This presentation by Dr. Noraliz Ruiz Caraballo examines various recordings housed at the Diaz-Ayala collection to explore the connections established in the performance of decimas in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Canary Islands. Dr. Ruiz Caraballo is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY. This event was held on April 27, 2016 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Deuxieme Maison 353.