Revé documentary - Danny Lozada - Habana d' Primera

Here are some killer video clips of footage from Elio & Elito Revé's new documentary, an interview with Danny Lozada and a great live performance from Alexander Abreu & Habana d' Primera, courtesy of David (DJ Melao) and Duni's new blog El Puente. To access the new column click on blogs and then select EL PUENTE. Enjoy.

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jueves, 29 julio 2010, 07:18 am

Pre-sale is today July 29 from 10am to 10pm only. Click here for tickets and use the code word "venue" to get first dibs on tickets. Pre-venta de los bolétos para Silvio es HOY de las 10am a las 10pm. Tienes que usar el código "venue " para completar tu pre-venta.

Cuban singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pablo Milanés Arias returns to the US after many years beginning with a show October 10, 2010 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Pablo is considered one of the founders of the Cuban "nueva trova" (new troubadour movement) along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. He is a pianist and guitarist whose Brazilian-like melodies set him apart from the raw style of Silvio Rodríguez.

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miércoles, 28 julio 2010, 08:01 pm

Beyond Salsa Piano - Volume 9 - Available Now!

Click to download the sample pdf. Beyond Salsa Piano Volume 9 is the fourth of four volumes featuring note-for-note transcriptions of one of the greatest timba pianists, Iván "Melón" Lewis and featuring extensive analysis and multiple tumbaos for the hits "Catalina" (I-IV-V variations) and "Se te fué la mano", "Con la punta del pié", "La tématica", "La soga" and "La competencia". Volume 9 also includes the cuerpo (verse) piano parts for each song. Beyond Salsa Piano is an instructional (eBook + audio), play-along history and anthology of the role of the piano in the Cuban rhythm section –from its first appearance to the present. This is the ninth book in a instructional series set to become the new standard for contemporary Latin piano styles. 130 pages (130 páginas) with 120 audio tracks (120 pistas).

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martes, 20 julio 2010, 02:17 pm

Yorgis CD Release @ The Place (Miami) Yorgis CD release party at The Place 833 SW 29 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33135

Se dará a cabo un concierto de lanzamiento del CD ELEGANCE de Yorgis Goiricelaya el jueves 22 de julio 2010, en la localidad de THE PLACE OF MIAMI. Se harán los principales temas en vivo del CD y a la vez se va a grabar disco y DVD en vivo donde van a participar selectos músicos cubanos de Miami, Costa Rica y New York. Issac Delgado estará participando y Luis Enrique (aún por confirmar), va a ser un evento el cual será promocionado por Radio WDNA jazz, y Canal 41 Miami, respectívamente días antes del concierto, y contando con el apoyo de ustedes

Elegance es un proyecto sexteto de jazz latino con fusiones de música cubana y "world music". En la grabación participaron músicos como Isaac Delgado, Paquito D´Rivera, Osmany Paredes y muchos mas, grandes exponentes del género viviendo en USA.

Bass / Director: Yorgis Goiricleaya
Piano: Osmany Paredes, Liván Mesa -- Drums: Hilario Bell
Conga: Robert Vilera, Ramses Araya -- Trompeta: Cheito Quiñones
Sax: Aldo Salvent -- Trombon: William Paredes

Invitados: Voz: Issac Delgado -- Voz y percusion: Luis Enrique (por confirmar)

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lunes, 12 julio 2010, 06:10 pm

Don't Miss tonight, Monday, July 12th, at KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER in Santa Cruz.

07/12/2010 Mon  Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Club
07/14/2010 Wed  Oakland, CA Yoshis Jazz Club
07/16/2010 Fri  Winston, OR Riverbend Park
07/17/2010 Sat  Los Angeles, CA MacArthur Park
07/23/2010 Fri  Lowell, MA Lowell Folk Festival
07/24/2010 Sat Providence, RI Sound Sessions Festival
07/25/2010 Sun  Lowell, MA Lowell Folk Festival
07/28/2010 Wed  New York, NY River to River Festival, Wagner Park
07/29/2010 Thu  Huntington, NY Huntington Summer Arts Festival
08/01/2010 Sun  Rochester, NY NY Puerto Rican Parade Fest

Plena Libre Summer Tour 2010

The masters of Puerto Rican plena, Plena Libre will be touring the United States in July and August of 2010. Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a fifteen-year, thirteen-album career, this fine-tuned 12-piece Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four recent Grammy nominations. And now, for the 2010-2011 touring season, Plena Libre has created an all-new exciting repertoire along with new choreography and compelling new stories told from the stage between songs.

