ABSTRACT
From the cassette tape distribution networks in the 1990s, to CDs, VCDs, DVDs in the 1990s and 2000s, and more recently MP3s shared through transportable devices and Bluetooth connection, the consumption of music in Cuba is catalyzing the emergence of systems of digital media circulation. The distribution of music has promoted the strengthening of circulation networks, some receiving full support from state authorities, and others involving elicit practices. Yet all of the new networks of circulation contribute to the development of an effective model of digital music distribution that is based on the hand-to-hand transfer of musical content.
