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- Collection of Cuban instruments: the core of the museum, covering the evolution of Cuban music through the instruments themselves, from folk and street traditions to concert pieces.
- Percussion and Afro-Cuban drums: congas, bongos, batá and other drums show how African traditions shaped rumba and the island’s dance rhythms.
- Guitars, tres and stringed instruments: the Cuban tres and the guitars behind son and trova are the sound of the countryside and of Havana’s early recording era.
- Pianos and salon instruments: parlor pieces recall the nineteenth-century salons where danzón and the contradanza took shape.
- Photographs and scores: portraits of musicians and handwritten music put faces and notes to the names you hear on every playlist in Havana.
- The colonial house on Calle Obrapía: the museum’s current
- Collection of Cuban instruments: the core of the museum, covering the evolution of Cuban music through the instruments themselves, from folk and street traditions to concert pieces.
- Percussion and Afro-Cuban drums: congas, bongos, batá and other drums show how African traditions shaped rumba and the island’s dance rhythms.
- Guitars, tres and stringed instruments: the Cuban tres and the guitars behind son and trova are the sound of the countryside and of Havana’s early recording era.
- Pianos and salon instruments: parlor pieces recall the nineteenth-century salons where danzón and the contradanza took shape.
- Photographs and scores: portraits of musicians and handwritten music put faces and notes to the names you hear on every playlist in Havana.
- The colonial house on Calle Obrapía: the museum’s current home between Bernaza and Villegas, with the high ceilings, courtyard feel and cool rooms typical of Old Havana mansions.
- Live music and concerts: the museum has hosted performances and talks, so ask at the door whether anything is on during your visit.
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