Origins

Bolero is a sentimental genre of song that originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Trovadores were the Cuban version of the Spanish trovadores. In Cuba, these wandering minstrels traveled throughout Cuba’s Oriente region, notably Santiago de Cuba, sustaining themselves through the art of serenading and strumming the guitar. This was a time-honored practice. Cuban bolero incorporates elements from Spanish music as […]