Saturday November 24^th 2001, Cuba: (Founding),

Casa de la Trova,

Heredia #208 entre San Pedro y San Felix, Santiago de Cuba.

On Saturday, November 24^th, Ricardo “Arístides” Bekema founded the Estudiantina Ensemble orquestra in the legendary “Casa de la Trova”, Santiago de Cuba, representing a revival of the estudiantina groups that were popular in the eastern region of Cuba during the late 19^th century.

The name “Estudiantina Ensemble” came from his dear friend and musical teacher “Inaudis Paisán Mallet”, who was at that time the director of the last estudiantina in the whole of Cuba; “Estudiantina Invasora”. Ricardo followed in the footsteps of his master in dedication, preservation and continuation of the traditional boleros, guaracha, danzón and son music styles in the estudiantina tradition from Santiago de Cuba and the Eastern Orient provinces of Cuba.

The original estudiantina groups were formed by students who roamed the streets and local festivities and played the popular version of the danzón during the late 19^th century. Consisting of two guitars, two tres, bass, trumpet, small baroque timpani drums (pailas criollas) and two singers who also played the claves, guiro and maracas, these groups roamed the streets op Cuba in traditional university uniforms playing music for fun and money.

“Maestro, Inaudis Paisán Mallet”

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June 2004, Huib “El Payo Humberto” Wilkes travelled to Cuba to make a documentary about the activities of the group Estudiantina Envasora, the last remaining Estudiantina group in Cuba. The documentary “Casa de la Trova, The Estudiantina Tradition” interviews i.a. founders Inaudis Paisán (1927, trumpet-player) and Roberto Nápoles.

The documentary reveals a nearly forgotten story of a musicgenre, lifestyle and tradition from Oriente de Cuba; it shows unique images of a two hour non-stop performance of Estudiantina Invasora in the famous'Casa de la Trova' in Santiago de Cuba.

Festivals:

• Nijmeegse Zomerfeesten, “De Affaire: Hennes Latin Stage / Havana aan de Waal” (openlucht festival), 12 juli, 17 juli en 18 juli 2008, Nijmegen
• “Dias Latinos Festival” (openlucht festival), 19 augustus 2006, Amersfoort
• “Cubamania” (openlucht festival), 21 mei 2006, Tilburg
• Haarlem Jazz festival, Proveniersplein, Café “’t Kantoor” (openlucht festival), 21 augustus 2009, Haarlem
• “Open Haven Podium Festival” (Salsa Pasión), (openlucht festival), 27 augustus 2006, Amsterdam (met speciale gasten Eva Griñán en Gabino Jardines)
• “Festival Internacional de la Trova del 2007, Pepe Sánchez”, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba:
  • “Casa de la Trova, arriba”, 15 maart 2007, Santiago de Cuba (met speciale gasten Francisco Pancho Amat en Inaudis Paisán Mallet
  • “Casa de la Trova, patio”, 16 maart 2007, Santiago de Cuba (met speciale gast Angel Álmenares): Live optreden voor Cubaanse nationale television 'Cuba Vision'
  • “Sede del Coro Madrigalista”, 17 maart 2007, Santiago de Cuba (met speciale gasten Eva Griñán en Gabino Jardines
  • “Casa de la Musica”, 18 maart 2007, Santiago de Cuba
  • “Plaza de Marte”, 19 maart 2007, Santiago de Cuba
• “Koninginnedag (festival), Café “Wapen van Bloemendaal”, 30 april 2008, Haarlem
• “Amistad Para Cuba”, Hotel Pension “De Oude Pastorie”, (benefiet festival), 14 juni 2009, Veldhoven
• “Poëzie in de Steeg”, (festival) 4 maart 2007, Vlaardingen
• “Dorpsfeest Velsen-Noord” (openlucht festival), 20 juni 2009, Velsen-Noord
• “Park Podium Boom en Bosch” (openlucht festival), 30 augustus 2009, Breukelen
• “Julianapark” (openlucht festival), 6 september 2009, Schiedam
• “1^st Dutch Blend Meeting”, “De Doelen” (Promo World Music), 23 mei 2008, Rotterdam
• “Latin Filmfestival”, 8 mei 2006, Utrecht
• Filmhuis Kriterion (Film Festival), 16 Oktober 2005, Amsterdam
• “Vlaardings zomerfeest” t Hof/Oranjepark (openlucht festival), 26 augustus 2007, Vlaardingen