comments for Rumba Flamenca
Out of the 92 songs I have judged in World in September this song is in my top 10.
Out of the 114 songs I have judged in Tr3s Latin Music in August this song is in my top 10.
A very deep song. We must listen to many times. Whenever different sides of theopening of this beautiful song.
Sincerely yours, Alexandr.