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N Á R O M S I U L JOSÉ ELGATO SALSERO! !

SuSal s ae l e gant eySi bar i t a aume nt ae lgus t opor“ l ac ande l a”

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TO ALLMYFRI ENDSAND FANS,

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I ’ v ebe e n danc i ng,pe r f or mi ngand t e ac hi ngSal s af or ov e r20y e ar s .Iknowt hataf t e rwat c hi ngt hene wsal ot ofpe opl emi ghtt hi nkofmedi f f e r e ntbe c aus eal otof pe opl ebe l i e v et heme di a.The ypai nt e dmegui l t ybe f or e pr ov e ni nnoc e nt .Ihav eagoodl ov i ngf ami l yandt hr e e be aut i f ulc hi l dr e n.TheSal s awor l di sv e r ys mal landi n t heSal s as c e neI ’ m we l lr e s pe c t e d.

The r ear epe opl ewho l ov emef orwhatIdowhi c hi sdanc e , pe r f or m, t e ac h, and c hor e ogr aphandt he r ear epe opl ewhodon’ tc ar ef ormy s t y l eofdanc i ng.Ic annots at i s f ye v e r y one“ NO ONE CAN”I fy ouknowme ,I ’ m nott heki ndofpe r s ont odi s r e s pe c tany one ,I ’ v eal way sbe e nni c et ope opl e .It r e at pe opl el i keIwantt he mt ot r e atme .Ibe l i e v ei nt heLor d and t hat ’ show Iam.Ine v e rr ape d ort r i e dt or ape any one ,f r om t hebot t om ofmyhe ar tIknowIam i nnoc e nt .The s ewome n,who ar el y i ngand ac c us i ngme , knowoneanot he randt he yar epl ay i ngas i c kGAMEt hat i sv e r ys e r i ous .I fI ’ m wr ongl yc onv i c t e dIc angopr i s on f orl i f e .I ’ m wr i t i ngt hi sl e t t e rs oy ouc anhe l pme .I fy ou hav e any i nf or mat i on aboutt he s ef al s e ac c us at i ons pl e as ec omef or war d. i nf o@dat apr obe anal y s i s . c om Thanky ouf ory ours uppor tandhone s t y ,

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ALEXDASI LVA Pl e as es pr e adt hewor d! !

HOLAAMI GOS Iwantt os aywe l c omeandt hanky ouf ors i gni ngupt or e c e i v et hemont hl ypubl i c at i on, I nt e r nat i onalSal s aMagaz i ne .Pr i nt i nghasgonet hr oughal otofc hange ss i nc ef i r s tJohanne sGut e nbe r gf i r s ti nv e nt e dt hepr i nt i ngpr e s s .Webe l i e v et hatdi gi t alpr i nt i ngi st he wav eoft hef ut ur eandwear epr oudt ober i di ngt hatf ut ur i s t i cwav e .I ti ss oc onv e ni e nt f ore v e r y onet oge tamagaz i net oy ouwi t houtanyde l ayandataf r ac t i onofwhati twoul d nor mal l yc os t .

Wet r yt opr i ntar t i c l e st hatmaybeofi nt e r e s tt omus i c i ans , danc e r s , pr omot e r s , ande s t abl i s hme nt st hathos tLat i nmus i ce v e nt s .Wepubl i s har t i c l e ss e ntt ousbyourr e ade r s , andc or r e s ponde nt si nbot hEngl i s handSpani s h. Weac t i v e l yac c e ptc or r e s ponde nt s t hr oughoutt hewor l d.Ourc or r e s ponde nt sar et hel i nkt oal lt heot he rme mbe r sabout whati shappe ni ngi nt he i rr e s pe c t i v ear e as .Att i me sc or r e s ponde nt sat t e nde v e nt sand i nt e r v i e war t i s t spe r f or mi ngi nt he i rar e as .The yal s ot e l lust hehots pot sf orpe opl et ogo danc i ngands pe c i alc onc e r t s .

Themagaz i neal s ot r i e st oi nf or m onal lwe bpage sabouts al s a.Wedonotf e e lt hatot he r s ar eourc ompe t i t i on,butt hatt he yar eourbr ot he r si nt hi se f f or tt oke e pourar tal i v e .

The r ear eal s oagr e atde aloff r e emus i cav ai l abl eonl i neandwet r yt ot e l lourr e ade r s aboutt hos es t at i ons .

Thi smagaz i nei sdi f f e r e ntf r om awe bpage ,be c aus es i nc ei ti samont hl ypubl i c at i on,y ou know t hatwhaty ouar er e adi ngi sc ur r e nte v e nt si nt hes al s awor l d.Wehopet omake e v e r y oneas s oc i at e dwi t huspr oudt obeapar tofI nt e r nat i onal Sal s aMagaz i ne .Mar i aFe r r ar a, Romi naMar as hi ni , andAl anTr abor daal lwor kv e r yhar de v e r ymont ht omaket hi s magaz i neav ai l abl et oy ou.Wehopet oge ty oure mai l sandf e e dbac kabouthowwec an i mpr ov e , bandsy ouknowabout , i ft he yr e c or de daCDandwantt ober e v i e we d, ori ft he r e i sane v e nt ,orpl ac et haty ouwantt ot e l lusabout .Le tusknowandwewi l lbehappyt o s har et hi si nf or mat i onwi t hal lourot he rSal s e r os .

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CONTENTS

JANUARY201 0 SECTI ONS

ARTI CLES ALEX DASI LVAON TRI AL 04 JOSÉLUI SMORÁN. . . .06 ELGATO SALSERO! !

SuSal s ae l e gant eySi bar i t a aume nt ae lgus t opor“ l ac ande l a” HOW REVOLUTI ONATY 1 0 I SREVOLUTI ONARYCUBA Rac eandCl as s I nCont e mpor ar yCuba byant hr opol ogi s tGay l eMc gar r i t y 7 LYRI CS 1 LosVanVan-TeRe c or dar e mos 8 BANDSI N VANCOUVER 1 Gr upoJaz zTumbao RumbaCal z ada Tanga FASHI ON & W EAR 24 Cut eLanv i nSne ake r sf orSpr i ngSumme r201 0 Gi or gi oAr maniSpr i ngSumme r201 0 Wome n’ sWe arCol l e c t i on Ke nz oSpr i ngSumme r201 0Col l e c t i on Ri v e rI s l andSpr i ngSumme r201 0Col l e c t i on

28 HEALTH Ar t hr i t i sCanBeBr ought About byOv e r e xe r c i s i ng Ci gar e t t e sAr eChokeFul lofBac t e r i a Sc i e nt i s t sWor konAnt i s moki ngVac c i ne Dr i nki ngWat e rDoe sNotI mpr ov eYourSki n BadMoodMake sPai nWor s e 30 MI SCELLANEOUS Gue r ni c a3D-Pabl oPi c as s o 34 PROFI LES GREATPHOTOSbyPet erMai den Ti t oPue nt eatt heBi l lGr aham Ci v i cCe nt e r i nSanFr anc i s c oi n1 999 38 RECOMMENDED CDS Al f r e doRodr i gue z-CubaLi nda BobbyCar c as s é s-Jaz zTi mbe r o 40 RECOMMENDED DVDS Robe r t oBor r e l l-UnTr i oI ns e par abl e EVENTS

42 EVENTSI NARGENTI NA 44 EVENTSI NAUSTRALI A 45 EVENTSI NAUSTRI A 46 EVENTSI NCANADA

T HI SI SYOURMAGAZI NE WHATYOUSEND WEPUBLI SH E S T AE STUREVI ST A L OQUEENVI ES NOS OT ROSL OPUBLI CAMOS

54 EVENTSI NFI NLAND 55 EVENTSI NMEXI CO 56 EVENTSI NI TALY 58 EVENTSI NPERU

64 EVENTSI NPUERTORI CO 68 EVENTSI NSPAI N

72 EVENTSI NSWI TZERLAND 76 EVENTSI NUK

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AL EXDASI L VAONT RI AL T o n i Me n d o z a , I Sm

T h es a l s awo r l di si ns h o c ka f t e r f o r me r“ So Yo uT h i n k Yo u Ca n Da n c e ”c h o r e o g r a p h e r , Al e x Da Si l v a ’ sa r r e s t o nAu g u s t 1 8 , 2 0 0 9f o r r a p ec h a r g e sf r o mf o u rd i f f e r e n t wo me n .

Ast h eL o sAn g e l e sCo u n t yd i s t r i c ta t t o r n e y ’ s o f f i c ec o n t i n u e st owo r ko nb u i l d i n gac a s e a g a i n s tr e n o wns a l s ad a n c e ri c o na n dc h o r o g r a p h e rAl e xDaSi l v a ,ma n yo fy o uma y wo n d e rh o wd i dama nwh od e d i c a t e do v e r2 0 y e a r so fh i sl i f et ot h ewo r l do fs a l s a( n a t i o n a l a n di n t e r n a t i o n a l )a n dwh oh a st a u g h to v e r 1 5 , 000p e o p l eh o wt od a n c es a l s a ,n o ws i t si n a nL .

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Al e xDaSi l v a ,41 ,h a sb e e nc h a r g e db yL o s An g e l e sCo u n t yd i s t r i c ta t t o r n e y ’ so f f i c ewi t h f o u rc o u n t so ff o r c i b l er a p e ,t woc o u n t so fa s s a u l t wi t hi n t e n t t oc o mmi t r a p ea n dt woc o u n t s o f s e x u a l p e n e t r a t i o nb yaf o r e i g no b j e c t a sr e p o r t e dt ot h eL o sAn g e l e sT i me sb yt h ed i s t r i c t a t t o r n e y ’ so f f i c es p o k e s p e r s o nJ a n eRo b i s o n .

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DaSi l v a ,o r i g i n a l l yf r o mRi od eJ a n e i r o ,Br a z i l , mo v e dt oSa nF r a n c i s c o ,Ca l i f o r n i a ,a n df e l l i n l o v ewi t hs a l s ad a n c ea f t e rh i sf i r s tt wos a l s a l e s s o n sf r o mCe c i Ch e v e r ea t t h eCa r i b eNi g h t Cl u bi nSa nJ o s e ,Ca l i f o r n i a .DaSi l v af o u n d h i ms e l fs t u c ki nab i n d ,h a v i n gf a l l e ni nl o v e wi t hd a n c i n gs a l s a ,b u th a v i n gn omo n e yt o p a yf o ri t .No twa n t i n gt og i v eu ps a l s ad a n c i n g ,h et o o ks a l s al e s s o n sf r o mPu e r t oRi c a n f r i e n d si ne x c h a n g ef o rc l e a n i n gt h e i rh o u s e .

DaSi l v a ’ sp a s s i o nf o rs a l s ad a n c i n gl e dh i mt o h i sf i r s tj o ba sas a l s ai n s t r u c t o rwi t hDo mi n i q u eYi nf r o mSa nBr u n o ,Ca l i f o r n i a .Do mi n i q u et o l dh i m“ Iwi l lt e a c hy o uh o wt ot e a c h ” .

DaSi l v a ’ sn a t u r a lt a l e n ta n du n i q u ed a n c i n g s t y l el e dh i mt ob e c o met h eBa yAr e a ’ smo s t r e p u t a b l es a l s ai n s t r u c t o ra n dl e dh i mt ob et h e f e a t u r e di n s t r u c t o ra tv a r i o u sd a n c es t u d i o s t h r o u g h o u tt h eBa yAr e a .

Ev e n t u a l l y ,DaSi l v amo v e dt ot h ec i t yo f d r e a ms ,L o sAn g e l e s ,a n dh a sl i v e dt h e r ef o r t h ep a s tt we l v ey e a r st e a c h i n ga tL .

A. ’ smo s t r e c o g n i z e ds a l s ac l u b s :Ma maJ u a n a ’ s ,T h e Ma y a n ,Co n g aRo o ma n dCe n t u r yCl u bj u s tt o me n t i o naf e w. He h a s wo r k e d wi t h Ho l l y wo o d ’ sb e s t ,s u c ha sJ .L o ,Wi l l Smi t h ,

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T HESEPERSONSL EARNEDF ROMAL EX Sa l maHa y e k ,Vi nDi e s e l ,P.Da d d y ,J e n n i f e r L o v e He wi t t ,Ma r i oVa nPe e p l e sa n dma n y mo r e .DaSi l v ah a sa l s owo nma n ywo r l d wi d e s a l s ac o n t e s t sa n dma d es e v e r a lT Va p p e a r a n c e so ns h o wsl i k e“ 3 0Se c o n d st oF a me ” wh e r eDaSi l v awo nt h eg r a n dp r i z e .

