Two salsa events at Harvard: Learn more about the music you dance to...

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: Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard presents... : CUBAN COMMUNICATION: THE SOUNDS OF TIMBA/SALSA CUBANA : Tuesday, September 27, 2005, from 6-8pm : GSAS Workshop with Linda Rodríguez : Ph.D. student, History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University : At the start of the 1990s, the sounds of timba and salsa cubana revolutionized popular Cuban music history. More than a decade later, the new tradition continues and has provided a danceable soundtrack to life on the island. This talk will explore how, what, and why Cubans communicate through the lyrics, rhythms, and dances of timba. This is a one-hour multimedia presentation with time for questions and an interactive timba dance session. : Boylston Hall 403, Harvard University : (Co-sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures) : : Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard presents... : JEWISH LATIN MIX: MAKING SALSA : A series of concerts, films and conferences at Harvard University : On September 30, 2005, there will be a Music Master Class with Larry Harlow's Sextet from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Dudley House Common Room (Lehman Hall/Harvard Yard), and the screening of "Our Latin Thing" and "Salsa" by Academy Award winner Leon Gast at CGIS Auditorium. : On October 1, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be a conference featuring Martin Cohen, Leon Gast, Larry Harlow, and Marty Sheller and the screening of "Through the Eyes of Larry Harlow" from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in CGIS Auditorium and concert from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Larry Harlow's Latin Jazz Sextet with Bernie Minoso, Bobby Sanabria, Mac Gollehon, Frank Fontaine and Chembo Corniel in CGIS Auditorium. : This is a FREE event. : For directions to campus, see: : www.harvard.edu/community/transportation.html