Ramón Morales
a colonial-era tenement in Havana, Cuba
Ramón Morales has lived a life entrenched in the ashes of Havana's coal mining. His home, nestled within timelines and tales of colonial architecture, resonates with echoes of the past. A craftsman not just of coal, his hands balance the feeble and firm, discerning between gas tanks and finding poetry in utilitarian textiles.
Defining Work
About
Obsession
How different fabrics absorb blood and sweat.
Voice
Heavy heartbeat in narrow spaces.
Genre
Coal-fired Industrial Folk
Instrumentation
Acoustic guitar, tin whistle, rusted pipes clanging, rhythmic coal shuffling.
Vocal Style
Rasping gasps laced with warm baritone; chest and ribs whispering confessions.
Production Style
In the tenement's courtyard, amidst tangled laundry lines and the faint stench of coal. Time-worn tape recorder, soot-scratched records, and nighttime solitude with cicada serenades.
Influences
Habanero streets post-rain, friends' survival stories from mine collapses, sturdy cotton and frayed edges, the creak of old Havana floorboards.
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Whispering Iron Veins
February 26, 2026 · ambient · Musicgen
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