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• 11 / 24 / 2008

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In front of over two thousand people who filled the central San Pedro Square , the program started with the folk Dances company Kokove that presented the "Danza al Café" (Dance of Coffee).

Then came on stage the JJ-Son trio that remembered the birth date of the legendary Francisco Repilado, internationally known as Compay Segundo, with the theme "Sabroso" and the premiere of the Son "Hermanos Pernancubanos", a piece of José Angel García, its director.

Then came the rap trio TNT, which is part of the Hermanos Saíz Association, who touched the public with their letters, especially with their number "Si te Atacan" (If they attack you), a call against the violence.

Eva Griñán and her guitar player Gabino Jardines came next, who pick from their wide repertoire of traditional Cuban songs, to end with a new one and a classic song written by Silvio Rodríguez: " La Vida ".

The Santiago Sax Magic Quartet, a group that has been nominated to the Grammy Latino, made an impact with their stile ad high quality of their performance.

They received a standing ovation when ended with a frevo (Brazilian northern rhythm) dedicated to Olinda , a historic Puernambucan city close to Recife, the state capital.

To close the show Kokove came once again on stage. They mixed a rumba with Brazilian rhythms and managed the temperature to rise to a Caribbean environment, commented the Cuban historian and communicator Gonzalo González.

(Cubarte)