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Machito and the Birth of Afro-Cuban Jazz

Machito and the Birth of Afro-Cuban Jazz

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A black-and-white photograph of two musicians playing drums with their hands and one playing the maracas — José Mangual Sr. on bongos (left) alongside Machito (center) on maracas and Carlos Vidal (right) on conga in New York, 1947

How do new styles of music develop? Sometimes, musicians move to new places. They meet other musicians. Then, they find ways to mix their sounds together. They inspire each other to create new kinds of rhythms and sounds.

One musician who did this was Francisco Raúl...

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Arts: Music & Performing Arts

Grade: 3
Words: 446
Lexile: 830L
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blend
develop
improvise
rhythm

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Caitlyn Meagher

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