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Article: Bongo icons: from New York to San Juan to Santo Domingo.
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- November 1, 2003
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There's an old Spanish saying in the Caribbean that states, "Cuba y Puerto Rico son de un ave las dos alas" (Cuba and Puerto Rico are two wings of one bird). Both Caribbean islands share many historical paths, customs and cultural ties. As for the music of Cuba, Puerto Ricans have always been one of the major protagonists of Affo-Cuban rhythms, as well as of all other Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
It has been proven that it is not necessary to be Cuban to be a marvelous bongó player, as exemplified by the one and only José Mangual Sr., alias "Buyú." Born in Juana DÃaz, Puerto Rico, Buyú mastered all the LatÃn percussion instruments, especially the bongó, making ...
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