The Clave Chronicles

Episodes

• The complicated legacy of Willie Colón

  17 Apr 2026 1:16:59

• The life and legacy of pianist Lilí Martínez Griñan

  6 Mar 2026 1:09:29

• Violín and hybrid worship practices in contemporary Cuba

  22 Jan 2026 1:05:20

• Feliz 100 años, Celia!

  21 Oct 2025 53:20

• "El rumbero del piano": Paying tribute to Eddie Palmieri

  19 Aug 2025 54:48

• The latest in Cuban music with Rafa Escalona

  23 Apr 2025 1:19:33

• A tribute to Paulito FG

  20 Mar 2025 1:00:04

• Breaking down Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos

  21 Feb 2025 1:28:38

• Send me your questions for a mailbag episode!

  11 Nov 2024 4:59

• A conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo

  1 Nov 2024 1:06:59

• Rosa Marquetti part 2: Celia in Cuba

  18 Oct 2024 43:51

• Cuban music historian Rosa Marquetti (part 1)

  4 Oct 2024 56:23

• Corneta china & Cantonese opera: The Chinese musical legacy

  19 Sep 2024 1:05:14

• Cuban fusion and transnational scenes

  27 Aug 2024 1:01:58

• From the Cuban Serenade podcast: Hilario Durán, The Genius

  9 Aug 2024 34:43

• The Cuban-Canadian musical diaspora

  19 Jul 2024 1:00:49

• Timba then and now

  5 Jul 2024 1:04:56

• Krudxs Cubensi: Giving voice to Afro-Cuban queer & non-binary identity

  21 Jun 2024 1:11:53

• Going deep on the concept of clave

  7 Jun 2024 1:06:10

• The latest in reparto

  24 May 2024 1:08:56

• Pérez Prado in Mexico

  10 May 2024 1:06:26

• Cuban art music before and after the Revolution

  26 Apr 2024 1:07:25

• The many musical lives of Roberto Borrell

  12 Apr 2024 1:13:31

• The angst and rage of punk cubano

  29 Mar 2024 1:00:56

• ICYMI: The poetry and politics of nueva trova

  22 Mar 2024 1:01:35

• Tonada Trinitaria & Guarapachangueo

  8 Mar 2024 1:08:54

• Afrocuba con Su Ritmo Batarumba

  29 Feb 2024 39:33

• The Afro-diasporic fusions of percussionist Michael Spiro

  22 Feb 2024 1:20:54

• The magic and artistry of Chucho Valdés

  15 Feb 2024 1:11:25

• Ida y Vuelta: Musical exchange between Cuba and España

  1 Feb 2024 59:34

• A working musician in Santiago (en español)

  25 Jan 2024 45:53

• Don't call it soukous: The many sub-styles of Congolese rumba

  18 Jan 2024 59:58

• Bad Bunny

  11 Jan 2024 59:45

• The Haitian presence in Cuba

  7 Dec 2023 1:13:58

• The Bay Area Cuban music scene

  30 Nov 2023 56:52

• Conga santiaguera

  17 Nov 2023 1:06:59

• I'd love to hear from you!

  10 Nov 2023 7:00

• Fundamento: The deep African essences of Cuban religion with Ned Sublette

  3 Nov 2023 1:01:46

• Drumming and singing for the orishas

  26 Oct 2023 50:17

• Congolese rumba: Cuban music goes back home

  19 Oct 2023 59:58

• Changüí, Cuban roots music

  12 Oct 2023 1:05:23

• A tribute to Tirso Duarte, QEPD

  6 Oct 2023 1:05:54

• Gloria Estefan, Queen of Latin crossover

  27 Sep 2023 39:38

• Women and feminism in salsa, from Celia to La India

  20 Sep 2023 1:08:58

• Cuban social dance: casino and rueda

  8 Sep 2023 59:37

• Más Timba: Pupy, Paulito, Bamboleo & Revé

  30 Aug 2023 54:03

• Timba: NG La Banda & Charanga Habanera

  23 Aug 2023 1:16:25

• Cuban reggaeton and reparto

  16 Aug 2023 1:17:41

• Los Van Van in the Special Period & beyond

  9 Aug 2023 48:59

• Los Van Van: Cuba's salsa train

  3 Aug 2023 42:38