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DaSi l v a ’ sc u r r e n tg i r l f r i e n da n dd a n c ep a r t n e r , Al i e nRa mi r e z ,s t a n d sb yh i ss i d ea n da d mi t s h e rb o y f r i e n dma yb eawo ma n i z e r ,b u tn o ta r a p i s t .Ra mi r e zs t a t e st h a tDaSi l v aa n dF e l i c i aMo g h a d a m,o n eo ft h ea c c u s e r s ,h a da c a s u a lr e l a t i o n s h i pb e f o r eRa mi r e za n dDa Si l v ab e c a mer o ma n t i c a l l yi n v o l v e di n2 005 .

Ra mi r e zb e l i e v e sDaSi l v ama yh a v eb r o k e n t i e swi t hF e l i c i aa r o u n dt h es a met i meDaSi l v a a n d Ra mi r e zb e g a nc o u r t i n ge a c ho t h e r .

Ho we v e r ,Ra mi r e zs t a t e st h a tf r o m2 005t o 2 009F e l i c i ar e ma i n e do ng o o dt e r mswi t hDa Si l v aa n dRa mi r e za n ds h ewo u l do f t e nv i s i t t h e ma tt h e i rh o u s e .

I twa sn o tu n t i la f t e rDaSi l v awa sa r r e s t e di n 2 009 ,t h a tF e l i c i aa l l e g e d l yh a dac o n v e r s a t i o nwi t hRa mi r e z ,wh e r eF e l i c i af o rt h ef i r s t t i med i s c l o s e dt oRa mi r e zt h ec u r r e n ts e x u a l a s s a u l ta l l e g a t i o n sa g a i n s tDaSi l v a .

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DaSi l v ac l a i msi n n o c e n c ea g a i n s ta l lc h a r g e s l e v i e da g a i n s th i m.Hep l a n st ot a k eap o l y g r a p ht e s tt h a twi l l b ea d mi n i s t e r e db yJ o s e p h Pa o l e l l a ,wh oi n t e r e s t i n gt on o t e ,wa sJ o h nF .

Ke n n e d y ’ sf o r me rp e r s o n a ls e c r e ts e r v i c e a g e n t .T h ed i s t r i c ta t t o r n e y ’ so f f i c eh a sy e tt o d i s c l o s ewh e t h e rt h ea l l e g e dv i c t i msa r et a k i n g ap o l y g r a p ho rn o t .

DaSi l v as a y s“ t h i sc a s ei samo n e ys h a k e d o wn ” .

Da Si l v ai sb e i n gr e p r e s e n t e db y Pa t r i c k Smi t h ,c r i mi n a la t t o r n e ya n dHa r l a n dBr a u n , b o t ho f wh o mh a v ep r e v i o u se x p e r i e n c er e p r e s e n t i n gf a mo u sc e l e b r i t i e s ,s u c ha sMi c h a e l J a c k s o n .DaSi l v ai ss u i n gt h eL APDf o rl i b e l a n df a l s ei mp r i s o n me n t .

DaSi l v ac l a i msh ei si n n o c e n t . Hes t r o n g l y b e l i e v e st h a tt h ea c c u s a t i o n sa g a i n s th i ma r e s o l e l yar e s u l to fj e a l o u s y ,h a t ea n dr e s e n t me n tb yt h o s ep e o p l ei nt h es a l s awo r l dt h a t e n v yh i sf a mea n db ywo me nwh oa r emo t i v a t e db yg r e e da n db i t t e r n e s s .

Wh i l ef o u rd i f f e r e n two me na c c u s eDaSi l v ao f r a p e ,i t i st oo u ru n d e r s t a n d i n gt h a t ma n yo t h e r wo me nh a v ec o mef o r wa r dt oh i sd e f e n s e .

DaSi l v ai sa s s u r e dt h a th i sf a i t hi nGo dwi l l p r o t e c th i mf r o mwh a th es e e sa sag r a v ei n j u s t i c e .

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SPAI N-MADRID

I SM-A RT I CL ES-

JOSÉLUI SMORÁN. . . .

ELGATOSALSERO! !

SuSal s ae l e gant eySi bar i t a aume nt ae lgus t opor“ l ac ande l a”

Elaño2009has i doun añoe s pe c t ac ul arpar a“ e l f e l i no”deLaSal s a,pue s hac ons ol i dados ur i t mo e l e gant e ,nov e dos oyac t ual i z adoe ne lv i e j oc ont i ne nt e ,t r ans mi t i e ndos u e s t i l oyal e gr í apordi v e r s asc i udade sdeEs pañay Eur opa.

Losme di osdec omuni c ac i ónf r anc e s e s ,por e j e mpl o,c ome nt ar onpos i t i v ame nt el ade s c ar ga r e al i z adadur ant ee l pas adoFe s t i v alTor osy Sal s ae nDax,dondepor e s pac i ode20mi nut os , di s t i nt osmús i c osdel as or que s t aspar t i c i pant e s , c omoe lgr upopue r t or r i que ñoTr ukoyZape r oc o, s ubi e r onale s c e nar i ode j andoalpúbl i c ot ot al me nt ei mpac t adoporl a r umbas abr os aquemont ar on.Al gonunc av i s t o e nl os1 5añosdee xi s t e nc i ade lf e s t i v aldeac ue r doaldi r e c t orar t í s t i c o de le v e nt oyal osme di os ant e si ndi c ados .

Me nc i onart ambi é nque l amús i c ade l“ Gat o” Mor ánys ubandaMadr i dc ai bohas i doi nc l ui dae ndospr oduc c i one s c i ne mat ogr áf i c as1 00% e s pañol as ,ganandor e c o noc i dospr e mi ose nl os Fe s t i v al e sdeCi nedonde hanpar t i c i pado.Porpr i me r av e ze nl ahi s t or i a de lc i nee s pañol ,

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LaSal s ae si nc l ui dae n unabandas onor a( hay queme nc i onare lf i l m de Fe r nandoTr ue ba,c uy a t e mát i c aygui ónf uee xc l us i v ame nt epar aBue na Vi s t aSoc i alCl ub) .

Ce r r aday al agi r a“ Made i nSpai n2009” ,e lar t i s t a yl osmús i c osquel e ac ompañannos ede t i e ne nniuns ol oi ns t ant e , pr e par andoe lnue v o di s c oques al dr áapr oxi madame nt ee nmar z o,y l awor l dt our201 0,c uy a c ont r at ac i óns ee nc ue nt r ay aabi e r t aye ne l abor ac i ón.Masde t al l e se n www. my s pac e . c om/ j os e l ui s mor an Comounapr i mi c i apode mosi ndi c ar l e sque v ar i ospaí s e sdeEur opa, Amé r i c aLat i nayAs i as e e nc ue nt r any ai nt e r e s adose nl l e v are ls aborde Jos éLui s“ ElGat o” Mor ányl aMadr i dc ai bo Bandas use s c e nar i os .

Lose xc e l e nt e smús i c os pr of e s i onal e squec onf or manMadr i dc ai bo pr ov i e ne ndedi s t i nt os paí s e sc omoCuba,Ve ne z ue l a,Col ombi a,Mé xi c o yEs paña.Pr of e s i onal e s e nt r e gadosas e nt arc át e dr ayj unt oal“ Gat oSal s e r o”r e i v i ndi c arl ade nomi nac i óndeor i ge npar a LaSal s a“ Madei n Spai n” .

Mi gue lJos ePe r e zMar t i n ( Cor r e s pons alEs paña)

SPAI N-ARTICLES-ISM

MADRI D-

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I SM: Gat o,¿ qué has s e nt i do dur ant ee s t agi r at ane s pe c i aly e nl ost i e mpos quev i v i mos ?

ElGat o: Lass i t uac i one se c onómi c asv i v i dase ne lpas ado año, nos mot i v aba a l l e v armasal e gr í aydi v e r s i ónal age nt equedec os t umbr e , pr e c i s ame nt e pore lbombar de o del a may or í a de l os me di os que s ol o habl aban de c r i s i s . Como ant í dot o s al s a ys abor s abr os o par aquee lpúbl i c omant uv i e r as usi l us i one sye s pe r anz aspor quedee s t a s i t uac i ón s al i mos s e gur o! ! .

I SM: Si e nt e sunagr anr e s pons abi l i dad o pr e s i ón por l l e v arLaSal s aal ugar e s not r adi c i onal me nt es al s e r os ? ?

ElGat o: Re s pons abi l i dads í ,pue s e sl o que amo y de s e o c ompar t i rc ont odos , pr e s i ón ni ngunapor queno e xi s t enadamasmot i v ant e que t r ans mi t i rt us r aí c e s ,ade másde ls abor y“ l ac ande l a”ami l e sde pe r s onas que nunc a habí an v i v i dounae xpe r i e nc i as i mi l ar .Ve rami pue bl ol at i nobai l andoy goz andoall adodepe r s onas i nt e r e s adas e n e l gé ne r o mus i c al , e n apr e nde rabai l arygoz ar , v e rc omobr i l l ans usoj os ol v i dando s us pr obl e mas …e sal got anmági c o quenopue dode s c r i bi r l o, habr í aquev i v i r l o.

I SM: Habl asdebai l e …¿ c ómo 08-I SMJ ANUARY2 01 0

v e se s t et e mae nEs pañay Eur opa?

ElGat o:Miami goymanage rMar c os“ Bol e k”Sz c z ur e k,c r e óunapol é mi c a aquí , pue se n una opor t uni dadme nc i onóa l osSal s e r osyal osTony Mane r os ,e s t abl e c i e ndo c l ar ame nt e que hay un públ i c o que s ol o s e de di c a albai l eyal as l uc e s de l as di s c ot e c as , c omof uee lc as odeTony Mane r oe n l a pe l í c ul a “ Fi e br e de l Sábado Noc he ” . Los Sal s e r os bai l anyas i s t e nal osc onc i e r t ospor ques abe nque bai l arc onmús i c ae nv i v o no t i e ne c ompar ac i ón c on nada, ade más de v i v i rl amagi adeunc on c i e r t oquee si r r e pe t i bl e .

Los Sal s e r os v i v e n La Sal s ayl e sdai guals ial bai l arl ohac e nbi e nono, s e nc i l l ame nt el ohac e nde c or az ónpor ques i e nt e nl a mús i c a al l í mi s mo. El ni v e ldebai l ee nEur opa e se s pe c t ac ul ar ,no hay duda, y muc hos Tony Mane r os c omo di c e “ Bol e k” ,l osv e oahor ae n t odos mi s c onc i e r t os , pue se lgus ani t o de l a mús i c ae nv i v oy ae s t á de nt r odee l l os .Es t as e ns ac i ón e si nc ompar abl e , e nunc onc i e r t ol aadr e nal i naf l uy ec omoc uando s al t as e n par ac aí das … al goi nc r e í bl equet odos de be r í anpr obaral me nos unav e z …l ue gomec ue nt anl ae xpe r i e nc i a.

I SM: Si e ndoc ant ant edes al s a ¿ t ede f i ne sc omos one r o?

ElGat o: Nos oyqui e n par ade f i ni r mec omos one r o,e s o

SPAI N-ARTICLES-ISM

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s e r í aunaar r oganc i apor mipar t e .Hago l o que hagoporypar ae l públ i c o quegus t ademimús i c a, y por t ant os on e l l os l os que podr í an de f i ni r me c omos one r oono.Sol o bus c oal e gr arl osc or az one s de mige nt eys on e l l osl osquede c i de n,no hayduda.

I SM: ¿ Cómode f i ni r í ast ue s t i l o t anpe r s onalypar t i c ul ar ?

ElGat o: La s al s a que hac e mos mant i e nel osor í ge ne sde l ami s ma,e sc omode c i r que par t i mos de “ La Madr e Sal s a”que e sl a bas edet odos .

Ladi f e r e nc i ae s t r i bae nquehe mos e v ol uc i onado,por quede l oc ont r ar i os e gui r í amos v e s t i dosc onpi e l e sygar r ot e se nl amano,yas í pue shac e mosunas al s a e l e gant e , ar moni os a, i de alpar ae ls al s e r oye l bai l ador .Sus t i t ui mos e l bongóyl ac ampanapor l a“ t ambor a” ,i ns t r ume nt ode lf ol kl or ev e ne z ol ano,quel edaun s oni do di f e r e nt epe r oac t ual i z ado, mass abr os oydi v e r t i do.

Todosde be mosr e c onoc e rl ai mpor t anc i adeLa Sal s adel adé c adadel os 70,c uandoLaFani ar e c or r i óe lmundo e nt e r o, pe r opar t i e ndodes ui nf l ue nc i a, e s ne c e s ar i o av anz arynoque dar s ee s t anc adoe ne lpas ado.

Deahíl as abr os ur ae nl o quehac e mos .Ye s t oque di go l o av al a, pr e c i s ame nt e ,una l e y e nda v i v i e nt edeLaFani ac omo e lmae s t r oLar r yHar l ow, unmi t oc one lquehe

podi doc ompar t i ryr e c i bi rs u“ padr i naz go”mus i c al .

I SM: Porúl t i mo“ Gat o” ,ynos que damosc or t ospor que nosgus t ar í as e gui rc har l andoc ont i go,¿ quéme ns aj ee nv í as a l os que di c e n que La Sal s a ha mue r t o? ?

ElGat o: La Sal s a no mor i r á j amás ,s epue de“ mor i r ” pe r o del ar i s ac on e s a af i r mac i ón.

Al gunos gr ande s ar t i s t as han mue r t o ye ne lc i e l os e mont anunasr umbasde c ui dado,aunquedemome nt osnode s e os e ri nv i t ado. Qui e ne s af i r man e s ae xpr e s i ón l o hac e n másporc ue s t i one se c onómi c as y c ome r c i al e s , par a at r ae r un may or me r c ado de f ans .Par a e s aspe r s onase lme r e nguehamue r t o ye lf l ame nc o, e l bol e r o, l a nue v a t r ov a…. e n f i n, t odos aque l l os gé ne r os que no l e sof r e c e n una c ompe ns ac i ónys i e mpr e bus c anr e s al t are lgé ne r o mus i c alc one lque“ e l l os ” t r abaj an.Tambi é ne s t án l osqueodi anot r osgé ne r osquenos e ande lgus t o pe r s onal y as í muc has ot r as pos i c i one s que pue det omare lc ompl e j o s e r humano. Nac íc on s al s ae nl asv e nasyas í mi l l one sdepe r s onasque nunc ade j ar án des e nt i r e ls aborye lc al ore ns us c or az one s ,i gualquet uy quet odosl osl e c t or e sde I SM.Un abr az os i nc e r o par at odosl osf ansyl e c t or e sdeI SM,c one l“ c al or c i t o” de La Sal s a “ MadeI nSpai n” .

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How r evol ut i onar yi sr evol ut i onar yCuba?

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I NCONTEMPORARYCUBA

byGay l eMc gar r i t y Whe nIf i r s tr e t ur ne dt ot heUni t e dSt at e si n1 982, af t e rl i v i ngf oray e arandahal fi nCuba,Iwase age r t os har ewi t hmy´c omr ade s ´ont hel e f tt hee xt e ntt o whi c hr ac i s m andc l as sdi v i s i onswe r es t i l lagl ar i ng r e al i t yi n´Re v ol ut i onar yCuba´.I hadv i s i t e dCuba f ort hef i r s tt i mei n1 976,whe nIt r av e l l e dt he r ewi t h agr oupofJamai c ansi nt e r e s t e di nt hel e gal andpe nal s y s t e m.

Asi tt ur ne dout , wene v e rgote v e nagl i mps e oft hepr i s ons y s t e m, buti twasagr e atoppor t uni t yt o ge taf i r s thandv i e wofot he ras pe c t sofCubans oc i e t y .

Oneoft hef i r s tt hi ngst hatmadeani mpr e s s i ononme wast hewayi n whi c h whi t eand mul at o Cubans s t ar e datac oupl ei nourgr oup,c ompos e dofav e r y be aut i f ulpar tChi ne s e ,par tI ndi anandpar tAf r i c an gi r land a v e r y hands ome ,v e r y bl ac k ge nt l e man.

Dur i ngt hi spe r i odi nmyl i f e , Iwasv e r yi nf l ue nc e dby t heBl ac kPowe rmov e me nt ,Mar xi s m Le ni ni s m,Pan Af r i c ani s m andRas t af ar i ani s m.Iwast ot al l ye namor e dwi t ht heCubanRe v ol ut i on.

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Ide v our e dbooksl i keTani a,aboutanEas tGe r man gi r lwhohadbe e n an i nt e gr alpar toft hepr oc e s s , wor ksbyCheGue v ar aandany t hi ngIc oul dge tmy handsonaboutCuba.Inai v e l yas s ume dt hat ,s i nc ei t c al l e di t s e l fr e v ol ut i onar y ,t he gov e r nme ntwoul d hav ei nc or por at e das pe c t soft hei nt e r nat i onalbl ac k c ons c i ous ne s smov e me nti nt o bot hi t st he or yand pr axi s .So,asIs t ay e dl onge ri nCuba,Iwasv e r ydi s appoi nt e dt of i ndt hatat t i t ude st owar dsr ac eand e t hni c i t ywe r es i mi l art ot hos ei nt heEngl i s hs pe aki ngCar i bbe ani nt he1 950`s .Is oonr e al i z e dt hatt he r e as ont hatt hei nt e r r ac i al c oupl e ´f r om t heJamai c an l e galt our i s m gr ouphadbe e ns t ar e dats omuc hwas t hat t he i rr e l at i ons hi p v i ol at e d t he nor ms of ´ bl anc e ami e nt o´l i t e r al l ywhi t e ni ng.I twase xpe c t e d t hatagi r lwi t ht hec har ac t e r i s t i c swhi c hIde s c r i be d abov ewoul dy e ar nt o´whi t e n´he r s e l f,ormor epr e c i s e l yhe rpr oge ny ,byf i ndi ngal i ght e rhue dasoppos e dt oamor ene gr oi ds e xualpar t ne r .

SM ART I CL ES-I Whi t eCubanspr i de dt he ms e l v e s on hav i ng e r adi c at e d r ac i s m. Howe v e r ,r ac i s m t o t he m me antl e gal i z e ds e gr e gat i on,l y nc hi ngandot he rmani f e s t at i ons oft he i de ol ogy of whi t es upr e mac yi n pr e -Ci v i l Ri ght sUni t e dSt at e s .Thef ac t t hatt he r ewasnol onge rl e gal i z e d di s c r i mi nat i on i n publ i c pl ac e swast out e dt ome ant hat t he r e was no l onge rr ac i s m.

Mar xi s m Le ni ni s m has of t e n be e nc r i t i c i z e dbyt hos ec onc e r ne d wi t hi s s ue s ofr ac i ali ne qual i t yf oronl ye mphas i z i ng c l as sdi f f e r e nc e sand note xami ni ngt heway si nwhi c hdi f f e r e nt e c onomi cs y s t e ms hav e c r e at e dandpe r pe t uat e ddi f f e r e nc e sbas e d on phe not y pe . s oonr e al i z e dt hatCubawasnot r e al l yas oc i al i s ts t at eany way , t hati s ,onebas e dont r ueMar xi s t Le ni ni s t pr i nc i pl e s , but e v e ni fwear et oac c e ptt hatt he gov e r nme ntwas r e al l y bas e d ont he s epr i nc i pl e s ,nos e r i ous at t e mpthadbe e nmadet or oot outt het r uei de ol ogi c albas e sof r ac i ali nj us t i c e .

Asanant hr opol ogi s t , Ibas emy c onc l us i ons on t e c hni que s of par t i c i pantobs e r v at i on,whi c h

s i mpl yme ansi mme r s i ngone s e l ft ot hegr e at e s tde gr e epos s i bl ei nt ot hes oc i e t yandl e ar ni ngaboutat t i t ude s ,be hav i or s andpr ac t i c e sf r om t hei ns i de .

Asa woman ofmi xe dr ac i al de s c e nt ,whoi sf l ue nti nSpa ni s h,Iwasi nauni quepos i t i on t oc apt ur et hei de asandbe l i e f s , i . e .t hei de ol ogy ,ofCubansof al ldi f f e r e nt r ac i alc l as s i f i c at i ons .

Ac c or di ng t o popul arpe r c e pt i ons ,Cubansar eus ual l ydi v i de di nt ot hef ol l owi ngphe not y pi c al gr oups : pr i e t o, whi c h me ansv e r ybl ac k;ne gr o,whi c h me ans bl ac k; mul at o,whi c h me ansmor eorl e s shal fbl ac k, hal fwhi t e ;mor e no,whi c hi sa l i t t l el i ght e rt hanmul at o,wi t h whi t e rf e at ur e s ;j abao,whi c h me answi t hl i ghts ki nbutne gr oi df e at ur e s ;i ndi o, whi c h me anst hatoneappe ar st obe l i keanAme r i ndi an,buti sac t ual l yal i ghts ki nne dmul at oor dar ke rwhi t e ;t r i gue no, whi c hi s al mos tt hes ameasmor e noor i ndi o, butl i t e r al l yme answhe at c ol or e d;bl anc o,whi c h me ans whi t ei nappe ar anc eandr ubi o, whi c hi sbl ond.I ti si mpor t ant t oe mphas i z et hatt he s ec at e go

r i e sar enotc ar v e di ns t one .

The yof t e n ov e r l ap,anddi f f e r e nti ndi v i dual swi l lc ons i de r t hes amepe r s ont obe l ongt oa di f f e r e ntc at e gor y .Al s o,ast he ai m oft her ac i alhi e r ar c hyi n Cuba, andi nmos toft heHi s pani cCar i bbe anandLat i nAme r i c a,i sf ore v e r y onet ogr adual l y whi t e nt he ms e l v e sor´me j or ar l ar az a´l i t e r al l yi mpr ov et he r ac e -pe r s onswi l lbeas c r i be da ´hi ghe r ´pos i t i oni nt her ac i al hi e r ar c hyi ft heobs e r v e rl i ke s t he m orwant st oi ngr at i at ehi m orhe r s e l ft ot heobs e r v e di ndi v i dual .

Dur i ngmyf i r s tt r i pt oCuba,I al s oobs e r v e dt hatt hos eofs i mi l arphe not y pet e nde dt odat e e ac hot he r ,al mos twi t houte xc e pt i on.Thati s ,amul at oc l ar o woul d bes e e n wi t h amul at a c l ar a,ar ubi owi t h ar ubi a,a pr i e t o wi t h a a pr i e t a,e t c .I f ound t hi ss t r ange ,e xpe c t i ng t hat ,i n a s oc i e t y mov i ng t owar ds c ol or bl i ndne s s ,one woul dnotf i ndpe opl es t i c ki ng t ot he i rownpr e c i s ec at e gor yi n t he i rc hoi c eofapar t ne r .Whe n s ome one of a dar ke rc ompl e xi ondi dgooutwi t hs ome o

nel i ght e r ,t he ywe r ege ne r al l y c ons i de r e d t o hav e r e al l y i mproved´themsel ves. ( ade l ant al ar az a-i mpr ov et he r ac e ) .Iwasal s odi s appoi nt e d t os e et hatt he r ewe r eabs ol ut e l ynoc ont e mpor ar ybookson bl ac ksi n Cuba,orunde rt he t opi cofAf r oCubai nt hebooks t or e s .Thee xc e pt i onwasbooks

by Fe r nando Or t i z , a pr e Re v ol ut i onar ye t hnol ogi s tand f ol kl or i s t .Whi t e sc l ai me dt hat t he r ewe r ev i r t ual l ynobl ac ks i nhi ghe rgov e r nme ntpos i t i ons be c aus ebl ac kshad notr e al l y par t i c i pat e di nt heRe v ol ut i on.

Ide t e r mi ne dt hatIwoul df i nd an oppor t uni t yt or e t ur nt o Cubaandt or e al l yas s e s st hes i t uat i on me t hodi c al l y .Asl uc k woul d hav ei t ,my home i n Ki ngs t on,Jamai c a,was r i ght ne xtt ot heCubane mbas s y , s oI we ntt he r eof t e n.Whe nIt ol d t he me xc i t e dl yt hatIwant e dt o s t udybl ac ksi nCuba,Iwast ol d t hatIs houl dgot oOr i e nt e ,t he Eas t e r npar toft hec ount r y ,as t hatwaswhe r eal loft hebl ac ks we r e .

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I SM-A RT I CL ES Iwoul dc omet ol e ar nt hatt hi s wasane xpr e s s i onoft hewhi t e Cuban t e nde nc yt oc l ai mt hat al lbl ac kswe r ede s c e ndant sof Jamai c an and ot he r We s t I ndi ani mmi gr ant st oOr i e nt e .

