Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor filming video clip for "Bembé"

On October 10, 2004, Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor had their very first performance at Casa de la Música Galiano. Their debut album, "Recoge y vete", released in 2006 made the band an overnight success on the international timba scene. In the summer of 2007 the Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor did their first European tour and it was a resounding success with audiences going wild. By the time the band released its second studio album, "Anda y pégate", in 2008, even the hard-to-please Havana audience was convinced that this band was here to stay. They commemorate their eight years with another concert at Casa de la Música Galiano soon. It was scheduled for October 13th, but for reasons beyond their control this concert has been cancelled. Check their Facebook page to see when the new date will be for the anniversaryy celebration.

To date Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor have released three studio CD, one live CD and a live DVD. They are on the verge of releasing their fourth studio CD this fall, having just returned  to Havana from an intense three-week stay in Lima. Here is a little video look at then and now.

First European Tour 2007 - Tour Montage

European Summer Tour 2012 - "Bembé" featuring Yordis

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One of our favorite US-based bands, Tiempo Libre, returns to the Midwest on October 20th, 2012 at 8pm in Elgin, Illinois for a performance with the Elgin Symphony plus a separate TImba dance set by themselves.  It looks like this may be as close as they get to Chicago this fall, so catch them while you can!  Click here for their webpage for the event!

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Hello HDP fans....great news...the visas have been signed and approved. Lehman Center cancelled the November 9nth show but it has been replaced with 2 shows at Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.s) in New York !!!  

For the Thursday, November 8th show, doors open at 7:30pm and the show is at 9pm.  For the Friday, November 9nth show, doors open at 11pm and the show is at 12 midnight.  Do not get confused....there is a Happy Hour show listed on the SOBs website for that same Friday the 9nth, but that is from 5 to 8pm. The HDP show is at MIDNIGHT.

The Saturday, November 10nth show immediately follows the SOBs dates with the addition of TIRSO DUARTE. 

Sabado, Nov. 10, 2012 / 8PM -- Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Alexander Abreu & Havana D' Primera
Invitado especial Tirso Duarte
(ex-vocalista de Charanga Habanera y Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso)

Teatro Park de Union City, NJ -- 888-584-3070 -- www.Tuboleta.net
Park Theatre 
560 32th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
Phone: (888) 584-3070 -- Website: www.Tuboleta.net

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The Chicago Metro area had two exciting events this past weekend:

For Bill Tilford's review and photos of Arturo Sandoval's concert at Viper Alley,    click here. 

For special guest photographer Joshua Bennett's wonderful photos of the Septeto Nacional de Cuba concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago,   click here. 

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