A great concert of traditional music, held for the first time in Cuba,
will fill hearts with guitars of this city which will host the
International Festival de la Trova Pepe Sanchez on March 21.
Music
Great Cuban Traditional Music Concert
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Big Concert in Santiago de Cuba City
Singer songwriters from Cuba and other countries will perform for 12
hours in this eastern Cuban city, during an international festival to
honor Jose Pepe Sanchez, one of the country's major composers.
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Caribe Girls, Cuban female salsa
Female salsa bands had a boost during the 1990's with the Boom of Cuban
Salsa, as it happened during the 19930's due to economic problems.
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Week of la Francophonie Dedicated to Haiti
The Week of la Francophonie, scheduled for March 13-22 in Havana, will
be dedicated to Haiti as announced by Alain Zayan, cultural attach of
the French embassy in the Cuban capital.
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Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
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Festival of the Drum: Source of the Cuban Percussion
The party of the Cuban percussion is right around the corner with the
9th Festival of the Drum Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam with venue in
Havana and that includes concerts, competition, and theoretical
events.
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Leo Brouwer, Prize Tomas Luis de Victoria
One of the greatest awards in the world of music, inside the
Ibero-American environment, the 10th Awards SGAE Tomas Luis de
Victoria, has been granted to the Cuban composer and interpreter Leo
Brouwer.
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Travel book on Cuba's music
This book on Cuba has fun sections on the country's music (rumba to mambo, rap to reggaeton), food and drink.
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Bayamo, land of remembrances
San Salvador de Bayamo was the second town founded by Diego Velazquez
in 1513, amid the fertile valley of Cauto River, very close to Sierra
Maestra legendary mountains.
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Book on Legendary Compay Segundo Available for Cuban Readers
Siempre Compay (Forever Compay), a text by Lino Betancourt on the
legendary Cuban musician, was presented on Saturday at the 19th edition
of Havana’s International Book Fair.
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Frank Fernandez to play at Tomás Terry Theater
The renowned Cuban pianist Frank Fernández will take the stage once
more in the Tomás Terry Theater, in this central Cuba city, an
institution that is celebrating its anniversary 120.
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Cuba: Ninth Tourist Destination in Latin America
Cuba ranks ninth among Latin American tourist destinations, according to Cuban expert Miguel Alejandro Figueras.
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The Symphonic Orchestra celebrating its fifty Anniversary
The Symphonic Orchestra draws this year the curtains of their main
venue, the Theater Auditorium Amadeo Roldan, to celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary.
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Great Performance in Mexico of Grammy Winner Omara Portuondo
Media outlets described Omara Portuondo’s performance on Thursday at
Mexico City’s Metropolitan Theater as “a pleasant evening” and “a
superb concert”.
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CD Bolero for Delia
Bolero for Delia is a CD that contains a balanced selection of boleros,
performed by different voices of the current vocal vanguard, Omara
Portuondo, Tania Pantoja, Ángel Bonne, Coco Freeman, Vania Borges among
others.
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