Whe nIwoul dpr ot e s tt hatt he Spani s hhadl ot sofs l av e sand t hatal loft hebl ac ksc oul dnot pos s i bl ybede s c e ndant soft he We s t I ndi an i mmi gr ant s , known de r ogat or i l y aspi c hone s( l i t e r al l ybl ac kbi r ds ) ,Iwas t ol dt hatal l oft heone swhohad c ome ass l av e shad i nt e r mar r i e d,ast heSpani s h we r es o muc hl e s sr ac i s tt hant heBr i t i s h.Whi t eCubanse xpr e s s e d s y mpat hy f or t he Jamai c ans who we r e unde rt he Br i t i s h, whodi dnotmi xwi t ht he m,s u ppos e dl y ,ands ot hebl ac kpopul at i ont he r ewasnotabl et o di l ut ei t s e l fand mov eup t he r ac i alhi e r ar c hy .

Fe r nandoOr t i z , pr e Re v ol ut i onar y e t hnol ogi s tandf ol kl or i s t

Ir e t ur ne dt oCubaons e v e r al oc c as i ons be t we e n1 976 and 1 981 , whe n Ir e t ur ne d t o pur s ue a Mas t e r ´s de gr e ei n Publ i cHe al t h.Iwaspar tofa de l e gat i onofpe r s onsofAme r i c anI ndi ande s c e nt ,whov i s i t e d t hei s l andi n1 980.

Weme twi t h Fi de l ´spe r s onalphy s i c i anwho t ol dusaboutanI nt e r nat i onal He al t h Mas t e r ´s pr ogr am, whi c hwasope nt of or e i gne r s .I appl i e dandwasac c e pt e d.Now If e l tt hatIwoul dr e al l yge ta c hanc et os e ewhati twasl i ket o l i v easamul at ai nr e v ol ut i onar yCubaand Iwasc or r e c t .

Whi l ewai t i ngf ort hec our s et o be gi n,I l i v e d wi t h a whi t e woman who was a mi l i t ant e ( mi l i t ant )i nt he Communi s t par t yandwhol i v e di nt hee l i t e Mi r amarar e aofHav ana.She pr i de d he r s e l fon be i ng v e r y l i be r al as s he had mul at o f r i e nds .Howe v e r ,s hewar ne d menott ogot os e et heConj unt oFokl or i c oNac i onal ,as`e s t a ge nt e t i e ne e nf e r me dade s `t hos epe opl ehav ei l l ne s s e s .I r e al i z e dt hats heas s ume dt hat Iwoul dbedoi ngmor ewi t ht he me mbe r soft heConj unt ot han j us tpar t i c i pat i ngi nt he i rc ul t ur al e v e nt s , ass hewasc l e ar l yr e f e r r i ngt os e xual l yt r ans mi t t e d di s e as e s .Whe nIdi dgot ot he pe r f or manc e soft heConj unt o, t he r ewashar dl yany onei nt he audi e nc e .AsIs t ay e dl onge ri n Cuba,Ir e al i z e dt hatno one , e xc e ptf orav e r ys mal lgr oupof pe r s onspar t i c ul ar l yi nt e r e s t e d i nf ol kl or e ,wast hes l i ght e s tbi t i nt e r e s t e di nt hi sv i t ale xpr e s s i onofnat i onalc ul t ur e ,par t i c ul ar l yAf r oCubanc ul t ur e .

Whe n I ac t ual l y be gan t he c our s e ,Imov e di nt ot heI ns t i t ut odeDe s ar ol l odel aSal ud– t heI ns t i t ut eofHe al t hDe v e l opme nt -i nAr r oy oNar anj o, ne ar t oPar queLe ni n,ont heout s ki r t sofHav ana.Thev e r yf i r s t ni ghtt hatIwast he r e ,Iwas t hr i l l e dt o he ardr umsi nt he di s t anc e .I as ke d my f e l l ow Cubans t ude nt s ,whowe r ewi t h t he e xc e pt i on oft wo mul at o s t ude nt s ,al lwhi t e ,i fIc oul dgo andhe art hi se xpr e s s i onofAf r o Cubanc ul t ur e .Iwast ol dt hat whatIwashe ar i ngwaspar tof Af r o Cuban r e l i gi ousc e r e moni e s , t owhi c honl yant i s oc i al e s (t hos ewho we r eagai ns tt he Re v ol ut i on)ac c r ue d.I tdi dnot t ake me l ong t or e al i z et hat ´c ul t ur e ´i n Cuba wasEur ope an c ul t ur e .Thi spe r c e pt i on wasnotonl yar e s ul tofahi s t or y ofEur ope an c ol oni al i z at i onands l av e r ybutwasal s oa r e f l e c t i onoft het e ne t sofMar xi s m Le ni ni s m,as pr omot e d unde rt heCubans o-c al l e ds oc i al i s ts y s t e m. The t e xt by Cons t ant i nov ,us e di nal le duc at i onal i ns t i t ut i ons on t he i s l and,and c al l e d Fundame nt os de Mar xi s m Le ni ni s mo ( Fundame nt al sofMar xi s m ni ni s m)s uppor t e daDar wi ni s t v i e w ofs oc i ale v ol ut i on,unde r whi c h s oc i e t i e s pr ogr e s s e d f r om pr i mi t i v ec ommuni s m, t hr ought of e udal i s m andc api t al i s m,andont os oc i al i s m and c ommuni s m.

Thepr obl e m wi t h t hi sappr oac h,asf araspe r pe t uat i ng e r r one ous v i e ws of humanhi s t or y ,i st hati tpl ac e s al lofAf r i c ant r adi t i onals oc i e t i e satt hel owe rr ungsofe v ol ut i onandt heEur ope ans oc i e t i e s ne art het op.

Fi de lhi ms e l fwhe n hes pe aks about´c ul t ur a´i nhi si nt e r mi nabl es pe e c he s ,us e st het e r m ass y nony mouswi t he duc at i on, asoppos e dt o us i ngi ti nt he wayt hatweus ec ul t ur ei nEngl i s h.Thr oughoutt hey e ar s ,he hasof t e nr e f e r r e dt ohow t he Re v ol ut i oni mpr ov e dt hel otof ´ge nt edebaj oc ul t ur a´-whi c h c an be t ake nt o me an e i t he r pe opl e ofa l ow e duc at i onal l e v e lorpe opl ewhoar el ac ki ng i nc ul t ur e ,whi c h ant hr opol ogi s t swi l lt e l ly ou,donote xi s t , asal lpe opl ehav es omeki ndof c ul t ur eandi ti se t hnoc e nt r i ct o ar r anget he s ec ul t ur e s ,c onc e pt ual l ys pe aki ng,i nahi e r ar c hi c alf as hi on.

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Par toft her e as onf ort heEur oc e nt r i c c onc e pt of c ul t ur e whi c hi ss ope r v as i v ei nCubai s t hatt heCubanRe v ol ut i onoc c ur r e di n1 959,andhasr e mai ne d r e l at i v e l yi s ol at e d f r om wor l d i nt e l l e c t ual c ur r e nt s s i nc et he n.Onl yi nf or mat i on t hatt hegov e r nme ntwant st o e nt e rt hei s l anddoe ss o.Soal l oft hec hange si nme nt al i t yand pr ac t i c et hatoc c ur r e di nt he Uni t e d St at e s , Br az i l and t hr oughoutt her e gi on dur i ng t he 1 960s unt i lt he pr e s e nt hav eonl yr e c e nt l yf i l t e r e di nt o t hei s l andandi nt ot hec ul t ur al f r ame wor kofi nhabi t ant s .De s pi t et he i ndi s put abl el i mi t at i onsoft heBl ac kPowe rmov e me nti nt heUni t e dSt at e sand t hemor er e c e ntgr owt hofas i mi l ar phe nome non i n Br az i l and i n ot he r par t s ofLat i n Ame r i c a,t het r ans f or mat i onof Eur oc e nt r i cv i e ws ofhi s t or y , c ul t ur eandae s t he t i c shasbe e n i nv al uabl ei ns uc c e s s f ul l yat t ac ki ngmani f e s t at i onsofc ul t ur al i mpe r i al i s m.Bl ac kbe gant obe s e e n as s ome t hi ng be aut i f ul andnots ome t hi ngt hatne e de d t obedi l ut e di nor de rt obeac c e pt abl e .Nume r ouss t udi e sr e v e al e dt her i c hne s sofAf r i c an c ul t ur eandt hei mpor t antc ont r i but i onsofAf r i c anhi s t or yt o wor l dc ul t ur eands oc i alde v e l opme nt .Ye ti n Cuba,whe n mani f e s t at i onsoft hi s

SM ART I CL ES-I ne w c ons c i ous ne s s t i mi dl y e me r ge d,t he ywe r ebr ut al l yr e pr e s s e d,de s pi t ec ur r e ntgov e r nme ntc l ai mst hatc onc e pt sof ne gr i t ude a mov e me ntwi t h r oot s i n t he Fr anc ophone wor l d,whi c h pr omot e d bl ac k c i v i l i z at i on and c ul t ur e we r e e nc our age d. Young i de al i s t i c bl ac kmi l i t ant sf r om t heUni t e d St at e s ,whof l e dr ac i s mi nt he i r home l and,l ooki ngf oramor e r ac i al l yj us ts oc i e t yi n Cuba, we r et r e at e di n ahos t i l ef as hi onbyi mmi gr at i onandot he r gov e r nme ntaut hor i t i e sont he i s l and.The s emi l i t ant s ,many ofwhom we r ehi j ac ke r s ,we r e f i r ml yi mme r s e di ni de asofs oc i al i s m and wor l dr e v ol ut i on, s oi ti snotasi ft hegov e r nme nt c oul di nal lf ai r ne s s ,c at e gor i z e t he m asc ount e rr e v ol ut i onar i e s .Howe v e r ,whe nIl i v e di n Cuba and s t i l lt oday ,any one who doe snotagr e ewi t ht he r e gi me ´s pol i c i e si s br ande d c ount e rr e v ol ut i onar y and a dange rt o nat i onals e c ur i t y .I me ts e v e r aloft he s ebl ac kAme r i c ans whi l e I was l i v i ng i n Cubaandwasde e pl ydi s t ur be d byt hewayi nwhi c ht he i rs pi r i t s had be e n wounde d and t he i r i de al i s m c hal l e nge d by t he i r t r e at me ntatt hehandsoft he Cubangov e r nme nt .

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i nCuba, Ide s pe r at e l ys t r uggl e d t oc l i ngt ot hebe l i e ft hatt hos e par t yme mbe r swhowe r ebl at ant l yr ac i s twe r ee xc e pt i onst o t he r ul e .Iwant e dt o be l i e v e t hatt hes uf f oc at i ngwhi t es upe r i or i t y t hat t r ans c e nde d al l par t soft hes oc i e t ywasonl ya v e s t i geoft hepas t .Butt he nI be gant os e ehow t hi si ns t i t ut i onalr ac i s m wasbe i ngr e pr oduc e di nr e v ol ut i onar yCuba.I be c amef ami l i arwi t ht heLe yde l aPe l i gr os i dad( t heDange r ous ne s sLaw) ,whi c hwasus e dt o di s s uadeCubansf r om i nt e r ac t i ngwi t hf or e i gne r s ,butwhi c h di s pr opor t i onat e l y af f e c t e d dar ke rs ki nne d Cubans .Thi s l awal l owe dCubanpol i c et ohar r as s ,ar r e s tande v e ni mpr i s on any onewhot he yde e me dt obe a pot e nt i al or ac t ual de l i nque nt , wi t hout any s pe c i f i c c har ge s be i ng pl ac e d.Unde r t hi sl aw,y oung bl ac ks ,bot h mal eandf e mal e ,ar es t i l lr out i ne l yque s t i one di ft he yar es e e n ar oundf or e i gne r s ,andage ne r al pe r c e pt i oni sc r e at e dt hatal l whoar ei nv ol v e di nt hebl ac k mar ke tand ot he r ´c r i mi nal ´ ac t i v i t i e s ar e bl ac k. Bl ac k wome ns e e nwi t hf or e i gne r sar e aut omat i c al l y as s ume dt o be ´j i ne t e r as ´, or pr os t i t ut e s , whe r e aswhi t ewome nwhoas s oc i at e wi t h f or e i gne r s ar e us ual l yl e f tal one .

