Rodolfo Rensoli
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Rodolfo Rensoli is the founder of Grupo Uno
who organized the first rap music festival in Cuba
in 1995. He initialized the institutionalization of rap in 1997 when he approached Roberto Zurbano, then vice-president of the Asociación Hermanos Saíz
(AHS), who proposed Rensoli that the AHS collaborate to the festival.
Prior to getting involved with rap, Rensoli used to promote rock and alternative music in East Havana.
Rodolfo Rensoli has helped rap's emancipation in Cuba
by assaulting the press and platforms, including theoretical events on the subject and boosted a coherent discourse on Cuban hip hop
and its roots, components or international alternatives, be they American, African, Latin American or Caribbean.
Grupo Uno
Grupo Uno was a group of organizers from an East Havana district cultural center. They brainstormed the radical idea of a Cuban rap festival in 1995. One of the principal organizers, Rodolfo Rensoli, contributed largely to the event by anticipating the need for social and governmental support...
who organized the first rap music festival in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in 1995. He initialized the institutionalization of rap in 1997 when he approached Roberto Zurbano, then vice-president of the Asociación Hermanos Saíz
Asociación Hermanos Saíz
The early/initial visible roots of Hip hop in Cuba are believed to have emerged through break dance competitions or battles that were seen on the streets of Cuba. The continuous repetition of break dance battles were one of the strong channels or pioneers of the Hip Hop culture in Cuba...
(AHS), who proposed Rensoli that the AHS collaborate to the festival.
Prior to getting involved with rap, Rensoli used to promote rock and alternative music in East Havana.
Rodolfo Rensoli has helped rap's emancipation in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
by assaulting the press and platforms, including theoretical events on the subject and boosted a coherent discourse on Cuban hip hop
Cuban hip hop
Hip hop music arrived in Cuba via radio and TV broadcasts from Miami. During the 1980s hip hop culture in Cuba was mainly centred around breakdancing...
and its roots, components or international alternatives, be they American, African, Latin American or Caribbean.