It’s a style of music that emerged in Cuba over a century ago. It’s slow, melodic and like so many genres of music, it’s about “love.” It’s called Bolero.
And it can be heard in cafes and cabarets all over Cuba, alongside couples dancing cheek to cheek. Recently, a celebration of Bolero music was held in the country it originated in, before Cuba. And a group of legendary Cuban musicians traveled there to perform it at the Bolero Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
For years, Bolero took a backseat to the more popular salsa and Latin Rock, but in the 1990s, a resurgence of Bolero music took place. New recordings of the old classics introduced this romantic music to a whole new generation.
CCTV Correspondent Gerry Hadden meets one of the bolero legends, Moncho. With a Gypsy background, Moncho brings a unique style of bolero to Spain, one that is not traditional but adored by his many fans. “We gypsies carry the music in our blood. You just grab a guitar, people start clapping, and we’re off singing a rumba catalana or I’ll belt out a bolero or two,” Moncho says.
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