EP record Música Infantil, Vol. VII (Areíto/EGREM 7″ 45 rpm EP, EPA-6366)

Audio Recording

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

EP record "Música Infantil," Vol. VII (Areíto/EGREM 7″ 45 rpm EP, EPA-6366)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.289

Description

A 7-inch, 45 rpm extended-play vinyl record in an illustrated paper sleeve, produced and distributed by EGREM on its Areíto label — the seventh volume of a numbered Música Infantil (children's music) series. Six children's songs, performed by the credited interpreter "Amigo" with the Orquesta I.C.R. under artistic-musical director Carlos Ansa. Side A: "El Gallo Ciriaco" (Adelaida Suárez), "Qué Lindo es Sembrar" (C. Torriente–W. Riquelme), "El Chinito" (credited to Cri-Cri); Side B: "Las Mascaritas" (Gloria Agramonte), "El Barquito de Papel" (C. Torriente–E. Almanza), "El Mono Tilingo" (Wilfredo Riquelme); arrangements by E. Almanza, W. Riquelme, and Carlos Ansa. The light-blue Areíto disc label bears the Taíno cemí device, "45 R.P.M.," "EPA-6366."

Context

The disc is a direct tie-in between two state institutions: EGREM, the record monopoly, and the I.C.R. — the Instituto Cubano de Radiodifusión, Cuba's state broadcaster — whose children's programming supplied the recordings, performed by the broadcaster's own Orquesta I.C.R. under Carlos Ansa. It shows how revolutionary childhood was mediated through an institutional apparatus: radio/TV content for children, repackaged as records for the home. The repertoire is revealing — mostly Cuban children's songs ("El Gallo Ciriaco," "Las Mascaritas," "El Barquito de Papel," "El Mono Tilingo"), with at least one title, "El Chinito," credited to Cri-Cri (the Mexican children's songwriter Francisco Gabilondo Soler), placing Cuban material within the wider pan-Latin-American children's-song canon; "Qué Lindo es Sembrar" ("How Lovely It Is to Sow") carries the kind of agricultural/labor theme that fit revolutionary pedagogy. Priced $4:00.

Audio Format

45 RPM Record

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Album Detail

Contributors

Contributor

Carlos Ansa

Role

Artistic Direction

Record Label

Areíto

Release Date

1973

Place Recorded

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Language

Spanish

Album Artwork Description

The front cover is an original illustration — a folded paper boat on stylized blue waves, a palm-tree islet, a radiant sun, and gulls — signed "Amaury /73"; the back repeats the program and notes "diseño o amaury febles," "Producido y distribuido por egrem – La Habana-Cuba (Curva RIAA)," and, crucially, "Las grabaciones de este disco corresponden a la programación infantil del I.C.R."

Notes

Dating: firmly 1973 — the cover is signed "Amaury /73"; the catalog number EPA-6366 is consistent with the post-1969 EPA series, and the pre-1976 "I.C.R." name corroborates the date.

Height

18.5 cm

Width

18 cm

Parts

vinyl, record case

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

María A. Cabrera Arús, María R. Cabrera Arús

Notes

owners

Person or Organization

I.C.R.

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Research Notes

Notes

Credits to verify: artistic-musical direction Carlos Ansa; arrangers E. Almanza and W. (Wilfredo) Riquelme; composers Adelaida Suárez, C. Torriente, Gloria Agramonte, Wilfredo Riquelme; "El Chinito" attributed to Cri-Cri (Gabilondo Soler) — the specific song should be confirmed. Open question — "Amigo": the credited interpreter is likely a character or host from I.C.R. children's programming; identity unconfirmed and worth researching.

Created By

Hana Flamm

Create Date

March 25, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 16, 2026