Please join me and fellow Cuba scholar Umi Vaughan in a conversation about my new book, Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba. Based on research conducted in various Cuban cities, the book discusses several Afro-Cuban popular and folkloric musical practices – including rumba, timba, eastern Cuban folklore, and son – in relation to the issues of regionalism and racial identity.
October 4, 2015 1pm
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA
Free admission with a suggested donation to La Peña Cultural Center.
Books will be available for purchase.
Event followed by live music: live rumba from 3-5:30!
http://lapena.org/event/free-book-talk-music-regionalism-and-race-in-contemporary-cuba/
Rebecca Bodenheimer, PhD 