Hello, how are you? My name is Artur and welcome once again to this channel. I know I sound like a broken record, but to those who are just coming to the Channel, remember that we are making a series of videos of Dominicans who were more recognized outside the Dominican Republic than Within our own country, take a look because the videos are great and today we are going to talk about a musical genre that is known worldwide and that is automatically associated with Cuba, but what would happen if I told you that Son Cubano had its origins in Santo Domingo there is a very widespread controversial version of the legendary son of Latiodora, this son is attributed to the Dominican Teodora Ginés who lived in the city of Santiago de Cuba. At the end of the 16th century it is normally said that the son was born in Santiago by the same specialists as Angel León Orosco and many more have their discrepancies, it is very difficult for someone to say that the sun was born in such a place two sisters of Dominican descent who in 1562 were singing a song called Mother Teodora, but many specialists today even understand it. Due to the lack of documentation, in the past there were no components for digital support, nor were there recorders or players, the madora is not set to music. Only the chorus is where the madora is chopping the firewood, but that's it, that's it. no unitable genre Where is the madora with her palo [Music] [Applause] and son is a widely popular and widespread musical genre with its roots dating back to an antiquity that many historians place in the 16th century, referring to Antillean popular music Don Emilio Rodríguez de Moris gave us the following in his work, music and dance in Santo Domingo, one of the oldest is the son of the ma Teodora, probably from the 10th century But who was the author of the mat Teodora, don't worry, stay and you will find out Who was the Cuban Laureano Fuentes Matons in his book of arts in Santiago de Cuba in 1893 writes of Teodora Ginés that she is the first musical celebrity on the island of Cuba which is no small merit for a land where music and musicians are elements distinctives of culture Fernando Ortiz The wise Cuban polygrapher has Son son de laama Teodora as the first of the known sones. The Son Cubano that has gained universal celebrity has its origin in the popular songs of the sisters Teodora and Micaela ginés born in Santo Domingo In 1580, two free black women from Santiago de los Caballeros named Teodora and Micaela Ginés, both bandola players, were known in Cuba. The vihuelista or Dominican bandolas separated. Teodora stayed in Santiago de Cuba and Micaela moved to Havana. Teodora Ginés, born in 15th century in Santiago de los Caballeros, today the Dominican Republic, was a craft of playing a string instrument, percussion or bell. The Ginés sisters were part of one of the first groups of musicians who In those times always attended private parties or the solemn religious Teodora lived for many years in Santiago de Cuba and her name became famous for her popular songs. The song son de la mat Teodora was recorded by the musician and writer Laureano Fuente Matons in his book Las Artes en Santiago de Cuba, which was published in the 1893 and this song, considered the first known son, was written in Santiago de Cuba in 1562 by the sisters Micaela and Teodora Ginés, two liberated women of Santo Domingo origin. Although there are controversies among some historians, many maintain that this song marked the beginning of the Son Cubano. which has its origin on the island of Santo Domingo, its verified existence begins specifically at the end of the 19th century in eastern cities such as Guantánamo, Baracoa, Manzanillo and Santiago de Cuba, there is a widely spread controversial version of the legendary son of Latiodora, this son is attributed to him. to the Dominican Teodora Ginés who lived in the city of Santiago de Cuba At the end of the 16th century Look, the beginnings of son originate in 1582 and the first known Quartet was composed of Pascual de Ochoa Pedro Almanza and the two sisters Teodora and Micaela the famous micaelas of de la mat Teodora aú for Alberto Murcia the sisters They are a myth but for researchers of the stature of Don Pedro Enriquez Ureña, Alejo Carpentier and Emilio Rodríguez de Morisi, these women with the characteristics of nymphs are not ghosts but beings of flesh and blood that with their rhythm made their bodies sweat, according to Alberto Murcia in his work. Teodora ginés myth or historical reality said Chronicle is cited for the first time in Cuban historiography in 1845 in the protocol of antiquities l ature agriculture industry commerce etc. edited by José Joaquín García and no other mention of ginés appears in the many documents of the century XV are preserved so without a doubt and taking into account many other mistakes, this Chronicle is an invention probably by José Joaquín himself, therefore a document that dates from the 19th century and not the 10th century, but do not despair that these data will Surprising the idea of Alberto Murgia is fine, but the unexpected discovery of Teodora and Micaela Ginés in the Dominican documentary tradition is without a doubt an event of spectacular historical-cultural value, thus confirming their undeniable presence and their virginal traces a generation before mention. of the Ginés in Cuba in 1582 Méndez Nieto, a musician as well as a doctor, in his work Medicinal Speeches of 1558, talks about a black slave of his property who, in addition to the organ, played the harp and was, according to what he claims, the best voice of all the Indian women, a historical document that It lay unknown for more than half a century among the treasures of the Bellas Artes musical archive. It came to us at a time when it was managed by its former director Julio César Paulino. The document confirms the historical imprint of the ginés in Spain and gives a completely different version to the Cuban, which makes it much more valuable and interesting, the discovery shows new elements that, together with the Cuban information, outline and accentuate a little more the color of their historical faces in the Genesis of the first staff of popular music in the new world. The son of the mat Teodora is the oldest expression of what has been called popular music. Its historical importance is valid for both Cubans and Dominicans. They do not hesitate to recognize that Cuba has made son its music, but it is an inescapable historical event to have been Santo Domingo the place of origin not only of the son but of other musical expressions and primary instruments that were later disseminated in other places in the world m Teodora according to the Dominican document is classified within a genre called haleo Don Augusto Vega who rescues for history the event gives a idea of this archaeological genre without connection to the jaleo that adorns today's merengue Don Augusto Vega clears up any question by emphatically stating that Cuba made our jaleo the son of those who knew the story of the Ginés sisters. What do you think of this? Cuba made of our commotion what is known today as the Cuban Son. Or on the contrary, you think that this is just a myth that was added to it who knows why and if so, what was the need? It wasn't complicated. In those times there was no technology to be able to document all these things, that is why we lack images, etc. and we do not hesitate to recognize that Cuba has made this music its sound as such, but we must also recognize the historical side. Where does that style of music come from? Remember that the most The simple, cheap and practical way to help this channel grow is by sharing the videos, giving it a like and leaving a comment, leave the comment you want. Whether that's a lie or I didn't know it, it helps the rhythm and helps YouTube recommend this video. to more people so remember to subscribe, give it a Like if you liked it and without further ado, see you next time [Music]