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362: 96:(housing projects) in Cuba that is home to a growing Hip-Hop scene. Located at the periphery of Havana, Alamar was identified with Cuba's Hip-Hop movement on a large scale when it hosted the first annual rap festival in 1995. Often referred to as the "home of Cuban rap," Alamar is a Hip-Hop hot spot known especially for its frequent 120:
co-operative producing organically grown vegetables and medicinal plants. Originally created during the "Special Period" after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the farm has grown to 10.4 hectares, and employs many—in particular senior citizens—from the local community.
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construction of Soviet-style architecture. Because of this, Cuban poet Juan Carlos Flores has described it as "The Heart of The Russian Barrio". The president of the ward is Margarita Basilia Araujo Suárez.
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Baker, Geoffrey. 2006. "La Habana que no conoces: Cuban rap and the social construction of urban space." Ethnomusicology Forum 15, no. 2: 232.
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The co-operative frequently hosts international visitors and is the subject of the documentary film
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Music, Space and Place: Popular Music and Cultural Identity.
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Alamar is also home to the Organoponico Vivero Alamar, a
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Sheila Whiteley, Stan Hawkins, Andy Bennett (Editors).
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The Emergence of Rap Cubano: An Historical Perspective
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Index

Alamar (film)
La Habana
Cuba
Habana del Este
prefabrication
Atlantic coast
Alamar Este
Alturas de Alamar
Cojímar
Guiteras
barrios
peñas
Reebee Garofalo
UBPC
Tierralismo
Alejandro Ramirez Anderson
"Margarita Basilia Araujo Suárez"


Music, Space and Place: Popular Music and Cultural Identity.
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"Organoponico Vivero Alomar -- Cuba"
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