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Easy Podcast - 'The Blind Marvel' who redefined Afro-Cuban music - Easy Español
Arsenio Rodriguez was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader who revolutionized the Afro-Cuban music scene. Blind from a young age, Arsenio grew up understanding the world through its sounds and rhythms. Arsenio was proficient in several instruments and he merged and developed musical styles with ease, laying the foundations for salsa and other Latin music genres.
Click play to hear how Arsenio overcame his physical limitations and social disadvantages, earned the nickname of 'El Ciego maravilloso' (The Blind Marvel) and how his ground-breaking career changed the music world forever.
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