UF Fundamento Rumbero performing a tonada Trinitaria 10/27/09

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Uploaded by on Oct 27, 2009

University of Florida's Afro-Cuban ensemble, Fundamento Rumbero, performing a tonada Trinitaria. This is a nearly-extinct form of music played in the town of Trinidad in central Cuba since the mid 1800s.

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  • You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The lead singer in this video, Johnny Frias, is an ethnomusicologist who is studying this beautiful art form, and he hopes to be able to contribute to the preservation of this music

  • thank you for the video !! this rhythm is great , and there are few bands that still playing it in trinidad ,cuba . i talked with the one of the last tonada singers in trinidad , cuba . and he is afraid that it will be disappear. so great to see that the tonada still on !!!

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