Whe nIwast he r e , Cubanswe r e notal l owe di nt ot our i s thot e l s , r e s t aur ant s ,bar sors t or e s .I unde r s t and t hatt hi ss i t uat i on hasr e c e nt l yc hange d,buti tr e mai ns a s y s t e m ofde f ac t o apar t he i d,asmos tCubansdo nothav et hemone yt of r e que nt s uc he s t abl i s hme nt s any way .

Bl ac k Cubanswe r eof t e n and s t i l lar ehumi l i at e di n nots o s ubt l eway s .Whe nIwasat t e ndi ngt heI ns t i t ut odeDe s ar ol l o de l a Sal ud-t he I ns t i t ut e of He al t hDe v e l opme nt -Iwi t ne s s e d apar t i c ul ar l yc ompe l l i ng, butnotunus uals c e ne .Abl ac k c ookwasi nanar gume ntwi t h t hehe ad ofhe runi on att he s c hool and s he was v i s i bl y ups e t .As I appr oac he d,t he whi t euni onl e ade rt ol dhe rt hat s hes houl dbeas hame dt oc ar r y oni ns uc haf as hi oni nf r ontof af or e i gn doc t or l i ke my s e l f .

Whatdoe st hi ss ayaboutt he s uppos e d di c t at or s hi p oft he pr ol e t ar i at ,i fwhata f or e i gn doc t ort hi nksi smor ei mpor t antt hatwhatabl ac kwor ke r e xpe r i e nc e s and pr ot e s t s agai ns ti nhe rwor kpl ac e ?

Al t hough Iwast r e at e dmuc h be t t e rt han dar ke rs ki nne d Cubans ,Iwass t i l lnotc ons i de r e dwhi t e , s oIdi df e e l di s c r i mi nat i on.

Whe nIwoul dat t e mptt oe nt e r pl ac e sr e s e r v e df ort our i s t s ,I woul d al way s be que s t i one d and had t o makes ur et hatI al way shadmyf or e i gnpas s por t handy .Ats c hoolIwasc ons i de r e damul at apar as al i r ,l oos e l y t r ans l at e d as a mul at a good e nought ogooutwi t hpubl i c l y whi c h,ofc our s e ,i mpl i e st hat t he r e ar es ome mul at asgood e nought obei nt i mat ewi t hbut nott ogooutwi t h publ i c l y .I hads hor thai ratt het i met hatI woul ds ome t i me s we ar c ur l y ands ome t i me ss t r ai ght .Fe l l ow s t ude nt s , bot h whi t e and mul at o,woul de nc our agemet o al way swe armyhai rs t r ai ght , as Ihad´pe l obue no´( goodhai r ) ands oIs houl dnotr e duc emy s t at usbywe ar i ngs t y l e smor e as s oc i at e dwi t hbl ac kphe not y pe s .Af t e raf e wmont hst he r e ,I was de c i de dl y di s s ol l us i one d wi t ht hes t at eofr ac er e l at i ons ont hei s l and.Is t ar t e dhav i ng ne r v ousat t ac ksandwe ntt os e e adoc t or .

Whe nIt ol dhi mt hatt her ootof myune as ewasmye v e ri nc r e as i ngr e al i z at i ont hatr ac i s m was ac anc e ri nt her e v ol ut i ont hat wasbe i ng i gnor e di ns t e ad of be i nge xor c i s e d, hee xpl ai ne dt o met hatr ac i s m wasaps y c hi at r i c di s t ur banc et hat c aus e d s ome i ndi v i dual st o hav e an i r r at i onalf e arofbl ac ks ki n.

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I SM-A RT I CL ES Al t houghIc e r t ai nl yagr e et hat r ac i s mi san i l l ne s s ,Ido not t hi nkt hati ti same nt ali l l ne s s t hatdoe snothav ei t sr oot si na par t i c ul ar s oc i oe c onomi c s y s t e m.Ie xpe c t e dt hatane duc at e ddoc t or ,s uppos e dl yar e v ol ut i onar y ,woul dhav ehada mor ee nl i ght e ne dv i e w oft he r e as onswhyr ac i s me xi s t sand i sr e pr oduc e d,buthi spoi ntof v i e wwasbynome ansunus ual .

Myt hr e ey e arol ddaught e rhad ac c ompani e dmet oCubaand, asc hi l dr e nwe r enotal l owe di n t he boar di ng s c hoolwhe r eI s t udi e d,s hel i v e di nal i v e -i n c hi l dc ar ec e nt r e .Thedi r e c t or wasbl ac kandonedayt ol dme v e r ypr oudl yt hats hewasnot l e t t i ngmydaught e rpl aywi t h bl ac kc hi l dr e n.Whe nIpr ot e s t e dt hatt hatwasnothowIwas r ai s i ngmydaught e r , s hee xc l ai me dt hats het houghtt hatt hat waswhatIwoul dhav ewant e d.

Al t hought he r ear es omebl ac ks andmul at osi nadmi ni s t r at i v e and di r e c t or pos i t i ons ,mos t ´bos s e s ´ar ewhi t e .Af r i e ndof mi nei nSant i agodeCubadi d ani nf or mals ur v e yt ode t e r mi ne i n how many s i t uat i ons bl ac kswe r ei nc har geofwhi t e andot he rwor ke r s .

I n1 995, j us t byobs e r v i ngac t i v i t i e sar ound hi smaj or i t ybl ac kc i t yi nOr i e nt epr ov i nc e ,hec oul df i ndnone .

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Thos ei nt he Cuban gov e r nme nt who r e s pond t oc ompl ai nt sf r om Af r i c anAme r i c ans andot he r st hatbl ac ksar ei na s ubs e r v i e nt pos i t i on on t he i s l and bypoi nt i ngt ot hef ac t t hatt he r ear es e v e r ali ns t i t ut e s de di c at e dt ot hes t udyofAf r oCubanf ol kl or ef ai lt ome nt i on t hatv i r t ual l yal ls uc hpl ac e s ,as of1 997, we r ehe ade dbywhi t e s .

Whi t eCubansand t hos ewho de f e nd t he i r i nt e r e s t s al s o ar guet hatmos toft hepol i c e who har as sbl ac k Cubansar e t he ms e l v e sbl ac k.Ihav e not s e e npr oofoft hi s ,bute v e ni fi t i st r uei ti snodi f f e r e ntt ot he f ac tt hatt hepol i c eus e dt or e pr e s s bl ac ks i nr ac i s t Sout h Af r i c a we r e ov e r whe l mi ngl y bl ac k.

Weal l knowhowoppr e s s e d pe opl ear eof t e n us e d by t he i rbos s e st o oppr e s st he i r own.I nt heCubanc as e ,t hi si s whyt hepol i c ear eof t e nr e c r ui t e d f r om amongs t ´pal e s t i nos ´( ade r ogat or yt e r m f ort hos ewhohav ei mmi gr at e d t o Hav ana f r om Or i e nt e ) ,s o t hatt he yf e e ll e s saf f i ni t yt ot he bl ac kHabane r osandt hushav e l e s s qual ms about har as s i ng t he m.The t e r m pal e s t i nosi s us e dast her e s i de nt sofOr i e nt e ar es e e nasf l e e i ngadv e r s ee c onomi c and s oc i al c ondi t i ons t he r et ot aker e f ugei nt hemor e de v e l ope dc api t al .

I nt hel as tde c ade ,mor eand mor et our i s t s hav e gone t o Cuba,notonl yt oe nj oyt r opi c al be ac he sandc abar e t s , butt oe xpl or eAf r oCubanc ul t ur e .Thi s i sl audabl e ,as t he c abar e t s we r e ot he r pl ac e si n whi c h r ac i s m wasbl at ant .I ti samaz i nghowAme r i c ans , bot hbl ac k andwhi t e , whoar es oc r i t i c alof phe nome na l i ke bl ac kf ac e whe ni ti sf oundi nt heUni t e d St at e s ,donotc r i t i c i z ei twhe n t he ys e ei tatTr opi c ana ( t he mos tpr e s t i gi ous Hav anac abar e t ) . Whe n Ie xpr e s s e d my di s mayi n1 981 ,Iwast ol dt hat i twasnotr ac i s t ,j us tane xampl eofCuban c ul t ur e .Thi si s j us twhatwhi t eSout he r ne r si n t heU. S.s ai d whe nt he ywe r e c r i t i c i z e di nt he 1 950´s and 1 960´sf ors e gr e gat i oni s tpr ac t i c e s .Ast het our i s t sar enow qui t ei nt e r e s t e di nt hebl ac kpopul at i onandt he i rc ul t ur ale xpr e s s i ons ,bl ac kshav ebe c ome qui t ei n f as hi on. Pol i c e no l onge rhar as spe opl es por t i ng dr e adl oc ksasmuc handf or e i gne r sar enots t e e r e dawayf r om as pe c t sofbl ac kCubanc ul t ur e l i ker umbaandSant e r i at ot he e xt e ntt hatt he ywe r ewhe nI l i v e d t he r e . Dar ke rs ki nne d wome n ar e nothar as s e df or c ons or t i ng wi t hf or e i gne r st o t hes amee xt e ntbut ,aswi t hs o muc he l s ei nCuba,t hepol i c y c hange sf r om dayt oday .One day ,s t at es e c ur i t yc anbes e e n f i ndi ng gi r l s and boy sf or t our i s t s ´s e xualpl e as ur e ,s ome of t he m v e r yy oung; a f e w we e ksl at e rt he r ewi l lbeac r ac kdown on j i ne t e r i s mo and of f e nde r swi l lbes y s t e mat i c al l y r ounde dup.

Whe nIwasl i v i ngt he r eandt he dol l ar was pr ohi bi t e df or al l Cubans ,s omes ant e r os–t r adi t i onalpr ac t i c i one r sofAf r i c an r e l i gi onc har ge d f or e i gne r s onl yi ndol l ar s .Thepr ac t i c el e d met oque s t i onwhe t he rornot t he Af r i c an de i t i e swe r e onl y c onc e r ne dwi t ht hewe l f ar eof t hos ewhohaddi v i s as( f or e i gn e xc hange ) .One oft he gr e at c ont r adi c t i ons of t he Cuban s y s t e mi st hatal lCubansar eby nome anse qual .Thos ewhoar e i ns upe r i or pos i t i ons i nt he par t y and gov e r nme nt hav e mor e pr i v i l e ge s .Att he t i me whe nIwasl i v i ngandt r av e l l i ng t o Cuba( dur i ngt he70s ,80s and 90s ) ,onl yt hos e Cubans whowe r ehi ghupi nt hepar t y c oul de nt e rt he di pl ot i e ndas –di pl omat i cs t or e s -andt r av e l abr oad.Now t he r ei sac ompl i c at e ds y s t e m t hr ough whi c h Cubansc an t r av e li ft he yar e s pons or e d.Thi si nv ol v e sc ons i de r abl ee xpe ns e and pay i ng f e e s ,butatl e as ti tgi v e sor di nar yCubansac hanc et os e et he out s i de wor l d.As mor e and mor eCubanst akeadv ant ageof t hi s , s odomor eandmor ebl ac k andbr ownCubans .Ihav enot y e thadac hanc et os t udyt he e xt e ntt owhi c ht he s ene w pos s i bi l i t i e s hav e al t e r e d t he s y s t e m bywhi c hmos t l ywhi t e Cubans s e nt r e mi t t anc e st o t he i rf ami l i e sbac khome ,t hus i nc r e as i ng t he i r pur c has i ng powe rands t andar dofl i v i ng.I s us pe c t ,howe v e r ,t hatt hef ac t t hatmor enonwhi t e sar et r av e l l i ngands e ndi ngmone yand c omi ng bac k wi t hi nc r e as e d f i nanc i alr e s our c e s may hav e s ome what i nc r e as e d t he i r s oc i als t at us .

Whi l eapol ogi s t sf ort heRe v ol ut i on c l ai m t hatmos tbl ac k Cubanss uppor tt heRe v ol ut i on ,dur i ng my y e ar sofc ont ac t wi t ht he s oc i e t y ,I hav e not f oundt hatt he ydot oal e s s e ror gr e at e r e xt e nt t han ot he r Cubans .

Asi nal l s y s t e ms , t hos e who s t and t o gai nf r om t he s y s t e m,s uppor ti tThos ewho c ont i nuet ol i v ei ndi l api dat e d home s,whos uf f e rf r om di s c r i mi nat i oni nj obsande duc at i on, whof or mt hemaj or i t yi nt he pr i s ons , who ar e not i c e abl y abs e ntf r om l oc al t e l e v i s i onand ar et hebr untofmos tj oke sobv i ous l ye xpe c t e dmor ef r om t he Re v ol ut i on.

