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RIP Changuito
José Luis "Changuito" Quintana passed yesterday at the age of 76 after a long illness.
Changuito reached "living legend" status decades ago for his work with Van Van, as a solo artist, as an author, and as possibly the greatest music teacher of in the entire history of the post-Revolutionary period. Tomasito Cruz and hundreds of other stars had Changuito as their primary instructor throughout their formative years and much of the educational material available to us is just one generation removed from his teachings, but perhaps the best way to learn about Changuito is through two videos he made in the VHS era, one with Giovanni Hidalgo ("Evolution of the Tumbadoras") where the two masters sit at opposite ends of a sea of congas and discuss the history of music as they jam, and the definitive "History of Songo", in which Rebeca Mauleón brilliantly guides him through mountains of well-organized information about songo. Each of these can be found on YouTube and are mandatory study material for anyone interested in Cuban music.
Rest in peace, maestro.
The Clave Chronicles:
Tribute to Paulito FG
I discussed the history and legacy of the late, great Paulito FG with Rebecca Bodenheimer in the latest episode of The Clave Chronicles.
While you're there, be sure to catch up. There's a new reparto episode with Mike Levine, two on Bad Bunny and one on Chucho Valdés with one of my favorite gurus, Rebeca Mauleón. Also Pérez Prado and Celia Cruz, among many others. Here's the full list.
Paulito's Final Bay Area Interview
Coming Friday at 10:00 a.m.
In 2011, Emiliano Echeverria interviewed Paulito FG just before his final Bay Area performance at Yoshi's. It will be broadcast live on KPOO on Friday morning at 10:00 and will be archived for two weeks thereafter.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVE BROADCAST - FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2025: 10:00 A.M.
Paste the following into your browser, then click Listen Now.
https://kpoo.com/
Que en paz descanse PAULO FG
R.I.P. Paulo FG - One of Cuba's Brightest Musical Stars
Very sad to report that Cuban star Paulo FG (Pablo Alfonso Fernández Gallo) has died in a car accident today in Havana.
El popular cantante cubano Paulito FG falleció esta tarde en La Habana tras sufrir un accidente de tránsito en el Malecón de La Habana. La noticia ha circulado inicialmente en las redes sociales, donde varios internautas han compartido las fotografías del auto destrozado en que se transportaba el artista.
Varias imágenes muestran que se produjo un choque con un ómnibus de Transtur. Según fuentes no oficiales, el accidente ocurrió en las cercanías del Club 500 y el músico fue trasladado rápidamente al Hospital Calixto García.
El músico cubano Alexander Abreu confirmó la noticia en un post en el sitio oficial de Facebook de su orquesta Havana D´ Primera.
Para más información visite = https://oncubanews.com/cultura/musica/fallecio-paulito-fg-en-accidente-de-transito-en-la-habana/
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