Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son

Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son

Timba.com wishes to congratulate Maestro Adalberto Álvarez and all of the musicians who have been part of this important group over the years on the 33rd anniversary of Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son . They will be celebrating with a concert tonight at the Festival de La Salsa en Cuba . Also performing tonight are Anacaona — who just celebrated their 85th anniversary — and relative newcommers Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primera.

Timba.com desea felicitar al Maestro Adalberto Álvarez y a todos los músicos que han formado parte de este importante grupo a lo largo de los años en la ocasión del 33o aniversario de Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son . Estarán celebrando con un concierto esta noche en el Festival de La Salsa en Cuba . También esta noche estarán Anacaona — quien acaba de celebrar su 85o aniversario — y los relativamente recién llegados Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primera.

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viernes, 24 febrero 2017, 04:53 am

Música Cubana, Llegó el Expresso

Today is the worldwide digital release of the debut album by Aisar y El Expresso de Cuba "Música Cubana, Llegó el Expresso".! If you're in Havana you can celebrate with the orchestra at their concert tonight at Gran Teatro de La Habana from 9am - 2am. Only 5 CUC so don't miss it! February 28th will be the release for the press and on March 5th, the hardcopy will become available - probably only in Cuba to begin with.
You can purchase the digital CD now at:
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify

The album contains eleven tracks including updated versions of the four songs that they released as demos previously. Although Aisar has a long list of hits that he wrote during his 10 years as Musical Director of Elito Revéy su Charangón, he chose to use a new material for El Expresso de Cuba to define the band as a completely new project. He sees their repertoire as a compendium of all expressions of Cuban popular dance music with lyrics that reflect the way of life of Cubans.

Track list:
Llego el expresso
La manteca
Cuando beso tu boca
El son del dinero
Tu me propones
Ahora es cuando es
Amor oculto
El patio
No me canso
La tía
El solar

Aisar y El Expresso de Cuba just celebrated their first anniversary on January 21 and the band still has all the original members, despite the high level of turnover in general in Cuban orchestras. He attribuites his to a strong sense of family among the bandmembers. You can catch them live in Havana 6 times a month. They have the following standing gigs: Wednesdays at El Diablo Tun Tun 5-9pm, matinee at Café Cantante the first and third Friday of each month from 4-8pm, the second and fourth Friday of each month from 9pm-2am in the Salon Tablao of the Gran Teatro de La Habana, and the second Saturday of each month from 10pm-2am in Los Jardines del 1830 with the Rueda de Casino project.

Aisar y El Expresso de Cuba

Bandmembers:
Bass & director
Aisar Hernández Segundo
Vocals
Eric Eduardo Broche Vidal
Akaena Rodríguez Armentero
Wilmer Muñoz Pérez
Jorge Luis Peres Llamares
Trombones
Omar Claramont Alfonso,
Joel Enrique Sagó Bell
Hendry Drake González
Piano
Rafael Ernesto Nocedo González
Keyboard
Yuniel Camilo Ibáñez
Drums/timbal
Osmany Moya Prat
Congas
Yosvani Bárbaro Nelson Caliste
Bongo & cowbell
Rafael Lesmes Armentero
Güiro
Miguel Pena Martínez

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lunes, 20 febrero 2017, 04:53 am

Festival de la Salsa 2017

The second annual Festival de la Salsa in Havana, Cuba starts today. It is a week-long event with dance workshops, music workshops, shows and of course great parties with Havana's hottest new bands and favorite veteran bands as well as Cuban and international timba DJs. It also includes unique events such as a trip to Las Terrazas outside Havana with singer Norisley "El Noro" Valladares. The events take place at Hotel Comodoro and Parque Metropolitano. How's this for a concert line-up?

Tuesday	Haila y su Grupo Yasser Ramos y 9 Milímetros Enrique Álvarez y su Charanga Latina
Wednesday	Monica Mesa y su Grupo Papucho y Manana Club
Thursday	Paulo F.G. y su Élite Lazarito Valdés y Bamboleo Los Van Van
Friday	El Noro y 1ra Clase Pupy y Los Que Son Son
Saturday	Anacaona N.G. La Banda Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor
Sunday	Tanja Pantoja y su Orquesta Adalberto Álvarez y su Son Havana D'Primera

If you're like me and were not able to make it this year, mark your calendar now so you can go next year. It will be back again in February 2018!

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viernes, 17 febrero 2017, 11:09 am

Click here to read the concert report including three videos!

Calle Real @Fasching 2017

On Friday, February 10, 2017 Calle Real kicked off the 2017 tour season with a sold-out concert at Fasching in Stockholm. Tonight they play the new DR Koncerhuset in Copenhagen. From the intimacy of Fasching in Stockholm to a 1000-person venue with a big stage. Wish I could catch the concert tonight. Calle Real has more planned for the spring as well as some dates left to confirm. Click here for the confirmed dates and check back because there is more to come and we'll publish dates as soon as they are confirmed.