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African heritage in Puerto Rican music
African heritage in Puerto Rican music
The history of African influences in Puerto Rican music begins long before 1508, the year in which the Spanish settled the island, and 1492, when Christopher Columbus made Europeans aware of the New World.
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  • 23/05/2021
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Objetos con historia: la Colección Teodoro Vidal Santoni
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