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2017 Telmary, Cuban Hip Hop Street Poet
001-2017-004
44:47 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 on Server and Cloud
Fri Apr 28 2017
Interviewer, Holly Hobbs
01:33 Telmary Diaz describes Vedado, the neighborhood in Havana where she grew up 02:21 Diaz describes the moment she realized she was musical, at an event with a DJ friend of hers 03:40 Diaz describes her relationship with her parents; her mother died young and though her father was initially not supportive of her art she’s grateful that he encouraged her to read. 04:50 Diaz relates the origins of her first band, Free Hole Negro, formed in 1999. 06:52 Diaz explains that her band tried to build an audience, for a following. Speaks to how she considers hip-hop artists Cuba’s true journalists. Relates that Harry Belafonte convinced Fidel Castro to re-open the closed hip-hop festival, which was shut down again a few years later. 08:45 Diaz tells the story of her band Interactivo, which shared a Cubadisco Award with Chucho Valdés in 2006; explains how this reflected an attitudinal change toward hip-hop in Cuba. 11:41 Diaz explains musical connections between Cuba and the US, expresses her hopes that more instances of things like Ry Cooder discovering and publicizing the Buena Vista Social Club will happen. 13:31 Diaz explains that her connection to New Orleans began through Dr. John, with whom she collaborated on his Louis Armstrong tribute 15:29 Diaz discusses the parallels she sees between Cuba and New Orleans, and expresses her desire for more New Orleans music to make its way into her country 17:11 Diaz explains her relationship with and influences from Terence Blanchard 18:53 Diaz discusses her song “Que Equivocao” 20:31 Diaz speaks about the album she’s currently working on, contrasting it to her previous album, Libre 24:12 Diaz gives some background to the three songs she intends to perform 25:52 Diaz explains the housing situation in Vedado and how it’s changed 27:12 Diaz details her take on the new generation of Cuban musicians 28:44 Diaz explains her view of rap as a percussion instrument 30:27 Demonstration 34:33 Demonstration “Music is My Weapon” 39:35 Demonstration “Que Equivocao”
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