Alberto Faya

Alberto Faya
Born	1944 (age 80–81)
Education	University of Havana
Occupation	Professor

Alberto Faya (born 1944) is a Cuban singer, researcher, composer, and professor of music. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Faya gives lectures relating to Cuban history, culture, and music. ^[3] He holds a degree from the University of Havana and is a professor of musical culture at the university. ^[4]

During the 1970s, Faya was one of a number of Cuban musicians who worked to better incorporate African and Afro-Cuban music in Cuban society; according to his accounts, he had to right vigorously to air Afro-Cuban rumba music on Cuban radio stations. ^[5] Faya is a believer in the ongoing melding of different cultures, ^[6] and considers culture as the primary means by which personal identity is derived. ^[7] Faya is a self-proclaimed Afrocentrist, as he finds that his musical background most defines his understanding of culture and identity. ^[7]

References

1. Orovio, Helio. Cuban music from A to Z. Tumi Music Ltd. Bath, UK. 2004. P. 123.
2. "Alberto Faya". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
3. "Cuba Standard Business Familiarization Tour: A People to People Educational Exchange In partnership with Cuba Cultural Travel". Cuba Standard. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
4. Journalism, UNC School of Media and. "The Real Queens: Two female rappers in Havana, Cuba challenge stereotypes through their beats". Cuba's New Wave. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
5. Pérez, Louis A. (2006-10-17). Cuban Studies 37. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN   978-0-8229-7108-5.
6. Journalism, UNC School of Media and. "The Real Queens: Two female rappers in Havana, Cuba challenge stereotypes through their beats". Cuba's New Wave. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
7. Lecture on Cuban Musical Culture, Institute Casa de San Martin, Centro de Estudios Martianos, Professor Alberto Faya, 8 March 2017.