Unlike salsa bands, who usually only have two singers, Plena Libre features five vocalists singing in lush three and four part harmonies; a musical representation of a traditional community gathering. Further giving their live performances a memorable standout quality, occasionally, the entire band will vocalize the percussion parts of the plena, creating an a cappella polyphonic polyrhythm. These artistic choices drive home the core of the tradition in an aesthetic that appeals to broad audiences and aficionados alike.

Along with providing exhilarating entertainment, Plena Libre-which has performed in fifteen countries, from Morocco to Malaysia-has a deep commitment to educating their audiences about the traditional culture of Puerto Rico. Since the founding of the group, the ensemble has offered three levels of workshops tailored to the needs of particular demographics. For young audiences, the band has conducted hands-on demonstrations, taking an interactive approach to helping kids play Caribbean rhythms and learn various dance steps.

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viernes, 09 julio 2010, 08:50 pm

Ya No Te Doy Más Na - Orquesta Revé (El Nene) - video: Michelle White

We'll never know how Elio Revé would have responded to the timba revolution of the late 90s because his live was cut tragically short by a car crash. The band was taken over by his son Elito, who inherited both his father's gruff voice and his astounding ear for talent. Elito is a graduate of the music schools but also owes much of his musical education to his father. He began at the age of 20 as pianist for the charangón and also worked as arranger for many of the band's hit songs. Elito has employed many extraordinary singers, such as El Gallo, Lele Rasalps and El Nene, and several brilliant musical directors, but none greater than the present one, bassist Aisar Hernández, whose work on Fresquecito made it one of the best ten albums of the 2000s.

See you at Yoshi's tonight.

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jueves, 08 julio 2010, 02:27 pm

Vission Latina - Sonando Como Un Cañon

Vissión Latina's new album "Sonando Como Un Cañon" (thundering like a canon) highlights the talents of the Bay Area's top Salsa and Afro-Cuban talent, among them vocalists Félix Samuel and Eduardo Herrera, and blind percussionist Julio Pérez.

Founded by CARLOS CARO (percussion - born in Guanajay, in the Havana province of Cuba), SAUL SIERRA (bass - born in Mexico City) and MARCO DIAZ (trumpet, piano - a San Francisco native), and known as the top rhythm section in the Bay Area, VISSIÓN LATINA is a unique musical project that features the trio's original compositions.

VL has backed up top artists like Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, Jimmy Bosch, Israel Cachao López, Herman Olivera, Nino Segarra, Anthony Cruz, Ska Cubano, Bobi Céspedes, John Santos, QBA, Candela, Tito Nieves, and Eddie Santiago. Be sure to catch VL at their upcoming CD release concert party.

Vission Latina - Sonando Como Un Cañon

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jueves, 17 junio 2010, 05:49 am

new release by Limpia Timpanos - Yaimir Jiménez Pitit click here to listen to samples

Pitit's (aka Limpia Timpanos) new album CONFRONTACIÓN draws from his artistic experience to deliver a hard hitting Latino hip hop album. Intended to reach a more commercial audience, the record embeds deep lyrics with the driving beats and arrangements from producers Jhon Po and Jean DC.

Yaimir Jiménez aka "PITIT" aka "LIMPIA TIMPANOS" was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. Now living in Sweden, Limpiatimpanos is known for his work in the 2004 release Seres Humanos with the group Alianza, a unique mixture of Latin Hip Hop, Caribbean rhythms and traditional Cuban music. Before forming ALIANZA and creating the album 'Seres Humanos', PITIT was the director of the hip hop group Grandes Ligas and he also participated in two of the most highly regarded Hip Hop projects in Cuba: Cuban Hip Hop All-Stars and Cuban Rap Ligas (Delabel Editions, France).

