November 10, 2026 | 7:30 pm
John Santos Lecture
Free - no tickets required
Watkins Lecture Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
A multimedia presentation by musician and historian John Santos – “De un Pájaro las Dos Alas (Two Wings of the Same Bird): The Parallel Colonial Histories that Unite the Music of Cuba and Puerto Rico.” The distinct musical traditions of Cuba and Puerto Rico are joined at the hip for good reason. Their shared colonial experience of genocide, slavery and US intervention created a similar foundation for musical resistance and self-expression that resulted in iconic, internationally renowned musical forms such as Salsa and Latin Jazz as well as lesser-known forms. Presented by the Center for World Performances Studies with support from the Residential College and the SMTD Percussion Program.