English:  Jazz Plaza, one of Planet Earth's best jazz festivals, is rapidly approaching.  You can read all about who, what, when, where and how (it now takes place in four diffeent cities) here:
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Español:: Jazz Plaza, uno de los mejores festivales de jazz en todo el planeta, se acerca rápidamente. Puedes encontrar toda la información sobre quién, qué, cuándo, dónde y cómo (ahora se celebra en cuatro ciudades diferentes) aquí:
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ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2026 will take place May 17-24,, 2026 in Havana Cuba.  Cubadisco includes the annual discographic competition, concerts, an academic symposium and trade fair.  The call for entries for recordings is open until January 15, 2026.
The Cubadisco International Symposium 2026 will take place from May 19 to 21, 2026 and is being announced as a hybrid event. 
Many more details for both of these can be found on the Spanish-language version of thepage (link below)
ESPAÑOL: Cubadisco 2026 tendrá lugar del 17 al 24 de mayo, 2026.  Puedes leer todos los detalles de los convocatorioa (Cubandisco y el Simposio Internacional) aquí:
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ENGLISH:  Kiki Valera, whose album Vacilón Santiaguero was nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY® in the Best Tropical Latin Album category, has just released a new single, Tamal con Tusa, a classic Cuban guaracha composed by Osnel Odit Bavastro. Kiki has consolidated the position of the Cuban cuatro in the pantheon of string instruments used in Cuban popular music  Watch the official video below:
ESPAÑOL: Kiki Valera, cuyo álbum Vacilón Santiaguero fue nominado al GRA:MMY® 2025 en la categoría Mejor Álbum Tropical Latino, acaba de lanzar un nuevo sencillo, Tamal con Tusa, una guaracha clásica cubana  compuesta por Osnel Odit Bavastro. Kiki ha consolidado la posición del cuatro cubano en el panteón de los instrumentos de cuerda utilizados en la música popular cubana. Mira el video oficial a continuación: 

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I wouldn't go so far as to call Jorge Luis Pacheco a secret - he has been recognized at numerous jazz festivals around the world, collaborated with various jazz greats in Cuba, the US and beyond and has over 7 fine albums under his belt. But coming as he does from a country that has produced a vast horde of world-class pianists, not everyone gets to be a household word.  That being said, he is very much worth hearing and is doing a US tour during September beginning in Chicago but also including dates around the country including a few on the west coast. 
You can learn more about him and see the full schedule with links here: 
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One of the great giants of music has passed after an historic career that began in the 50s in Cuba and New York. Walfredo was a hugely important figure in the Bay Area in the later decades of his life and a crucial friend and advisor to all of us at timba.com. He'll be sorely missed. He's shown below with timba master Reinier Guerra. Click here for more of Tom Ehrlich's Walfredo photos.

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