Sun. 24/04/16 - 6:00 PM until Mon. 25/04/16 - 2:00 AM Gilles Peterson X Havana Club Rumba Sessions
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GILLES PETERSON x HAVANA CLUB RUMBA SESSIONS

Gilles Peterson feat. MC Earl Zinger
Havana Cultura Rumberos De Hoy feat. Dayme Arocena (live)

Film: "Havana Club Rumba Session: La Clave"

06:00 pm doors
07:00 pm film screening
08:30 pm live show
09:30 pm DJ set

with kind support from XJAZZ, JAW Family, Beat Kollektiv, OYE Record Store, Black Radio Berlin, ÜBERJAZZ Festival,

The latest chapter in the longstanding relationship between Gilles Peterson and the music of Cuba, this feature-length documentary by Charlie Inman sees him explore the roots of rumba. Featuring interviews with key figures across the island's musical generations, it provides an insight into rumba's continued significance in a country where a carefully preserved past has long sat side-by-side with innovation. 

The history of rumba, inextricably tied up with the slave trade, uniquely intertwines West African and Iberian musical styles. With roots in the Congo, Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon, different African religious institutions such as Ifa, Ekpe and Nkisi were remade in Cuba as Lukumi (Santeria), Palo, Abakua and Arara. As such, the religious and social realities instituted by the African diaspora have a distinct, if complex, connection to the rhythms foundational to contemporary club music. 

“Rumba is in every set that I play as a DJ. Being invited to take part in rumba culture, with some of its most influential players, couldn't have made more clear what a vital force it still is in modern Cuba. From the homemade claves you find in most houses to the quinto drums driving Havana's clubs, rumba influence is everywhere.”

The film runs for 73 minutes.