Here's Tom's tribute, with photos, to one of the all time greats of Cuban music. Don Pancho composed and played chékere and violin for Maravilla de Florida during their most innovative period and was the patriarch of one of Cuba's most celebrated musical families, including Yosvany and Yunior Terry.

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ENGLISH: "La Resistencia", the second release by Yasser Ramos, is coming to digital retailers on August 16th but is already available for pre-order at iTunes! Below is a teaser of the track "A Mi Que No Me Den De Esa Cosa" featuring Alexander Abreu. The album contains 13 tracks plus the bonus track "Songo Cerra'o", which Yasser recorded with Mandy Cantero and has been a hit for months now.

ESPAÑOL: "La Resistencia", el segundo disco de Yasser Ramos, llegará a los minoristas digitales el 16 de agosto pero ¡ya está disponible para preordinar en iTunes! A continuación hay un adelanto de la canción "A Mi Que No me Den De Esa Cosa" con Alexander Abreu. El álbum contiene 13 pistas más la canción extra "Songo Cerra'o", que Yasser grabó con Mandy Cantero y ha sido un éxito durante meses.

ENGLISH: "La Resistencia" was 6 months in the making and is being released on the Warachando Records Inc label, which was recently started by DJ Warapo, who also has his own production company - Warapo Productions. Click here for an interview with DJ Warapo.

Starting today "La Resistencia" is  available for pre-order at iTunes. Andriod and Google users can pre-order at Google Play. Stay tuned for more info and links to buy the album. 

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ESPAÑOL: "La Resistencia" llevaba 6 meses de trabajo y se estrenará bajo el sello Warachando Records Inc, que recientemente fundó DJ Warapo, que también tiene su propia companía de producción, Warapo Productions. Empezando hoy "La Resistencia" está disponible para preordenar en iTunes. Usarios de Android y Google Play lo pueden preordiner en Google Play. Estén atentos para más información y enlaces para comprar el álbum.

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ENGLISH: It has been two years since Manolito Simonet y Su Trabuco toured Europe, but they will be back this autumn with Ricardo Amaray and brothers Gabi and Ruben Rodriguez on the front line. The dates are beginning to come in so check out their tours page and keep an eye out as we more dates are added to the tour. Right now they have 13 concerts scheduled taking them to Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Italy, Spain and Denmark. Click here for the current list of date and links to buy tickets.

Manolito y Su Trabuco celebrated their 25th anniversay this year, and in May they released their 11th studio album -"La Vida Cambió". As you look for a concert near you, you can enjoy one of the tracks from the new album: "Preso en mi propa piel".

ESPAÑOL: Han pasado dos años desde que Manolito Simonet y Su Trabuco recorrieron Europa, pero volverán este otoño con Ricardo Amaray y los hermanos Gabi y Rubén Rodríguez en primera línea. Las fechas están llegando, así que echa un vistazo a su página de tours y mantente atento ya que se agregan más fechas a la gira En este momento tienen 13 conciertos programados llevándolos a Alemania, la República Checa, Hungría, Francia, Italia, España y Dinamarca. Dale clic aquí para ver la lista actual de fechas y enlaces para comprar entradas.

Manolito y Su Trabuco celebraron su 25º aniversario este año, y en mayo lanzaron su 11º álbum de estudio: "La Vida Cambió". Mientras buscas un concierto cerca de ti, puedes disfrutar de uno de los temas del nuevo álbum: "Preso en mi propa piel".

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The 9th Edition of Festival Cubano in Riis Park, Chicago, Illinois, will have a very special closing Sunday -  Adalberto Álvarez y su Son in their first Chicago appearance since 1999 followed by Gilberto Santa Rosa,  who is Boricua but has become very popular in Cuba lately due to his collaborations with a few artists there.
In its beginnings, Festival Cubano was very cautious (excessively so in this writer's opinion) about booking artists from the island.  In recent years, this has no longer been an issue, and we salute them for that.  Chicago deserves to hear this music.    One thing that the Festival has done well since its beginnings is showcase Chicago's community of  fine Cuban-American musical talent, and it continues to do so this year.  Many of these bands don't have regular club or restaurant gigs, so catch them while you can!
This is a three-day festival from Friday, August 10 to Sunday, August 12.   There are a lot of things besides the concerts - food, rides for the kiddies, dominos etc. etc.   For a complete listing of events and performers, tickets etc, visit the Festival Cubano website here

If you haven't seen it yet, we have a photo gallery of one of  Maqueuque's June performances at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago here.  Melvis Santa was with them this trip. 

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