Classical guitar in Cuba Classical guitar in Cuba The guitar (in the form of its direct ancestor, the “vihuela”) was the first instrument that was heard in Cuba after the conch horns, flutes and drums that the original aborigines used to play; as it was documented by Spanish chroniclers such as Bernal Díaz del Castillo. . Through the centuries, the guitar has continued to be one of the most important and cherished instruments in Cuba, both in the practice of popular music as well as in the classical music tradition. Founded by renowned professors such as Clara Romero, Isaac Nicola, Clara (Cuqui) Nicola, Carlos
Classical guitar magazines of guitarist Dimitri Illarionov. (Russian and English) -Blog and homepage of guitarist Yang Xuefei. (Chinese and English) -Blog and homepage of the guitarist and composer Angelo Gilardino. -Blog of Matanya Ophee, guitarist and founder of the publishing company Editions Orphée. -Blog of guitarist and composer Nikita Koshkin. (Russian) -Blog and article archive of guitarist/composer/writer Julia Crowe. -Blog of the American guitarist Dan Cosley. -Violão Clássico Weblog A Portuguese language Blog featuring articles, interviews and announcements related to the classical guitar in Brazil. -Blog of John Philip Dimick, founder of Guitarist.com. -Archive of Laura Markee blogs, miscellaneous topics on the classical