If you're craving more after digesting Let It Roll and The Clave Chronicles, the discussion continues:

Ned Sublette interviewed by Christopher Lydon.

René López & Ben Lapidus. René López probably knows more about Arsenio Rodríguez than anyone alive, and Ben Lapidus, known to timba.com readers as the leading changüí expert also has a fascinating book on Nuyorican salsa. They join forces in this two-parter:

And some in-depth discussion of several of the bands Rebecca Bodenheimer and I discussed on The Clave Chronicles.

Charanga Habanera

Los Van Van

NG La Banda

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 John Santos (photo by Tom Ehrlich)

Rhythms of Resistance is a 4-part lecture series with the brilliant musician, bandleader, and educator John Santos, hosted by the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). There's a sliding scale (minimum $1) to purchase a passcode to watch each episode. Episode 2, on Cuba, is tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 6th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, with two more episodes coming a week apart on Sept. 13th and 20th. 

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The Clave Chronicles is out with a fascinating new episode on casino & rueda with dance scholar and Bay Area expat, Sarah Town. There are lots of fascinating connections to danzón, timba and even western swing.

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The latest installment of The Clave Chronicles features Frances Aparicio to discuss Celia Cruz, La Lupe, La India and the complex and rapidly evolving interactions of feminism, Latin music and Latin culture.

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