1. A MUSICAL STEW Cuba Where is Cuba? What Language do they speak? Where does their music draw influence?

2. A little history… 90 Miles off Florida Native Americans live on the island  Taino and Ciboney Spanish arrive in 1500s Most people still speak Spanish today  The sounds of the Spanish are in the melodies and instruments

3. A little bit of Africa… Over 400,000 Africans were brought to Cuba by the 1800s  Worked on Sugar Plantations Brought cultural influence with them  Fiery rhythms and cool percussion

4. A MUSICAL STEW DAY 2 Cuba What brought Africans to Cuba? What would you say is the “Sound” of Cuba?