Transformations in Cuban Nueva trova, 1965-95

Porno Para Ricardo: rock music and the ‘obsession with identity’ in contemporary Cuba

“…1.This notion of ‘obsession’ with Cuban identity is perhaps visible in almost all genres of music played in Cuba, from its more ‘traditional’ genres (Moore 2003), to more contemporary twists such as timba (Perna 2005) and imported styles such as hip hop (Baker 2011). Unpicking the twists, contradictions and similarities in expressing a sense of Cubanness between and among these myriad musical expressions falls outside the purview of this paper, but it is important to bear in mind that many of the assertions made for rock music here – that it maintains a liminal position despite its desire to define a sense of Cubanness – can be made for a number of other genres and musicians throughout Cuba's post-revolutionary period.…”

Did Nobody Pass the Girls the Guitar? Queer Appropriations in Contemporary Cuban Popular Song

“…These latter characteristics describe many who were active in the nueva trova movement at its inception. Many singer‐songwriters suffered harassment by the authorities or faced discrimination in employment (Moore 2003, 15–20). Most famously, Pablo Milanés was arrested as a homosexual and imprisoned in a UMAP camp, where he remained for over a year 20 .…”

“…Most famously, Pablo Milanés was arrested as a homosexual and imprisoned in a UMAP camp, where he remained for over a year 20 . The transgression of acceptable political and social norms inherent in nueva trova , its “queerness,” achieved an aura of respectability through the sanction of official government institutions, such as the state film institute, known as the ICAIC, and the Casa de las Américas, headed by Haydée Santamaría (Díaz Pérez;Moore 2003).…”

“…The most recent generation became professionally active in the 1990s. Moore (2003, 5–6) has problematized the ideological linking of the vieja trova and nueva trova traditions. However, the full social and political implications of the generational model used to tell trova 's history has yet to receive the serious attention that it deserves.…”

“…20 20 Moore (2003, 37) comments on the (extremely frustrating) lack of information in the literature regarding these events in Milanés life. …”