"Varadero Jazz Session" is announced

The "Varadero Jazz Session", an event summoned by the Cuban Ministries of Culture and Tourism, will be taking place the coming September. This festival, presided over by the Cuban virtuoso, Chucho Valdes, will gather a big group of outstanding jazz musicians from Cuba and abroad. Read More

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Rosita Fornés is making a tour around diverse Cuban provinces

The first vedette Rosita Fornés is making a tour around diverse Cuban provinces with her spectacle Rosa del tiempo. The famous actress and singer is presenting this time fifteen songs from her high-packed repertoire Read More

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Havana Opens Cubadisco Music Fair

The International CUBADISCO Music Fair begins Saturday May 19 in Havana, a cultural event that organized by Cuban Institute of Music in its 11th edition. Karl Marx Theater, with capacity for 5,000 people, will be scenario for the CUBADISCO award-ceremony, also special and honor laureates awarded by the jury will be presented. Read More

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Cubadisco: The great musical party

Cubadisco, the coveted International Fair for the Cuban recording industry market, will be holding May 27th-29th the 11th edition to mark its 10 years in which many people have worked with love and dedication. It hasn't been a paved road for this event, dedicated to promote the best cultural proposals of the Cuban music. Read More

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Acclaimed japanese guitarist to play Cubadisco 2007

Days before traveling to Havana to participate in the Cubadisco 2007 music fair, Japanese guitarist and composer Antonio Koga sent a large number of guitars to the island for Cuban musical instruction. Read More

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Ended in Las Tunas the National Guitar Orchestra Encounter

The First National Guitar Orchestra Encounter in Cuba ended in this eastern Cuban city with the presentation in the Tunas Theater of a giant orchestra, made up by members of groups participating in the event. Seven orchestras from several provinces in the country met during an entire week in this province to reafirm, away from styles, criteria and preferences, the vitality of the Cuban Guitar School. Read More

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Cuba duplicates the number of concert bands

Cuba duplicated the number of concert bands over the last three years, highlighted in Ciego de Avila, Cuban Minister for Culture, Abel Prieto. As he inaugurated officially the provincial school for this kind of orchestral format, the Minister pointed out that 90 municipalities out of the 169 existing in the country have already their own module, with the aim of promoting the socio-cultural development of the communities. Read More

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Announcement for the 10th Casa de las Américas Musicology Award

The Casa de las Américas announces to all those interested to participate in the 10th edition of the Casa de las Américas Musicology Award which is to take place from April 14th-18th, 2008. Read More

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Musical Initiative to rescue Charanga Orchestras

The Charanga de Oro orchestra, founded in 2004, is a cultural project aimed at rescuing the format and sonority of that kind of musical group in Cuba. Musicians recalled that in the mid 20th century, charanga orchestras promoted Cuban rhythms such as chachacha, son, bolero and mambo. Read More

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Letter of Silvio to the town of Talca

The defense of Dr. Eduardo Contreras has made clear that I have not committed any offense and at no time I sought to offend the town of Talca. However certain media has rushed to say that I am punishing myself. Read More

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