Motivos de Son

Name: Motivos de Son
Author: Nicolas Guillen

by Nicolas Guillen

Poetry collection capturing Afro-Cuban rhythms and identity through son music

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Nicolas Guillen

Cuban poet who fused Afro-Cuban rhythms, son music, and political militancy to create a uniquely Caribbean modernist voice. He was Cuba's National Poet and one of the founding voices of Negritude in the Spanish-speaking world.

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