# Conversation with Gabriel García of Changüí Majadero

The formation of Changüí Majadero was the result of tres guitarist and vocalist Gabriel García's pivotal pilgrimage to the Guantanamo region of Cuba. There he learned the changüí from living masters of the style and was inspired to spread the spirit of Cuban folkloric music, mixed with a dash of East Los Angeles grit. Changüí is the predecessor of son Cubano and salsa, a music style specifically from Guantanamo, Cuba. Its origins can be traced back to the 1800s, during the days of slavery in Cuba. Changüí is to Cuba and Latin America what the blues and early jazz is to American music. Changüí Majadero has played their modern take on changüí in such disparate settings such as Lincoln Center, SF Jazz, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Dodger Stadium.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2021
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697402/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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