Ars Longa: New York Debut

Cuban early music group Ars Longa performs their New York debut with a program entitled “Gulumbá gulumbé: Resonancias de África en el Nuevo Mundo,” which explores seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Cuban music by the descendants of African slaves.

About the artists

Conjunto de Música Antigua Ars Longa de La Habana was founded in Havana in 1994 by Teresa Paz and Aland López and a year later was incorporated into the Office of the City Historian where they maintain an office in Old Havana. Latin American and Cuban colonial music is the focus of their repertoire. They have toured extensively in Europe performing in festivals in Austria, Croatia, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden and in such prestigious venues as the Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna. In Latin America they have performed in Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela among others. In addition to promoting the interpretation of early music in Cuba, Ars Longa hosts the annual international Esteban Salas Early Music Festival in Havana, which brings musicians and ensembles from around the world for concerts and masterclasses.

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