Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Raúl Murciano Collection
Date(s)
Extent
5 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Miami-born composer/pianist, Raúl Murciano, Jr. is Associate Dean of Administration at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. An award-winning writer and producer of music for television and film, Murciano’s earliest successes came as a founding member and performer with Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. During his 35-year professional career, he has created commercial music cues; served as musical director and performer throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America; and composed works for the concert stage, amongst other musical and professional activities.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection consists of 128 vinyl phonograph records documenting mostly Cuban and Afro-Caribbean popular music, collected by Miami-born musician and composer Raúl Murciano (b.1957). Many of the records included in the collection were manufactured in Cuba. Other styles of music represented in the collection: Brazilian music, Latin American Folk music, and Jazz.
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Conditions of access and use elements
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Physical access
Technical access
The materials in this collection are restricted due to mechanical playback limitations. Please email chc@miami.edu for more information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Preferred citation: Raúl Murciano collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
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Archivist's note
Collection level record created by Pablo Gil. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021, and Amanda Moreno, September 2021.