Earliest known folkloric rumba recordings, 1948

Our friend Berta Jottar just alerted us to Zeno Okeanos's site, where he has published sound files of the earliest known recordings of folkloric rumba, check it out:

http://www.zeno-okeanos.com/rumba-1947.html

Besides the guaguancó, there is also a columbia, a "santo" and an especially fine Abakuá.

Enjoy!