
31/05/2025
🎵 SON CUBANO | THE HEARTBEAT OF AN ISLAND
In Cuba, the magical blend of Spanish guitars and African rhythms that created son cubano isn't just played—it flows through the very streets themselves, a living musical heritage nearly a century old.
Follow your ears to wooden porches where elderly soneros, their fingers weathered but nimble, strum tres guitars with the same passion as their youth. Each note carries the history of this genre that birthed modern salsa and changed world music forever. The hypnotic pattern of the clave, the melodic bass lines of the botija, the storytelling lyrics celebrating Cuban life—this is music as cultural identity.
From traditional septetos playing Buena Vista classics to innovative young musicians blending son with contemporary sounds, these spontaneous performances capture Cuba's soul in its purest form.