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jueves, 03 junio 2010, 07:18 pm

Orquesta Anacaona en Aruba Junio 12 El 12 de Junio se presentara en un festival de jazz en la isla de Aruba, la más exitosa orquesta femenina de Cuba: la orquesta ANACAONA.

Oprima aquí para descarga el dossier completo de la orquesta ANACAONA.

Un saludo y abrazo a Ánika Vila por mantenernos al tanto con toda esta información.

Originalmente fundada el 19 de Febrero de 1932 por Concepción Castro Zaldarriaga y sus hermanas, la orquesta ANACAONA sigue siendo la mejor y primera orquesta femenina de Cuba. A partir de la jubilación de las hermanas Castro en Diciembre de 1987, asume la dirección de la orquesta Georgia Aguirre, quien junto a su hermana y otras jóvenes también egresadas de las escuelas de música, continúan la labor iniciada por las fundadoras consolidando un estilo que combina la tradición con la modernidad, para conservar y engrandecer la historia de la orquesta, que ya cuenta con más de medio siglo de trabajo ininterrumpido en el panorama musical cubano e internacional. En Cuba Anacaona se presenta en los principales escenarios de la música popular bailable, eventos culturales, giras nacionales, festivales y programas de la Radio y la Televisión.

En la actualidad, está integrada por trece mujeres que cultivan la música popular cubana, fusionando los ritmos más tradicionales con la sonoridad contemporánea. Conocidas también como “Las Mulatísimas del Sabor”, han logrado un sello que las distingue y son apreciadas tanto por la crítica como por los bailadores de toda Cuba y de diversos países del mundo.

Internacionalmente han viajado por más de 20 países de Europa, Asia, África, América y el Caribe actuando en importantes festivales y múltiples escenarios entre los que más se destacan: La gira por 34 ciudades de la República Popular China; su participación en la obra teatral “El Burgués Tropical” bajo la dirección de Gerome Sabarí, inspirada en el clásico de Molière, “El Burgués Gentilhombre”; la gira realizada en agosto de 1999 por algunas ciudades de los Estados Unidos en la que también sostuvieron un encuentro muy emotivo con Graciela Pérez, cantante y fundadora de Anacaona y el show “Sabor de la Habana” que abrió la temporada de espectáculos cubanos en el Cabaret del Gran Casino Montecarlo del Principado de Mónaco.

Georgia Aguirre González	Bajo, Coros y Dirección
Dora Aguirre González	Cantante y saxofonista
Bárbara A. Zamora Vargas	Cantante
Yoanna Alvarez Peña	Cantante
Yanet C. Rodríguez Boza	Cantante
Ana Maria Vila Martínez (Anika)	Piano y Teclado
Yissy García Calzadilla	Batería, Timbal y Bongo
Ursula Madelainne Gómez Matos	Tumbadoras
Yarima Blanco Ramos	Guitarras, Tres y Coro
Vivian Jiménez Valdez	Flauta y percusión
Martha I. Torres González	Trompeta
Massiel Milán Pérez	Saxo Alto
Dayamí Acosta Rodríguez	Trombón y Coros

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viernes, 28 mayo 2010, 07:01 pm

click here to visit the free download page

Happy to announce we've added Alisa Froman and PlazaCUBA to our schools page. The following free Cuban music video clips were made available to us courtesy of PlazaCUBA, a humanitarian-based arts organization that specializes in travel to Cuba and Cuban music, dance, art and cultural exchange. These video clips have a total playing time = 11:58 mm:ss. This FREE DOWNLOAD includes 2 QUICKTIME VIDEO FILES - one of the Camagüey folkloric group RUMBATÁ performing a song titled "Que Mal Te Portaste" and the other is a concert at la E.N.A. (National School of the Arts) by world famous timba group Pupy y los que Son Son.

Here are the trailers for the full song videos (aquí les va las muestras de los video clips de las canciones completas).

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Tickets to Pupy's first show in San Francisco available here. Handheld recording will be allowed at this show! Oprima aquí para boletos para Pupy en San Francisco. Se permitirán grabadoras de mano en este show.

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oprima aquí para visitar la página de la descarga gratis