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table of contents
  1. Introduction
    1. In Search of Conga
    2. Overview of Chapters
    3. Notation and Terminology
    4. Rhythmic Archetypes
  2. Part 1. Building the Groove
    1. Chapter 1. Santiago before the Conga
      1. Carnival in Santiago
      2. The African presence: Cabildos de Nación
      3. Nineteenth Century Comparsas
      4. The Early Twentieth Century
    2. Chapter 2. Rival Grooves (c. 1910–1929): El Tivolí and Los Hoyos
      1. Sources
      2. c. 1913: La Conga del Tivolí's Golpe de Columbia
      3. c. 1914: Los Hoyos' Golpe Pilón
      4. The bokú salidor: Congo roots?
      5. The Haitian connection
      6. The corneta china: from China to Occidente to Oriente
      7. 1915–22: The completion of the “conga triangle”
      8. 1928: Matamoros: Representing Oriente (and El Tivolí?)
    3. Chapter 3. The Transitional Period (c. 1929–1939): Campanas, Tamboras and “Paan;” the Demise of La Conga del Tivolí
      1. Campanas: Building a Sonic Identity
      2. Nanano: Unsettling the Groove
      3. “Paan” in the Clave Matrix
      4. c. 1936–39: Los Hoyos' Groove Conquers Santiago; The Triangle Shifts
  3. Part 2. Nurturing the Tradition
    1. Chapter 4. The Model Groove
      1. Introduction
      2. Pilón and Requinto: A Sturdy Foundation
      3. Bells (Campanas, Llantas or Brake Drums): Reinforcing the Foundation
      4. Bokús: Balancing Reinforcement and Syncopation
      5. The Tambora: Shaking the foundation
      6. The model groove on Vinyl: the Panart Sessions
      7. The corneta china as guia: musical guide and lead singer
      8. “Standard Form” emerges
      9. Piquetes (combos or factions): local soundscapes within the conga
      10. The Comparsita: a hyperlocal mini-conga
      11. Conclusion
    2. Chapter 5. Conga Paso Franco: Heirs to El Tivolí
      1. Introduction
      2. Memory on display: Commemorating 1911
      3. The Paso Franco Sound: Pa' Guarachar
        1. Musicians of Paso Franco
        2. Coros
      4. Conclusion
    3. Chapter 6. La Conga De Los Hoyos: La Conga de Cuba
      1. Introduction
      2. El Foco: Community Memory on Display
      3. El Cocoyé invades and occupies Havana
      4. Los Hoyos' Groove: Inconfundible
      5. Anthems: Singing Identities
      6. La Epoca de Oro (Los Hoyos' Golden Age)
      7. Familias Congueristicas (Conga Families)
      8. Los Ases Del Ritmo (The Rhythm Aces): the Masters
      9. Conclusion: La Conga Madre
    4. Chapter 7. Conga San Agustín: Con el Tamarindo
      1. Introduction
      2. Los Millionarios (The Millionaires)
      3. The San Agustín Sound
      4. Los Ralladeros: creators of the San Agustín sound
      5. New Generations and Transition: Carlitín and Raulito
  4. Conclusion
  5. Glossary
  6. References
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Video Examples
  9. List of Musical Examples

List of Video Examples

Chapter 2

  1. Video Example 2.1. “Vitué: los inicios / Vitué: The Early Years.” Video by author.

Chapter 4

  1. Video Example 4.1. “Pilón/Requinto demonstration.” Video by author.
  2. Video Example 4.2. “Bell Demonstration.” Video by author.
  3. Video Example 4.3. “How to play Conga Santiaguera - El toque de Los Hoyos” (bokús at 9:00). Video by cineVillon.
  4. Video Example 4.4. “Conjunto Corneta China - Conga en Oriente - Goza Mi Conga.” Uploaded by Rigoberto Andrade.
  5. Video Example 4.5. “Ases del ritmo en la calle.” Studio recording by La Conga de Los Hoyos, c. 1982.
  6. Video Example 4.6. 1988 field recording of La Conga de Los Hoyos at 4:58. From the Arion album Cuba: Chants et rythmes afro-cubains; uploaded by World Field Recordings.
  7. Video Example 4.7. “Corneta Jam for Neno, Part 2.” Coda melody at 5:00. Video by author.
  8. Video Example 4.8. “The Poet (Ya no me dan carne de res).” Video by William Sabourin O'Reilly.
  9. Video Example 4.9 “Berta Armiñan Linares speaks about and demonstrates ’comparsita.’" Video by author.
  10. Video Example 4.10 “La Comparsita de Enramadas / The Crew from Enramadas.” Video by author.

Chapter 5

  1. Video Example 5.1. “Entrevista/Interview. Rubildo Hylton Hardy, Director, Conga Paso Franco.” Video by author.
  2. Video Example 5.2. Conga Santiaguera: Descarga de quinto (Quinto Jam)–Andrés Quiala. Video by author.

Chapter 6

  1. Video Example 6.1. “Un Trece de Julio / A Day in July.” Video by author.
  2. Video Example 6.2. “Recordando a los ases del ritmo / Remembering the Rhythm Aces.” Video by author.
  3. Video Example 6.3. “Si de corneta se trata...recordando a Neno / If We're Talking Corneta...Remembering Neno.” Video by author.
  4. Video Example 6.4. “Luisito: Mi pilón y yo / Me and My Drum.” Video by author.
  5. Video Example 6.5. “Lo máximo: Recordando a Pililí / Remembering Pililí.” Video by author.
  6. Video Example 6.6. “Bebo Isaac. descarga de tambora / Tambora Jam.” Video by author.
  7. Video Example 6.7. “Jesús Milanés Romero. descarga de tambora /Tambora Jam.” Video by author.

Chapter 7

  1. Video Example 7.1. “Con el tamarindo. tradiciones de la Conga San Agustín / Made in the Shade. Conga San Agustín and its Traditions).” Video by author.
  2. Video Example 7.2. Conga San Agustín, “Ambience de Rue.” at 0:00. Field recording, Chant du Monde label, c. 1961. Uploaded by World Field Recordings.

    Video Example 7.3. “Campanas/bells: estilo de/style of Conga San Agustín.” Video by author.

    Video Example 7.4. “Con su pin, pin, pin:” studio recording by Conga San Agustín, c. 1982.

    Video Example 7.5. “Walfrido Valerino Giro: descarga de tambora / Tambora Jam.” Video by author.

    Video Example 7.6. “Carlos Guerra Pimentel ‘Carlitín’: descarga de quinto y tambora / Quinto and Tambora Jam.” Video by author.

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