This interview was recorded on the busy streets of Havana, Cuba. This interview features the extremely talented and dedicated musician, Jesse Weber. Jesse graduated from the University of Montana school of music & has been studying percussion in Cuba since 2000. This interview tells the journey of a child growing up in rural Wyoming who started playing percussion since he was a baby. Jesse talks extensively about the history of Cuban drumming from its origins in Africa. Learn how the music in Cuba has evolved from its roots in Africa (due to slavery) to distance radio frequencies from Miami and Mexico. Learn how the art of telling a story with a song was born. Learn about the birth of the rumba and the competition dance between a man and woman. Learn how Africa is the root of everything in music from hip-hop to country. 

"The drums are the heartbeat of Rock and Roll".

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