FeFa

1. FeFa Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons Professor, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Neil Leonard Artistic Director, Interdisciplinary Arts Institute Berklee College of Music

2. FeFa FeFa is an alterego constructed as a hybrid reminiscent of Cuban cultural complexities and Campos-Pons personal history. FeFa take on the figure of the pregonero as street crier voicing not products but the philosophical political and daily laments of the 54 years of entrapment of the Cuban families in and out of the Island Familia/ Exterior-Familia Afuera. Family Abroad-Family Extarnjero

3. "Llego FeFa" is a collaboration of MMCP and NL premiered at the 11th Havana Biennial structured in 3 parts: Installationat Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center (WLC) Performanceat WLC and Projecto Detras Del Muro (Behind theWall Project). The performance at WLC included for first timein Cuba an open competition of the street criers (pregoneros),giving this vernacular art a location within Cuban culture. Amonth later National Television broadcast for first time ever apregoneros competition. Production:Collection and distribution of goods to the poorestCubans. This was a direct response to an artist survey.

4. Street Criers / Pregoneros • Increased liberalization of small businesses caused street criers to re-emerge for the first time in decades. These 'pregoneros' transformed the soundscape of Cuba, creating an ongoing musical theater in the street, using idiosyncratic ancient vocal marketing strategies that highlight a void of big-business control.

5. Pregonero Research, Matanzas

6. February, 2012 Matanzas, Cuba: Pregonero collaboration • Campos-Pons collaborated with local Pregoneros as part of MMCP Performance "Llego FeFa" at the homecoming exhibition "1478 MB" at Casa Las Americas. The criers are confused with delinquents and accosted by authorities. Pregoneros are not typically found in this neighborhood.

7. February, 2012 Casa Las Americas: Pregonero collaboration

8. February, 2012 Casa Las Americas: Pregonero collaboration

9. February, 2012 Casa Las Americas: Pregonero collaboration

10. February, 2012 Casa Las Americas: Pregonero collaboration

11. Pregoneros are hired as collaborators for the performance of FeFa at the 11 Havana Biennial. In response to Casa exhibit, a national pregonero competition is organized at the opening at the Wilfredo Lam Center.A jury of distinguished musicians and producers select winners in three categories: • use of poetry • use of music, • promotion of FeFa. • Jurors are Los Hermanos Arangos (leading folklore/jazz group), Enmanuel Blanco (Director, Laboratorio Nacional de Musica Electroacustica). May, 2012 Havana, Cuba: FeFa at Biennial de Habana

12. Havana Biennial: Pregonero competition PHOTO: MCCPorganizing competition with pregoneros before competition at WLC

13. PHOTO: Organizing competition with pregoneros before competition at WLC

14. Pregonero Audio Excerpt of onion/garlic vendor’s voice Excerpt of honey seller’s voice

15. PHOTO: NL introducing pregoneros and FeFa to public/press at WLC

16. PHOTO: NL introducing pregoneros and FeFa to public/press at WLC

17. PHOTO: NL introducing pregoneros and FeFa to public/press at WLC

20. PHOTO: NL introducing pregoneros and FeFa to public/press at WLC

21. May, 2012 Havana, Cuba: Pregoneros participating FeFa performance, "Projecto Detras del Muro" Malecon Cuba

25. Pregonero Audio From FeFaInstallation Excerpt with onion/garlic vendor’s voice Excerpt with gold buyer’s voice

26. National News, Cuba