Ofc our s e ,whe nt he ybe gi nt o pr ot e s tt he yar et ol dt hatt hi ngs ar emuc hwor s ei nt heUni t e d St at e sand,i ft he yc ompl ai n, t he yar epl ay i ngi nt ot hehands ofU. S.i mpe r i al i s m.I nf ac t ,I hav ebe e n mot i v at e dt o wr i t e t hi sar t i c l ebyt hewor dsofa bl ac k Cuban s uppor t e roft he Re v ol ut i on,Es t e ban Mor al e s , who i n as t at e me ntr e f ut i ng whatan i nf l ue nt i algr oup of s i xt y Af r i c an Ame r i c answe r e s ay i ngaboutt hegov e r nme nt ´s f ai l ur et opr ot e c tt hec i v i lr i ght s ofbl ac ksont hei s l and,c l ai me d t hatmanybl ac ksl i v e di ni nf e r i ors i t uat i onsbe c aus et he ydi d not know how t ot r ans f or m t he i r s i t uat i on. ´No s abe n c omoapr ov e c har s edel asopor t uni dade squel aRe v ol uc i onl e s hadado´-The ydon’ tknowhow t ot akeadv ant ageoft heoppor t uni t i e spr ov i de dbyt heRe v ol ut i on.

Mypos i t i oni st hatt hebl ac ks ar epe r f e c t l yabl et ot akeadv ant ageofoppor t uni t i e swhe n t he yar epr e s e nt e dt ot he m.I know t oomanyv e r ywe l le duc at e dbl ac ks ,par t i c ul ar l yt hos e who s t udi e d l anguage s and ot he rc ar e e r sc onne c t e dt ot he t our i s ts e c t or ,whohav ebe e n une mpl oy e df ory e ar s .I ti sa we l lknown f ac tt hatt hebe s t j obs ,i nf ac tal mos tal loft he j obsi nt het our i s ts e c t or , ar er e s e r v e df orwhi t e s .Whe nIwas v i s i t i ngt hei s l andf r e que nt l yi n t he 90´s ,t he ar gume ntwas t hatwhi t eCubanshadt ol i mi t t he amountofnonwhi t e si n t het our i s ts e c t orbe c aus et he Spani ar dsandot he rEur ope ans di dnotl i ket os e et he m.

Iwoul d ar guequi t et hec ont r ar y -t hati t i swhi t e Cubanswho do not wantt os e et he m.

Asr e gar dsc l as sdi s t i nc t i ons ,I hav er e f e r r e dabov et ot hepr e s e nt gov e r nme nt ´s de c l ar e d c ommi t me ntt os oc i al i s m,or Mar xi s m Le ni ni s m.Iwoul ds ugge s tt hatwhatac t ual l ye xi s t s i ss t at ec api t al i s m.The bas i c t e ne tofs oc i al i s m i st hatt he mas s e s ,t hati st he pe as ant s andwor ke r s , s houl dc ont r ol t he s t at e appar at us . The pr of i t s c r e at e di nt hee c onomys houl d al s o ac c r ue ,t ot he gr e at e s t de gr e e pos s i bl e ,t ot he pr e v i ous l ydi s adv ant age d.Thegov e r nme nts houl de ns ur et hat t hebas i cne e dsofal loft hepopul at i on ar eme t .Toc onf r ont t he gov e r nme nt on i t s own t e r ms ,Iwoul das kt he n,whe r e dot hepr of i t sc r e at e dbyCuban wor ke r sandpe as ant se ndup?

Doubt l e s ss omegoe st ohe al t h, e duc at i on and s oc i als e r v i c e s , but any one who s e r i ous l y anal y s e st he s oc i e t yc an s e e t hatt he r ei sc l e ar l y an e l i t e c l as s .Al t houghwear eas ke dt o be l i e v et hatt he s ear er e pr e s e nt at i v e soft hewor ke r sandpe as ant sandt hatt hi si swhyt he y ar ee nt i t l e dt o ahi ghe rs t andar dofl i v i ng,t hi si sc l e ar l ynot i nke e pi ngwi t ht hei de ol ogyof s oc i al i s m.Ast hi se l i t ei sdi s pr opor t i onat e l y whi t e , one c oul dar guet hatt hemaj or i t y who ar enon-whi t e -l abort o pr ov i def ort he´ne e ds ´oft he r ul i ngwhi t ee l i t e .I tmus tbe c l ar i f i e dt hatc e r t ai nl ynotal l whi t e sar ee l i t e ,butde f i ni t e l y al mos tal ls oc i alandi tc oul dbe ar gue d e c onomi ce l i t e s ar e whi t e .Apol ogi s t sf ort hos ei n powe rpoi ntt oJuanAl me i da, t heonl ybl ac kwhohasmai nt ai ne dane l e v at e dpos i t i oni ngov e r nme nt ,aspr ooft hatbl ac ks i nCubahav epowe r .

Howe v e r ,t he s es ame i ndi v i dual ss ay t hatCol i n Powe l l , f or me rSe c r e t ar yofSt at ei nt he Uni t e d St at e s ,and Pr e s i de nt Bar ac k Obama,bot h Af r i c an Ame r i c an, ar ej us t puppe t s .

Whyi si tt hatt hel at t e rar es e e n byt hepr opone nt soft heRe v ol ut i on as me r ef i gur e he ads , whi l eAl me i dai ss e e nasbe i ng s o powe r f ul ? Al t hough he i s us ual l yt r ot t e d outt or e c e i v e f or e i gn di gni t ar i e sf r om bl ac k c ount r i e s ,Iwoul ds ugge s tt hat hehasv e r yl i t t l er e alpowe r .

Cubai se s s e nt i al l ynotmuc hdi f f e r e nt t han Br az i l ,i n t hi s r e gar d-notal lt he poor ar e bl ac k,butv i r t ual l y al loft he r i c har ewhi t e .

Tur ni ngonc eagai nt ot het e r mi nol ogyoft het he or ywhi c h t hos ei npowe rc l ai mt obei mpl e me nt i ng and put t i ng i nt o pr ac t i c e ,wemus te xami net he c onc e ptoft hes upe r s t r uc t ur e .

Suppos e dl yt hes upe r s t r uc t ur e ( t hati st hebodyofi de as ,be l i e f sandpr ac t i c e s )i nas oc i e t yar e ar e f l e c t i onoft hei nf r as t r uc t ur e( t hati st hee c onomi cs y s t e m, t hes oc al l e dr e l at i onsofpr oduc t i on) .Rac i s m,t he n,i ss e e n asani de ol ogyus e di nt hepas t t oj us t i f ye c onomi cs y s t e msl i ke s l av e r y , c ol oni al i s m andc api t al i s m.Iwoul dar guet hatr ac i s m i nCubat odayi sal s ous e dt os uppor tan e c onomi cs y s t e m.I f t hemaj or i t yoft hec i t i z e nsac t ual l ybe l i e v et hatt he yar ei nf e r i orandt hatwhi t e sar es uppos e dt obei nc ont r ol( e i t he rbe c aus et he y had an e nhanc e d r ol e i n t he Re v ol ut i on, or s i mpl ybe c aus et hati sj us tt he wayt hewor l di s )t he nt he yar e l e s sl i ke l yt or e be l .Idobe l i e v e t hatf e e l i ngsofi nf e r i or i t yar e be i nge r as e dt oas mal lde gr e e , butnotbe c aus e ofany t hi ng t hatt hegov e r nme nti sdoi ng; r at he rde s pi t ei t .Thef ac tt hat manyoft hei de aswhi c hl e adt o e nhanc e ds e l fe s t e e m among bl ac ksc omef r om abr oaddoe s noti n any way make t he s e i de asar e´f or e i gni de aswhi c h r unc ount e rt o

Cubanc ul t ur e ´.

I de asofMar xi s m Le ni ni s m al s o c ame f r om abr oad and t he y we r e s uppos e dl y e mbr ac e d, al mos twi t houtc ondi t i on.The i nt e r nat i onalbl ac k Mov e me nt i se nr i c he d by c ont r i but i ons f r om t hr oughoutAf r i c a,Lat i n Ame r i c a,t heCar i bbe an,Nor t h Ame r i c a,Eur opeandOc e ani a.

AsIhav es t at e dabov e ,Idonot be l i e v et hat i de as e manat i ng f r om manyoft hepr opone nt sof t hi smov e me ntar es uf f i c i e ntt o t r ans f or ms oc i e t i e sf ort hegood ofal l ;howe v e r ,par t i c ul ar l yf or t hos eofAf r i c an de s c e nt ,Ido be l i e v et hatt he yar ei mpor t ant pr e c ur s or s .Onec annotbui l da s oc i e t yf r e eofc l as sandr ac i al oppr e s s i oni ft hemaj or i t y ,bot h t hos ewhope r pe t uat eandt hos e whos uf f e rf r om r ac i s m,r e al l y be l i e v ei nwhi t es upe r i or i t y .I n Cuba,asIhav ei mpl i e dabov e , r ac i s m and di s c r i mi nat i on ar e l i nke dt ol y nc hi ng and dogs be i ngs e tonpe ac e f ulde mons t r at or s .Thef ac tt hatbl ac ksar e t hebr untofmos tj oke si snot c ons i de r e dr ac i s m.

Thef ac tt hat mos twhi t eCubanme nc r i nge at t he t hought t hat a whi t e womanmi ghthav es e xualr e l at i onswi t hanonwhi t emani s notc ons i de r e dr ac i s m.

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I SM-A RT I CL ES Thef ac tt hatt hepar t i c i pat i on ofbl ac ksi nwor l dhi s t or y ,and mor epar t i c ul ar l yi nCubanhi s t or y ,i sl e f toutoft e xtbooksi s notc ons i de r e dr ac i s m.Thef ac t t hat Af r i c an phe not y pe -l i ke ki nkyhai r ,br oadnos eandbi g l i ps -ar el ar ge l yr e gar de dwi t h c ont e mpt i s not c ons i de r e d r ac i s m.Thef ac tt hatt hemos t de t e r i or at e dr e s i de nt i alar e as ar e whe r e t he maj or i t y of bl ac ksl i v e ,i snotc ons i de r e d r ac i s m. The f ac tt hat Fi de l al way sr e f e r st o hi s Spani s h f at he rand ne v e rt o hi sl i ght s ki nne dmul at amot he ri snot c ons i de r e dr ac i s m.

Thos e who t ake e xc e pt i on t o t he pe t i t i on by t he Af r i c an Ame r i c anst owhi c hIr e f e r r e d abov e ,c l ai mt hatt heRe v ol ut i onar ygov e r nme ntc annotbe ac c us e d of r ac i s m as t he y he l pe dde f e atapar t he i dandc ol oni al i s m i n Sout he r n Af r i c a, s e nddoc t or sandot he rpr of e s s i onal st owor ki nunde r de v e l ope dnat i onsandhav eal l owe d s t ude nt s f r om many bl ac k c ount r i e st os t udyf r e eof

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I ti snotc l e arwhe t he rornot t hepr e s e ntCubangov e r nme nt pr ov i de d as s i s t anc et ol i be r at i on mov e me nt s and gov e r nme nt si n Af r i c af orpur e l yal t r ui s t i cr e as onsorbe c aus eof ge opol i t i c al c ons i de r at i ons .

He l pi ngt ot r ai nc adr e si nt he s e c ount r i e s has done muc ht o s e c ur es uppor tf ort heCuban r e v ol ut i oni ni nt e r nat i onalf or a l i ket heUni t e d Nat i ons .

Jus tbe c aus edoc t or sandot he r pr of e s s i onal s go t o wor ki n bl ac kc ount r i e sdoe snotme an t hatt he y do nothav er ac i s t i de as .Manyoft hos ewhowe nt abr oad e i t he rasmi l i t ar ype r s onne loraspr of e s s i onal s and wi t hwhom Is pokei nCubae xpr e s s e d gr e atr e s e nt me ntt hat t he yhadt ogot he r e ,al t hough manyoft hepr of e s s i onal sdi d notobj e c tast he yr e c e i v e dc ons ume rgoods , l i kec ar sande l e c t r i c alappl i anc e s ,andof t e n pr ov e dhous i ngwhe nt he yr e t ur ne d.Some as s e r tt hatAr mandoHar t ,whowasMi ni s t e r

ofCul t ur ef orf art ool ong,i s notr ac i s tandEur oc e nt r i cbe c aus eheal l owe d bl ac k mus i c i anst ot r av e land e v e nl i v e abr oadandt or e t ur nwhe nt he y l i ke d,i nc ont r as twi t he ar l i e r pol i c i e st hatmadei ti mpos s i bl e f ort hos et ol e av et oc omebac k.

