Ethnomusicologist and prolific scholar Peter Manuel joins Rebecca to speak about the many centuries of musical exchange between Cuba and Spain, which birthed genres like the Cuban punto and contributed to the evolution of flamenco in Andalucía. Author and editor of numerous books on Caribbean and Indian popular music, including an important anthology of Cuban musicology, Manuel's newest book is Flamenco Music: History, Forms, Culture. 

Songs played:
Fandango, Antonio Soler
Controversia, Justo Vega & Adolfo Alfonso
Corazón Tu Eres Mi Amigo, Luis Gómez
Guajira, Pepe Marchena
Juro Que, Rosalía
Me Voy Contigo, Remedios Amaya

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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions