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                            A journey through the history and global influence of Cuban music, hosted by ethnomusicologist Rebecca Bodenheimer.
| Episode | Date | 
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                                                        Feliz 100 años, Celia!
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 21, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        "El rumbero del piano": Paying tribute to Eddie Palmieri
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 19, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The latest in Cuban music with Rafa Escalona
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 23, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        A tribute to Paulito FG
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 20, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Breaking down Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 21, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Send me your questions for a mailbag episode!
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 11, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        A conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo 
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Rosa Marquetti part 2: Celia in Cuba
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 18, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti (part 1)
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 04, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Corneta china & Cantonese opera: The Chinese musical legacy
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 19, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Cuban fusion and transnational scenes
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 27, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        From the Cuban Serenade podcast: Hilario Durán, The Genius
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 09, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Cuban-Canadian musical diaspora
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 19, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Timba then and now
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 05, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Krudxs Cubensi: Giving voice to Afro-Cuban queer & non-binary identity
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 21, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Going deep on the concept of clave
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 07, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The latest in reparto
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 24, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Pérez Prado in Mexico
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 10, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Cuban art music before and after the Revolution
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 26, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 12, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The angst and rage of punk cubano
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 29, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        ICYMI: The poetry and politics of nueva trova
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 22, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Tonada Trinitaria & Guarapachangueo
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 08, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Afrocuba con Su Ritmo Batarumba 
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 29, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Afro-diasporic fusions of percussionist Michael Spiro
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 22, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The magic and artistry of Chucho Valdés
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 15, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Ida y Vuelta: Musical exchange between Cuba and España
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        A working musician in Santiago (en español)
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 25, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Don't call it soukous: The many sub-styles of Congolese rumba
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 18, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Bad Bunny 
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 11, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Haitian presence in Cuba
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Dec 07, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Bay Area Cuban music scene
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 30, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Conga santiaguera
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 17, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        I'd love to hear from you!
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 10, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette 
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 03, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Drumming and singing for the orishas
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 26, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Congolese rumba: Cuban music goes back home
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 19, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Changüí, Cuban roots music
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 12, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        A tribute to Tirso Duarte, QEPD
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 06, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Gloria Estefan, Queen of Latin crossover
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 27, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Women and feminism in salsa, from Celia to La India
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 20, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Cuban social dance: casino and rueda
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 08, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Más Timba: Pupy, Paulito, Bamboleo & Revé
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 30, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Timba: NG La Banda & Charanga Habanera
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 23, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Cuban reggaeton and reparto
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 16, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Los Van Van in the Special Period & beyond
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 09, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Los Van Van: Cuba's salsa train
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 03, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The poetry and politics of nueva trova
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 19, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Rap cubano part 2
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 12, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Rap cubano
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 06, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The 1950s dance crazes: mambo & cha-cha-cha
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 28, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The evolution of salsa
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 21, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The birth of salsa
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 14, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Jazz meets Afro-Cuban music
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 07, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Arsenio Rodriguez and his musical legacy
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 31, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Rumba
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 24, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        A deep dive into danzón, with Robin Moore
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 17, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Cuban origins of the bolero
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 10, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The roots of the Buena Vista Social Club
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 03, 2023 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Welcome to The Clave Chronicles
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 24, 2023 |