Fi r s tofal l ,t he mai nr e as on t hatheal l owe dmus i c i ans ,not onl ybl ac kone s ,t ogoi n and outi st hatt hegov e r nme nthas be e nv e r ye mbar r as s e dbyt he numbe r of c ul t ur al wor ke r s whohav ede f e c t e dwhi l eaway onf or e i gnt r i ps .Se c ondl y ,hi s c ul t ur alpol i c i e s hav e al way s be e nv e r yEur oc e nt r i c .The r ei s no c ompar i s on be t we e nt he wayt hatt heConj unt oFol kor i c o,whi c hi sl ar ge l ybutnote x c l us i v e l yAf r oCubani nor i e nt at i on,hashi s t or i c al l ybe e nt r e at e dandt hewayt hatt heBal l e t Nac i onalhas be e n nur t ur e d.

The Di r e c t oroft he Nat i onal Bal l e twasc r i t i c i z e ds omey e ar s ago f ornothav i nganydar ks ki nne ddanc e r si nhe rgr oup.

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I nc onc l us i on,Cubai snott he onl yr ac i s tc ount r yi n Lat i n Ame r i c a.But i ti st he onl y c ount r ywhi c h hashadas uc c e s s f ulr e v ol ut i on whi c h has c l ai me dt obede di c at e dt oe r adi c at i ng s oc i aland e c onomi c i nj us t i c e sand i ne qual i t y .The ki nds of mani f e s t at i ons of whi t es upe r i or i t yt hatar edi s c us s e d he r ear ebynome ans e xc l us i v et oCuba.Wec oul dbe t al ki ngaboutBr az i l , Ve ne z ue l a, Domi ni c anRe publ i corCol om bi a.Iwi l lne v e rf or ge twhe nI pr e s e nt e dapape ronRac i s m as aPubl i cHe al t hpr obl e mi nt he Ame r i c as ,ata c onf e r e nc eon Soc i al Sc i e nc e sandMe di c i nei n Car ac asi n1 995andIwasi nt e r r upt e daf t e ronl y5mi ns . oft he 20 mi ns .al l ot t e d and r e pr i mande d.I was t ol d by t he out r age dc hai roft hec onf e r e nc et hatr ac i s m wasonl yar e al i t y i nt he Uni t e d St at e s .I twas unknowni nLat i nAme r i c a.

AsI t al ke d abouts ubj e c t sl i ket he way si n whi c h whi t ee l i t e s abandone dt he i r mi xe dr ac e of f s pr i ng,who of t e n gr e w up r e s e nt f uland di s e nf r anc hi s e d, t hec he e ksoft heal mos te xc l us i v e l ywhi t emal epar t i c i pant s gr e wc r i ms on.Thee xac ts ame ki nd ofr e ac t i on i soc c ur r i ng now,att hee ndof2009,whe n abr av egr oupofAf r i c anAme r i c ani nt e l l e c t ual sdar et opr ot e s t mani f e s t at i onsofr ac i s m,e pi t omi z e d by t he unj us tar r e s t andde t e nt i onofamul at oac t i v i s tont hei s l and.

I nar e s pons e bybl ac k Cuban i nt e l l e c t ual s , i de nt i f i e dwi t ht hegov e r nme nt , wear et ol dt hatt he s eAme r i c anshav enor i ghtt oc omme nt onr ac er e l at i onsont hei s l and be c aus et heUni t e dSt at e si st he mos tr ac i s tc ount r yi n t he wor l d, andObamaonl ybe c ame pr e s i de nt by de ny i ng hi s ´bl ac kne s s ´.Thef ac tt hatAf r i c anAme r i c ansl i v ei nar ac i s t s oc i e t yi snor e as on whyt he y c annotc r i t i c i z er ac i s mi not he r c ount r i e s ,j us tasme mbe r sof t hi sgr oupofi nt e l l e c t ual shav e al way s done at home .

As I e mphas i z e dt hr oughoutt hi sar t i c l e ,wee xpe c tmor ef r om a Re v ol ut i onar y pr oc e s s t han f r om s oc i e t i e st hatar eunabas he dl yc api t al i s t .Thef ac tt hat unc ondi t i onalde f e nde r soft he Re v ol ut i onf al lbac kont heol d t i r e dac c us at i ont hatt hos ewho c r i t i c i z eany t hi ngaboutCuba, e v e ni nas pi r i tofc ons t r uc t i v e c r i t i c i s m,ar eage nt sofi mpe r i al i s m,i sl ame nt abl e .

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Expe r i e nc et hee xc i t e me ntofAf r oCubanJaz z wi t hGr upoJaz zTumbao,as e pt e tde di c at e dt o t hepe r f or manc eofor i gi nalLat i nJaz z ,Be bop l at i ns t y l e ,andc l as s i cc ompos i t i onsf r om t he mas t e r sofCubanandNuy or i c anJaz z .I fy ou' v e e v e rhe ar dt hey oungt e norgi antDav i dSánc he z , orJe r r yGonz al e zandFor tApac he ,y ou' l lknow whe r eGr upoJaz zTumbaoi sc omi ngf r om.Of c our s e ,t he yc an' tf or ge tt heDi z z yGi l l e s pi eChanoPoz oe xpe r i me nt soft he1 940' st hator i gi nal l yde f i ne dt hi sgr e ats t y l e .Gr upoJaz zTumbao s e e mst obeoneoft hef e wgr oupswe s tofNe w Yor kpl ay i ngwi t ht hi spe r s pe c t i v e .I t ' sme mbe r s ar eal lac c ompl i s he dmus i c i ansont heJaz zand Lat i nmus i cs c e ne si nVanc ouv e r ,andhav et r av e l l e dands t udi e de xt e ns i v e l yt ope r f e c tt he i rc r af t .

Fort hepas tf e wy e ar s ,t hebandhaspe r f or me dt o e nt hus i as t i caudi e nc e satVanc ouv e r ' sI nt e r nat i onalJaz zFe s t i v al ,whe r et he yhav eope ne df or Cuba' sl e ge ndar yOr que s t aAr agón,andEl i ade s Oc hoaofBue naVi s t aSoc i alCl ubFame .

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¿québol á?c ompos e dbybr i anhar di ng© ( SOCAN) “ ¿ Québol á? ”( what ’ sup?)i sac ommongr e e t i ngonemi ght he aront hes t r e e t si nCuba, s oi t ’ sf i t t i ngt hatt hi sde s c ar gaor j am s e s s i onbe gi nst hi sCD.Ev e r y onei nt hegr oupge t sa c hanc et os ayhe l l owi t has hor ts ol ot obr e akt hei c e . . .

Sol oi s t s :Al ,Br i an,Lou,Bi l l ,Edgar ,Jac k,Chr i s

onward and edward c ompos e d by al l an j ohns t on © t umbaomus i c( SOCAN) Thi swoul dbeas t r ai ghtahe ad,i nc l av el at i nt une ,e xc e ptf or t hef ac tt hati t ' si n5/ 4t i me ,wi t hanor i gi nalc l av e( 31 2) .

Thi ss ongs howsanot he rs i det ot hegr oup,oneofi nt e r pl ay andc ommuni c at i on, ase xpr e s s e di nt hee xt e nde di mpr ov i s at i ont hatf i ni s he sof ft hepi e c e .Thi ss ongi sde di c at e dt ot he me mor yofBr i anHi l l ,f r i e ndanddr umme r .

Sol oi s t s :Bi l l ,Br i an,Chr i s empi eza si n míc ompos e dbyal l anj ohns t on© t umbao mus i c( SOCAN) Empi e z aSi nMí ( St ar tWi t houtMe ) , be gi nsi nal at i nj az zf e e l , f e at ur i ngBi l lCl ar konf l uge l hor n,ande ndsupasac ooki ng s on,f e at ur i ngt hev oc al sofPanamabor nI v ánRodr i gue z .

Sol oi s t :Bi l l 21yEc ompos e dbybr i anhar di ng© ( SOCAN) 21yE( 21 s tandESt .i nHav ana) ,i si ns pi r e dbyCubanj az z gr oupss uc hasI r ake r eandMar ac aaswe l lasmode r ndanc e gr oupss uc hasLaChar angaHabane r aandLosVanVan. Sol oi s t s :Bi l l ,Br i an,Jac k snakewal kc ompos e dbybr i anhar di ng© ( SOCAN) Thi sbe aut i f ulj az zc hac hac hái sanot he re xampl eoft hei nt e r pl aybe t we e nbandme mbe r s ,e s pe c i al l ydur i ngt hegr oup s ol os e c t i on.

Sol oi s t s :Lou,Gr oup,Jac k j amesycachao c ompos e dbyal l an j ohns t on © t umbao mus i c( SOCAN) I ns pi r e dbyt wooft hemos ti mpor t anti nnov at or soft hebas s : Jame sJame r s on, whowast hedr i v i ngf or c ebe hi ndMot own' s gr e at e s thi t s ,andt heCubanLe ge nd,I s r ae lLope z' Cac hao', i nv e nt oroft hemambo,ands t i l lpl ay i ngs t r ongl yi nhi s80' s !

Thi ss ongi sde di c at e dt ooneoft hene wge ne r at i onofCuban bas s i s t s ,Pe dr oPabl oGut i e r r e z .

Sol oi s t s :Br i an,Lou,Al t oysc ompos e dbyhe r bi ehanc oc k© hanc oc kmus i c Byt hegr e atpi ani s tHe r bi eHanc oc k,t hi ss ongi sani nt r i gui ngc ombi nat i onof4/ 4s wi ngov e ra6/ 8r hy t hm s e c t i on.

Thi sf e e l i si ns pi r i ngt os ol oov e r , asBi l l Cl ar k' ss oar i ngf l uge l hor ns ol o de mons t r at e s .Sol oi s t s :Al l an,Lou,Bi l l ,Edgar ( c aj on) f ranknessc ompos e d and ar r ange d byal l an j ohns t on © t umbaomus i c( SOCAN) Thi sc ompos i t i on, wi t haf ul lbi gbandar r ange me nt , wasi ns pi r e dbyandi sde di c at e dt ot hel at ec ompos e randgui t ar i s t Fr ankZappa.I tf e at ur e sgue s tappe ar anc e sbyNi c kApi v or onmar i mba,PaulBar ononl e adt r umpe t ,andMI keBr av e r manons axophone s .

Sol oi s t s :Br i an,Lou

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Al l anJohnst on:Col e ade r ,Compos e r ,Ac ous t i c Bas s ,Ampe gBabyBas s .

Alhaspl ay e dorr e c or de d wi t hmanyofVanc ouv e r ' s f i ne s tLat i nandj az z gr oups ,i nc l udi ngOr que s t a LaCl av e ,Or que s t aGoma Dur a,Xar abanda,JUNO Nomi ne eRumbaCal z ada, ShangóAs hé ,LaRaz a Lat i na,Al maLi br e ,hi sown ac c l ai me ds e pt e tGr upo Jaz zTumbao,andmany ot he r s .Hehasal s ohadt he pr i v i l e geofpl ay i ngbas s be hi nds omeoft hel e ge nds ofLat i nMus i c ,i nc l udi ng NYSal s al e ge ndandFani a Al l St arLar r yHar l ow( wi t h Se at t l e ' sNue v aEr a) , Gr ammywi nne rLal oRodr i gue z( wi t hOr q.La Cl av e ) ,Cubanpi anowi z ar d Er nánLope z Nus s a ( wi nne roft he2002Cubadi s c oawar df orLat i n Jaz z ) ,JohnnyRi v e r a( wi t h LaCl av e ) ,andLosMuñe qui t osdeMat anz as( wi t h ShangóAs hé ) .Hehast r a v e l e de xt e ns i v e l yt hr oughoutt heLat i nwor l dde v e l opi nghi ss t y l e ,i nc l udi ng Cuba,Pue r t oRi c o,and Ne wYor k.

Bi l lCl ark: Tr umpe t ,Fl uge l hor n Bi l lCl ar khasbe e nav i br antpar t i c i panti nt heCanadi anJaz zs c e nes i nc ehi s de butwi t hHughFr as e r ' s Vanc ouv e rEns e mbl eof Jaz zI mpr ov i s at i on( VEJI ) i n1 980.Agi f t e dc ompos e r , hehasbe e name mbe rof TheHar dRubbe rOr c he s t r a,TheNe wOr c he s t r a Wor ks hop,Br as sRoot s , Cl audeRange rBand,The Chr i sTar r yCol l e c t i v e Cons c i e nc e ,andt he ALCANAwar dwi nni ngBi l l Cl ar kSe xt e t .Asame mbe r oft heac c l ai me dgr oupTal ki ngPi c t ur e s ,Bi l lhas t our e dCanadaandEur ope nume r oust i me s .

