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1840
Professor and composer Lorenzo Carriazo was born.
30 de Junio de 1840
He was born in Havana, in June 30th, 1840 and died in July 10th, 1899. Pupil of Nicolás Ruiz Espadero. He composed several dances for piano, being among them: La siempreviva and Cosas. He was professor of many Havanese musicians.
1890
Intellectual of the Arts and Letters Salvador Salazar y Roig was born.
30 de Junio de 1890
He was was born on June 6, 1890 and died on October 10, 1950. He was founder of the Cuban institution Pro Arte Dramático. Ranks among those intellectuals from the second republican generation who speed up theather development in Cuba. He also made possible the joining of a theatre seminar to his Literature Chair in Havana University. Member of the National Academy of Arts and Letters, of the Academy of History of Cuba, of the Atheneum of Havana, of the Geographic Society of Cuba, and of other Cuban and foreign cultural institutions.
1930
Arístides Soto Alejo, Tata Güines was born
30 de Junio de 1930
He was born in Güines, Havana province, in June 30th, 1930 and died in February 3rd,. Self taught musician. Tumbador (Conga drum player) and popular percussionist in general. Great admirer of Luciano “Chano” Pozo, who became his model to be followed.
Before plaing the tumbadoras (conga drums), he played claves, kettle drums, güiro, tin drums, counterbass (or doublebass), and in different times he sang as soloist different Cuban genres. His working life began in Güines, his hometown, from which he was named after, and later in Havana City, where he joined numerous musical groups in Cabaret, radio, TV and carnivals.
Amomng the groupings where he played are: Ases del Ritmo, Orquesta Estrellas Nacientes, Jazz-band Swing and Los Amigos, conducted by the late pianist Frank Emilio Flynn
He also played with international music personalities such as: Josephine Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Frank Sinatra and the group Los Chavales de España. He performed in Chicago, Texas, Miami, California. North American specialized critics named him “Golden Hands”. Among his most famous compositions are: “Mami dame mantecado” and “No metas la mano en la candela”.
Supported by other percussionists he paved the way for founding the Sociedad de percusionistas de Cuba –PERCUBA- (Socety of Percussionists of Cuba) which elected him member of the Hall of Fame of Percussion, in 1993, when the National Festival of such association was dedicated to him.
Cultural distinctions like the “Honor Member of the UNEAC”, “La Giraldilla”, “Por la Cultura Cubana”, “Alejo Carpentier”, and 2001 “Grammy” Award and 2002 CUBADISCO Great Award were conferred to him.”
1951
The Fragua Martiana (museum honouring José Martí imprisonment) is inagrated
30 de Junio de 1951
In June 30th, 1951 the construction of a extraordinary historiacal worth for the Cuban people was finished: the Fragua Martiana.
In the site of that museum were the former Quarry of San Lázaro, where José Martí was sentenced to forced labour when he was imprisoned in 1871, despite of being only 17 years old.
Being a teenager Martí was forced to serve in prison due to his political convictions, because he had expressed his opinions against a schoolmate who had joined the Cuerpo de Voluntatrios (Voluntary Corps; Spanish colonial troops in Cuba). Historically Martí was sentenced to serve six years of force labouirs but thanks to the efforts by a friend of his father, after several months, his sentenced was shifted to be banished to Spain.
Concerning the name of this institution, “La Fragua Martiana”, (“The José Martí s forge”) iit must be made clear that it evokes and is related with that José Martí´s words written on work on Guatemala, published in 1878, in which he stated: “A school is a forge of spirits: ¡alas the peoples with no schools! ¡alas the unforged spirrits!.”
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