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Septeto Nacional is celebrating 80th Anniversary in 2007

In 1927, Ignacio Piñeiro founded his innovative "Septeto Nacional", introduced for the first time in the history of Son a trumpet as lead instrument. Read More

Pablo Milanés on a new Spain Tour

Pablo Milanés returns to Spain to carry out a broad tour through several cities of the peninsula Read More

Silvio Rodríguez "Barbican" Lyricism of a Latin American hero

Silvio Rodríguez is a much more potent and famous name than the Buena Vista Social Club and its offshoots. Read More

Roberto Faz; Regla-born-voice of the Cuban

Cuban music learners class him as "the sole white that sang Son music in his days". Read More

New CD for lovers of cuban music

The "Verano Caliente" CD is the proposal of Bis Music for music lovers. Read More

Síntesis will reach their 30 years of musical work.

The etno-rock with elements of the Afro-Cuban root defines the style of this grouping that in this year will reach their 30 years of musical work. Read More

Dominicana shocked by the visit of Septeto Habanero

<p align="left">By Pedro Rioseco<div align="left"> </div><p align="left">Most likely in any other country, except for Dominican Republic, octogenarian Septeto Habanero had made people take dance shoes and dresses out of an old trunk to dance to the tune of immortal Son genre. <div align="left"> </div><p align="left">This is possible only because in the Dominican Republic son is still cast side-by-side most popular local rhythms; meringue and bachata and of course they are all danced in the Palacio del Son available all the year round since half a century ago. Read More

Silvio Rodriguez in London: night to remember

Music Fund for Cuba presented Silvio Rodri­guez and his band in London's Barbican Center. Read More

A treat for jazz and dance fans

Central Durban is set to rumba, samba and salsa to the rhythm of the eighth annual Awesome Africa Music Festival which starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday. Read More

Music rounds off afabulous Arts Alive month

The Afro Cuban All Stars give Arts Alive 2006 a foot-stomping, hip-wiggling send off as the two performances close the month-long festival for another year. Read More

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