Cuba on Record

Cuba on Record

Cuba on Record: The Book

Chapter Three: Cuban Rhythms

The album that started it all.

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Judy Cantor-Navas
Sep 03, 2025
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In the latest chapter of my book Cuba on Record, about the first and forgotten Cuban record label, future Panart Records founder Ramón Sabat finally becomes a card-carrying audio engineer, recording for one of the most innovative independent labels in New York. A trip to Havana in 1941 to record a set of 78s lays the path for his destiny. Featuring Eliseo Grenet, Lead Belly, Leonard Bernstein, Jorge Negrete, Chano Pozo…

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