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Alejo Carpentier

Cuban Novelist

Born: Dec 26, 1904

Died: Apr 24, 1980

Burying Daughters Faith Music Own Poses

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I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century. Alejo Carpentier

Music World Result Our Musical Everywhere Would Would-Be About Uncertain Small Gladly Genres Cuban Accepted Island Heard Hand End End Result Commission Being Century Producing Popular Conquering

Even the pallid daughters of Albion forget for a moment their Pre-Raphaelite poses by burying themselves in the sonorous sortilege of the Antilles. Alejo Carpentier

Daughters Forget Burying Themselves Moment Even Poses

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