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Cuban sounds, and stories from the wide world of Latin music. Playlists, videos, interviews, and a serialized book about the pioneering Havana label Panart Records by Judy Cantor-Navas.

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  • Judy Cantor-Navas

    Cuban music and all things connected to it. I'm covering the history and evolution of Latin music and society in Havana, NY, Lat Am and Spain. Also publishing my book about Panart, the first and forgotten Cuban record label, here on Substack.

  • Rafa G. Escalona

    Sobreviviente de la nakba cubana en proceso de recolocación. Príncipe del aleatorio y procrastinador por vocación. A ratos escribo sobre música.

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