The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell

Cuban dancer, musician, and educator Roberto Borrell speaks with Rebecca about his incredibly versatile career, spanning popular and folkloric styles. He talks about growing up hearing the legendary bands of the 1950s like Orquesta Aragón and Chappottín y Sus Estrellas, and attending the Black social clubs that were eliminated in the early years of the Revolution.

Songs played:
Linda cubana, Orquesta de Antonio Maria Romeu
Mambo, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas
La engañadora,  Orquesta América de Ninón Mondéjar
El bodeguero, Orquesta Aragón
Pare cochero, Orquesta Aragón

Roberto Borrell dance videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHSJFOefUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwhNdxKndY