In the fourth of a series of concerts from the festival given last July in Birmingham and London, Los Munequitos de Matanzas from Cuba perform music from two Afro-Cuban religions, Santeria and Abakua.
The Munequitos first got together in 1952 and achieved instant and unexpected fame in Cuba. The group is more like a family than anything else. The leader, percussionist and dancer
Diosdado Ramos. is the father of the two principal dancers, and other members of the group are related by blood or marriage. They form a tightly knit unit with a strong spiritual bond which is reflected in their ensemble playing and brilliant improvisations. The Munequitos compose most of their own repertoire.