“MISA CUBANA AND THE MISSING CULTURAL CONNECTION”
© 2015

In the current dynamic climate of US-Cuba political relations, this paper presents a timely glimpse into an historic musical work Missa Cubana (Cuban Mass), written in 1996 by Cuban jazz musician and  film composer Jose Maria Vitier, in collaboration with his wife, poet Silvia Rodriguez Rivero. By weaving the impact of the initial “performances” of Missa Cubana, both in- and out-side of the country, with contemporary expatriate attitudes viewpoints in South Florida, the author presents an interesting perspective on the   issues of religious belief versus secular politics in the twenty-first century.