Jesse Weber: Drumming in Cuba & her African roots.

This interview was recorded on the busy streets of Havana, Cuba.
This interview features the extremely talented and dedicated
musician, Jesse Weber. Jesse graduated from the University of
Montana school of music & has been studying percussion in
Cuba since 2000. This interview tells the journey of a child
growing up in rural Wyoming who started playing percussion since
he was a baby. Jesse talks extensively about the history of Cuban
drumming from its origins in Africa. Learn how the music in Cuba
has evolved from its roots in Africa (due to slavery) to distance
radio frequencies from Miami and Mexico. Learn how the art of
telling a story with a song was born. Learn about the birth of
the rumba and the competition dance between a man and woman.
Learn how Africa is the root of everything in music from hip-hop
to country. 


"The drums are the heartbeat of Rock and Roll".


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