{"product_id":"12140","title":"c. 1941–1957 Cuban Popular Entertainment Print Archive of Cancioneros, Sheet Music, and Celebrity Tribute Material Documenting Radio, Music Distribution, and Transnational Performance Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn offer is a group of four pieces of Cuban entertainment ephemera documenting the production, circulation, and consumption of popular music and celebrity culture in mid-20th-century Havana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the early 1940s through the late 1950s, the material traces Republican-era Cuban music from advertiser-supported radio performance, to mass-market lyric distribution, to formal sheet music publication, alongside print responses to major figures of Latin American cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eArchive Inclusions\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest item in the group, a 1941 issue of \u003ci\u003eHits Musicales\u003c\/i\u003e, is explicitly tied to Cuban radio broadcasting networks. Issued as a \u003ci\u003ecancionero\u003c\/i\u003e, it centers on the Mexican performer Tito Guízar and situates his popularity within the framework of,\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“las audiciones radiofónicas de Cuba, la Cadena Crusellas.” \u003c\/i\u003e[“the radio broadcasts of Cuba, the Crusellas Network”].\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe publication further identifies him as, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“artista exclusivo de Jabón Candado.” \u003c\/i\u003e[“Exclusive artist for Jabón Candado”].\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes lyrics to songs associated with his performances. The booklet demonstrates how radio exposure was converted into printed form, allowing audiences to reproduce and internalize broadcast repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA decade later, the \u003ci\u003eSuplemento de la revista “Maracas”\u003c\/i\u003e (December 1953) documents Cuban reception to the death of Mexican film star Jorge Negrete. Issued under the title, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“Homenaje Póstumo al Charro Cantor”\u003c\/i\u003e [“Posthumous Tribute to the Singing Charro”],\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe text records the intensity of public response across Cuba: \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“Cuba… se ha vestido de luto con el infausto suceso.” \u003c\/i\u003e[“Cuba… has been plunged into mourning by this tragic event.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplement includes essays, biographical material, and photographic reproductions, providing direct evidence of the transnational circulation of celebrity culture between Mexico and Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining two items shift from audience consumption to musical production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lyric sheet for \u003ci\u003e“Así Mi Bien”\u003c\/i\u003e (Rosita Pino), issued by Peer y Compañía (Habana), is present without musical notation, reflecting a lower-cost or partial distribution format. There is a manuscript inscription on the front:\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“Tony Tejera… de su autora Rosita Pino.”\u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Tony Tejera… by its author Rosita Pino\"].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTejera appears again in the final item of the archive, printed sheet music for \u003ci\u003e“Las Pascuas”\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), with: \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“letra y música: Tony Tejera…arreglo: Pepe Delgado”\u003c\/i\u003e [Lyrics and music: Tony Tejera; Arrangement: Pepe Delgado].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIssued by the same Havana publisher, the piece represents the formal end of the distribution chain with arranged, notated, and performance-ready sheet music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHistorical and Research Significance\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the group documents a complete and internally coherent system of mid-century Cuban popular music culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHits Musicales\u003c\/i\u003e cancionero demonstrates the role of advertiser-supported radio in generating demand; the \u003ci\u003eMaracas\u003c\/i\u003e supplement records the parallel circulation of celebrity across national boundaries; the lyric sheet captures informal, composer-level exchange; and the sheet music preserves the finalized, performative form of the repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe presence of Tony Tejera in both manuscript and printed contexts provides a particularly clear internal linkage within the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eCondition\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour printed items, varying formats (booklet, magazine supplement, sheet music, lyric sheet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll exhibit moderate to heavy toning, edge wear, creasing, and handling consistent with inexpensive mid-century Cuban paper. The \u003ci\u003eMaracas\u003c\/i\u003e supplement shows heavier age-darkening and edge wear; the \u003ci\u003eHits Musicales\u003c\/i\u003e booklet shows spine stress and paper fragility. The sheet music remains complete with expected wear. The lyric sheet shows creasing, staining, and manuscript inscription to the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll items are complete, structurally sound, and fully legible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51516856926514,"sku":"12140","price":465.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/8612\/8618\/files\/0012140_1.jpg?v=1785268660","url":"https:\/\/katzfinemanuscripts.com\/products\/12140","provider":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}