Cover of UNDER THE BAMBOO TREE in 1906 - as La Patti Negra; Cuban danzón; famous opera diva Adelina Patti had an Afro-American counterpart in Sister Retta Jones, nicknamed The Black Patti, in Spanish: La Patti Negra; oldest recording of Afro-American dance music, reissued on Folkways cd The Cuban Danzón - Before There Was Jazz (see also: La Machicha)
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