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LouMast roi anni :Pi ano Loui swe l lknowni n Canadaasoneoft hef e w j az zpi ani s t swhoi se qual l y i mme r s e di nt hel at i nt r adi t i on,andass uc hhei s muc hi nde mand.Hehas wr i t t e nf orandr e c or de d wi t hShangóAs hé ,Goma Dur a,RumbaCal z ada, Kar i nPl at o,andmany ot he r s .Louat t e nde dt he Banf fSc hoolofFi neAr t s ( onaSc hol ar s hi p) ,whe r e hes t udi e dwi t ht hel i ke sof DonThomps on,John Abe r c r ombi e ,Ke nnyWhe e l e r ,andLe eKoni t z .Fur t he rs t udi e si nCubawi t h t hegr e atEmi l i oMor al e s he l pe dt os hapehi ss t y l e .

JackDuncan:Congas , Bat á,Ché ke r e ,Be l l Ane v e r e ndi ngque s tf or knowl e dgehast ake npe r c us s i oni s tJac kDunc ant o s uc hpl ac e sasWe s tAf r i c a ( whe r ehes t udi e dwi t h mas t e rdr umme r sDouDou N' di ay eRos eandPe t i t Tour e )t oCuba,whe r ehe hasr e t ur ne dnume r ous t i me st os t udywi t hConj unt oFol kl or i c oNac i onalDe Cuba,LosMuñe qui t osde Mat anz as ,c ongue r o" Anga" andt hel e ge ndar y" Chan gui t o" .Jac khasal s obe e na f e at ur e dpe r f or me ratt he Hav anaJaz zFe s t i v al ,wi t h t he " Puc hoLope zEns e mbl e " .I nVanc ouv e r ,hei sa f oundi ngme mbe rofHugh Fr as e r ' sVanc ouv e rEns e m bl eofJaz zI mpr ov i s at i on ( VEJI ) ,Har dRubbe rOr c he s t r a,andhi sownac c l ai me de ns e mbl e ,Shangó As hé .

Chri sHaas: Dr ums ,Ti mbal e s Asanac t i v ef r e e l anc emus i c i anont heVanc ouv e rJaz z andLat i ns c e nef ormor e t hanade c ade ,Chr i shas pe r f or me dwi t ht hec i t y ' s t opdanc eandLat i nj az z gr oupsi nc l udi ng:LaCl av e , Or que s t aVal l ar t a,Tr opi c ana,RumbaCal z ada,and Xar abanda.

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Thes t udyde l i v e r e datt heannual me e t i ngoft heRadi ol ogi c al Soc i e t yofNor t hAme r i c awar nst hati ndi v i dual swhoar epas t t he i ry oungy e ar ss t andaf ai rc hanc eofov e r e xe r c i s i ngt he ms e l v e si nt oos t e oar t hr i t i s ,t hekne ebe i nge s pe c i al l yv ul ne r abl e . “ Ourdat as ugge s tt hatpe opl ewi t hhi ghe rphy s i c alac t i v i t y l e v e l smaybeatgr e at e rr i s kf orde v e l opi ngkne eabnor mal i t i e sand,t hus ,athi ghe rr i s kf orde v e l opi ngos t e oar t hr i t i s , ” r unst hec onc l us i onofl e adr e s e ar c he rChr i s t ophSt e hl i ng.

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Whe r e ast ogi v eupe xe r c i s i ngal t oge t he rbe c aus ey ouar eal r e adys uf f e r i ngf r om ar t hr i t i si snott hebe s tt hi ngt odo, s c i e nt i s t spoi ntout .Thes t udyr e mi ndst hatc ar e f ulandmode r at ee xe r c i s i ngs t r e ngt he nst hej oi nt sande nabl e st oal l e v i at et hepai nst oac e r t ai ne xt e nt ,apar tf r om buoy i ngusup ge ne r al l y .

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The yf oundt hatal mos tal ls t udi e dc i gar e t t e sc ont ai ne dbac t e r i aof1 5di f f e r e ntc l as s e s , i nc l udi ngt heone sr e pr e s e nt i nga pot e nt i aldange rt ohumans .Bac t e r i abe l ongi ngt os uc hc l as s e sasAc i ne t obac t e r ,Bac i l l us ,Bur khol de r i a,Cl os t r i di um, Kl e bs i e l l a,Ps e udomonasandSe r r at i awe r emos tf r e que nt l y de t e c t e d.The s ebac t e r i ac anbei nf e c t i ousi nhumans .Mor e t han 90 pe r c e ntofs ampl e swe r ec ont ami nat e d,s ur pr i s e d s c i e nt i s t ss ay .The yt hi nkbac t e r i amaket he i rwayt oc i gar e t t e sdur i ngt hepr oduc t i onpr oc e s sande nc our agei nc r e as e d hy gi e nec ont r oli nt het obac c oi ndus t r y .

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The v ac c i nel as t sf oraboutamont h, s os moke r swi l l bel i ke l yt obe v ac c i nat e de v e r ymont hdur i nghal fay e art omakes ur et he y ki c kt hehabi tf orgood.

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Cl i ni c alt r i al sus i ngt hev ac c i neandpl ac e bo,c ar r i e doutby ni nedi f f e r e nti ns t i t ut i onsi nc l udi ngt heUni v e r s i t yofCal i f or ni a,s howe di the l pe dt hehal fofs moke r st oqui ts moki ng dur i ngt r i al s .Dur i ngt hes e c ondphas eoft r i al s ,par t i c i pant s we r ev ac c i nat e ds i xt i me sandnow80pe rc e ntgav eup.

Thev ac c i nec anhe l pmi l l i onsofs moke r st oqui tt hehabi tf or good.The r ear el ot sofpr oduc t sde s i gne dt ohe l ps moke r st o qui ts uc hast hegum, pat c he sandnas als pr ay s .

Ne v e r t he l e s s , manyofs moke r sr e l aps e .Al lt he s epr oduc t sar ei nf ac tal t e r nat i v eway sofde l i v e r i ngni c ot i net ot hebody .The yc ont ai n e noughni c ot i net omi t i gat ewi t hdr awals y mpt omsandal l ow t hebodyt oadaptt oabs t ai ni ngf r om c i gar e t t e s .Theamount ofni c ot i nei sgr adual l ydi mi ni s he dunt i ls moke r st ot al l ys t op t aki ngi t .Ni c VAXi sar adi c al l yne w waybe c aus ei tpr e v e nt s ni c ot i nef r om e nt e r i ngt hebr ai n.I fpr ov e dt obes uc c e s s f ul , t hev ac c i newi l ls av emi l l i onsofl i v e s .

Ant i s moki ngv ac c i nei se xpe c t e dt ohi tt hemar ke tne xty e ar .

Dri nki ngW at er DoesNotI mprove YourSki n Sur pr i s i ngl ye nough,dr i nki ngal otofwat e rdoe snotmake y ours ki nl ooky oungandbe aut i f ul .Manywome n,i nc l udi ng Hol l y woodac t r e s s e sandhi ghpr of i l et opmode l s ,hav ebe e n t aki ngt headv i c et odr i nkasmuc hwat e raspos s i bl ef ory e ar s .

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Re por taut horHe at he rYur e gi rs ai d:“ Jus tdr i nki ngwat e rf or t hes akeofdr i nki ngwat e rr e al l yhasnoe f f e c toni mpr ov i ng t heappe ar anc eofs ki n.I ti sj us tac ommonmi s c onc e pt i on. ” Vi t ami nsA,B,CandEc ont ai ne di nf r ui tandv e ge t abl e sar e mor ei mpor t antf orke e pi ngy ours ki nhe al t hy .Thev i t ami n de f i c i e nc yr e s ul t si ndr y ,c r ac ke d,pe e l i ngori t c hys ki n.

Re por taut hor sagr e et hatdr i nki ngal otofwat e rbe ne f i t st he ov e r al lhe al t h.Maj orf ac t or st hats pe e dups ki nage i ngpr oc e s sar es moki ngande xpos et os un.

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Toge t he rwi t hhi sc ol l e ague sRoye xpos e d1 3par t i c i pant st o pai nf ule l e c t r i cs hoc k,whi c h pr oduc e ds pont ane ousr e ac t i onst hatc oul dbeme as ur e d.Themome ntaf t e runde r goi ng e l e c t r i cs hoc kt he ywe r es hownpi c t ur e st hatwe r ee i t he rpl e as ant ,unpl e as antorne ut r al .Sc i e nt i s t ss i mul t ane ous l yobs e r v e dt hepar t i c i pant s ’ br ai nac t i v i t yus i ngf unc t i onalmagne t i c r e s onanc ei magi ng.Roys ay st he yf oundt hatl ooki ngatun pl e as anti mage sr i ghtaf t e rge t t i nge l e c t r i cs hoc kampl i f i e d pai n.

The r e f or e , nondr ugt r e at me nt ss uc hasmoode nhanc i ngand l i s t e ni ngt opl e as antmus i cc anbeus e dt ohe l pe as epai n.

The s et r e at me nt sar ei ne xpe ns i v eandc anbeus e dal mos t wi t hnor e s t r i c t i ons .Thi se s pe c i al l ymake ss e ns ef orwome n dur i ngde l i v e r yast he yne e dpos i t i v et hought sandpl e as ant e nv i r onme ntt oal l e v i at epai n.

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Ke l l y and Er i c ar et wo of Cal gar y ’ s mos tr e c ogni z e d danc ei ns t r uc t or sbot hont he l oc als c e neandi nt e r nat i onal l y .The y hav er e pr e s e nt e d Canada t hr e et i me s att he Wor l d Sal s aChampi ons hi ps andi n2009pl ac e ds i xt hi n t hewor l d.Er i candKe l l yar e f e at ur e dc hor e ogr aphe r s on SoYouThi nkYouCanDanc e CANADA anddanc e dont he Cal gar yt ours t opofDanc i ng wi t ht heSt ar s .The yar et he di r e c t or s oft he Sal s a Ri c a Danc e Company , and ar e pr oudt obeor gani s e r soft he 3r d Cal gar y I nt e r nat i onal Sal s aCongr e s s .

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Danc e r s ,v e ndor s ,s pons or s and s pe c t at or s al i ke we r e t r e at e dt oc apac i t ypar t i e s , s pe c t ac ul ar pr of e s s i onal s hows ,andhadt heoppor t uni t yt oat t e ndc l as s e swi t h t e ac he r snotnor mal l yav ai l abl ei n Canada.Si nc el as t y e ar se v e nt ,t heor gani z e r s hav epe r f or me datmanyi nt e r nat i onale v e nt s ,and r e c e i v e d an awar df r om t he i nt e r nat i onals al s ac ommuni t yf ort he i rwor ke s t abl i s hi ngt heCal gar yI nt e r nat i o

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Comeoutwi t hf r i e nds ,y our par t ne rore v e nony our own.You' r es ur et ome e t s omegr e atpe opl ewhi l e y ou' r eoutwi t hCi t ySal s a Vi be .

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BACHATAAMBASSADOR ORGANI ZES THE3RD FESTI VALTOGETHER W I TH DANCESCHOOLBAI LABAI LAI N HELSI NKI Wear el uc kyt ohav e2Bac hat aFe s t i v al si nFi nl and:Januar yi n He l s i nkiandJunei nTampe r e .Nowy ou' l lge te noughc hanc e s t oi mpov ey ourbac hat as ki l l sandt opar t i c i pat et hef abul ous par t i e s .Bai l aBai l ai sane xc e l l e ntc ompanyt oc oope r at ewi t h, be c aus et he yhav ee noughr e s our c e s ,wi l lands ki l l .

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SATURDAYPARTY•BFPARTY Sat ur dayPar t yi sc al l e dBFPar t y( t heFe s t i v alMai nBac hat a Par t y ) .Thi sme ans6070% Bac hat a.Asy ouc ans e e ,t he r ewi l l bes omeSal s a,Me r e ngue ,Ti pi c oandRe ggae t onmus i cal s o.No onewi l lge tbor e d,be c aus eour3xDjknowshowt omakeBac hat ai nt e r e s t i ngandv ar i abl ewi t hi ' sDomi Bac hat a,Fus i onBac hat aandBac haTangos t y l e s .

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