ENGLISH: The reknowned Cuban orchestra Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son are currently touring Europe and we took the opportunity to talk with pianist and Adalberto's right-hand, Dorgeris Álvarez about the tour, the new CD "De Cuba Pa'l Mundo Entero", upcoming events and also about her life growing up in a family of famous soneros where she took on the role of pianist for her father's band at the age of 16. If you are in Europe, the band still has four concerts left so check their tours page for a concert near you. 

Click here to read the interview with Dorgeris.

ESPAÑOL: La reconocida orquesta cubana Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son está actualmente de gira por Europa y aprovechamos la oportunidad para hablar con la pianista y mano derecha de Adalberto, Dorgeris Álvarez, sobre la gira, el nuevo disco "De Cuba Pa'l Mundo Entero", los próximos eventos y también sobre su vida mientras crecía en una familia de famosos soneros donde ella tomó el papel de pianista para la banda de su padre a la edad de 16 años. Si estás en Europa, todavía quedan cuatro conciertos, así que visita la página de giras para un concierto cerca de ti.

Haga clic aquí para leer la entrevista con Dorgeris.

Title track from "De Cuba Pa'l Mundo Entero"

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ENGLISH: It's been three yeas since the release of the Cubadisco Winning album "La Vuelta al Mundo" and Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera are back with another award-ready CD. "Cantor del Pueblo" contains ten tracks and continues the line of previous CDs, being a timba album but with pan-Caribbean nuances, for example "Tres Dias" slips into 20 seconds of bachata and then back to timba. It works beautifully.

The album has been released by CDBaby in MP3-320 format. It should be up soon at the other digital retailers and streaming sites. A full review will be coming soon, but for now the track list is below.

ESPAÑOL: Han pasado tres años desde el lanzamiento del álbum ganador de Cubadisco "La Vuelta al Mundo" y Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera vuelven con otro CD listo para premiar. "Cantor del Pueblo" contiene diez canciones y continúa la línea de CD anteriores, siendo un álbum de timba pero con matices pan-caribeños, por ejemplo "Tres Días" se entra en 20 segundos de bachata y luego regresa a la timba. Funciona maravillosamente.

El álbum ha sido lanzado por CDBaby en formato MP3-320. Debería estar disponible pronto en los otros minoristas digitales y sitios de streaming. Pronto se publicará una reseña completa, pero por ahora la lista de canciones está a continuación.

Tracks: 
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Tres Días
La Mujer Piropo
Cantor del Pueblo
Manatiales
Mujeriego
Habana Mía
Energías Oscuras (ballad)
Pastilla de Mente
Lamento Yoruba

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Omara Portuondo played Berkeley's Freight & Salvage last week with an all-star group featuring Rolando Luna, Rodney Barreto, Gastón Joya and Andrés Cuayo. Click here for the full gallery. 

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Daymé Arocena's USA tour in support of her new release Cubafonía is already underway.    A must-see in her own right, and her backing band is a bonus with some of the best of Cuba's new generation of musicians.  One of them, drummer Ruly Herrera, has already won awards in Cuba with his own group Real Project.  Here's a taste of her live......

AND, COMING VERY SOON.... .


Pedrito Martínez kicks off his Spring 2018 Tour in Evanston, Illinois, right next door to Chicago.  Pedrito has graced these pages many times and puts on a killer set. 

In other news, Feliciano Arango of Los Hermanos Arango tells us that  they are back in the studio with a new album to come.   More details in the future.  If you aren't hip to this group, they are a fascinating mix of authentic Afocuban roots and modern fusion.   This is them at a concert at Berklee interacting with student musicians a few years ago:

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