Alberto Faya (born 1944) is a Cuban singer, researcher, composer, and professor of music.[1][2]
Biography edit
Faya gives lectures relating to Cuban history, culture, and music.[3] He holds a degree from the University of Havana and is a professor of musical culture at the university.[4]
During the 1970s, Faya was one of a number of Cuban musicians who worked to better incorporate African and Afro-Cuban music in Cuban society; according to his accounts, he had to right vigorously to air Afro-Cuban rumba music on Cuban radio stations.[5] Faya is a believer in the ongoing melding of different cultures,[6] and considers culture as the primary means by which personal identity is derived.[7] Faya is a self-proclaimed Afrocentrist, as he finds that his musical background most defines his understanding of culture and identity.[7]
References edit
- ^ Orovio, Helio. Cuban music from A to Z. Tumi Music Ltd. Bath, UK. 2004. P. 123.
- ^ "Alberto Faya". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Cuba Standard Business Familiarization Tour: A People to People Educational Exchange In partnership with Cuba Cultural Travel". Cuba Standard. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Journalism, UNC School of Media and. "The Real Queens: Two female rappers in Havana, Cuba challenge stereotypes through their beats". Cuba's New Wave. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Pérez, Louis A. (2006-10-17). Cuban Studies 37. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7108-5.
- ^ Journalism, UNC School of Media and. "The Real Queens: Two female rappers in Havana, Cuba challenge stereotypes through their beats". Cuba's New Wave. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ a b Lecture on Cuban Musical Culture, Institute Casa de San Martin, Centro de Estudios Martianos, Professor Alberto Faya, 8 March 2017.