Zumba, mamá, la rumba y tambó! ¡Mabimba, mabomba, mabomba y bombó! Repican los palos, suena la maraca, zumba la botija, rompe el bongó. José Z. Tallet “La rumba" Barely 200 meters long, Callejón de Hamel bursts every week with the movement of hips and shoulders, jiving to the rhythmic pounding of the conga. The alley itself is a wild and colourful backdrop to the music. Its most famous resident, artist Salvador González, has decorated the entire block with murals and sculpture. |
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| Full article in 2008/9 edition of Cuba Absolutely |
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