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Series 1640, Folk Arts Apprenticeship Slides: 1994-1995 ; Box 18
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Musical traditions
Ethnicity, Cuban
Ethnicity, Latin American and Caribbean
Domestic arts
Personal adornment
Musical traditions, Cuban
Community culture--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Ethnic costume
Clothing and dress
Folk songs
Songs, Ethnic
Songs, Cuban
Folk music groups--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Folk singers
Musical groups--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Material culture--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Cuban American entertainers--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Performing arts--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Cuban American musicians--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Cuban Americans--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
Folk musicians--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Medley
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The Cuban guajiro singing tradition challenges singers to compose original rhyming verses, or decimas. The decima has ten lines, and each line has eight syllables. Accompanied by the melody of guitar, lute, and tres, a six-stringed three-toned fretted instrument, and the rhythm of the clave and guiro, each singer takes a turn at composing a decima during a session. The verses are a way of boasting in folksong, and the tradition encourages new compositions on topics of pride in everyday life.
In 1977 Meliton Perdomo and his wife, Martha, gathered other Cuban Americans in Medley and Hialeah into a singing group, "Remembranzas del Conuco", or "Remembrances of the Countryside." The group often performs at local civic gatherings and festivals.
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Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Cuban American musical group "Remembranzas del Conuco" performing - Medley, Florida. 1995-04-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/108664>, accessed 11 June 2026.
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Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Cuban American musical group "Remembranzas del Conuco" performing - Medley, Florida. 1995-04-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/108664>
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