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Roberto Fonseca discussion

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May 28, 2010 Updated Jun 4, 2010

A discussion between Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and The Music Show's Andrew Ford.

Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca discusses Cuban jazz rhythms - and plays some of them too.

Don't miss this repeat broadcast - Friday June 4 at 2pm!

Live performances in this segment by Robero Fonseca, piano

Loque me hace Vivir
Improvisation
Compositions; Roberto Fonseca.

Presenter: Andrew Ford

Producers: Penny Lomax and Maureen Cooney

First aired on The
Music Show on March 7, 2009.

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Roberto Fonseca (born 1975, Havana) is a Cuban jazz pianist.. From an early age, Fonseca was surrounded by music: his father was a drummer, his mother, Mercedes Cortes Alfaro, a professional singer (she sings on her son's most recent solo album, Zamazu), and his two older half-brothers, Emilio Valdés (drums) and Jesús "Chuchito" Valdés Jr. (piano) are also two young musicians of great...

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