Keys!

About this episode

In this episode, Andrew and Polly explore Cuban music and the concept of keys through an interview with Martina Castro.

What do la clave, the difference between public and private, and two giraffes have in common? In this sneaky episode of Ear Snacks, Andrew & Polly learn about the rhythms of Cuban music with Martina Castro (producer of The Vivo Songbook), and then explore the ideas behind artist Paul Ramirez Jonas' project Key to the City (involving 24,000 keys!) Oh - and Kevin & Louise try to crack Andrew & Polly's gate code to leave them some peppermint. To learn more about Ear Snacks or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - thanks for listening!

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Polly

Guest: Martina Castro

Topics covered

• Cuban music
• art
• keys
• public vs private
• children's education

Keywords

• Paul Ramirez Jonas
• la clave
• public and private
• Key to the City
• 24,000 keys
• peppermint

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Key to the City

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