Back From La Habana

ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2015 was an intense and wonderful experience, and I have returned with a massive quantity of photographs and recordings. In the near future I will begin sharing photos and observations here and the best of the Jazz recordings on the radio along with many reviews of recordings of different genres here. Most of this will appear in the Cubadisco 2015 section .

ESPAÑOL : Cubadisco 2015 fue una experiencia intensa y maravillosa, y he regresado con una enorme cantidad de fotografías y grabaciones. En un futuro próximo voy a empezar a compartir fotos y observaciones aquí y lo mejor de las graciones de Jazz en la radio unto con muchos reseñas de grabaciones de diferentes géneros aquí. La mayor parte aparecerá en la sección Cubadisco 2015.

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Sunday, 10 May 2015, 12:25 PM

ENGLISH: Thanks to the Publications Department of Cubadisco, you may download the official book of Cubadisco 2015 nominees here. It is free but only available in Spanish.
ESPAÑOL: Gracias al Departamento de Publicaciones Cubadisco, puede descargar el libro oficial de nominados premio Cubadisco 2015 aquí. Es gratis, pero sólo está disponible en español.

ENGLISH: Melvis Santa was given a warm welcome at Sabor a Café in Chicago - you can view a photo gallery here.
ESPAÑOL: Melvis Santa se le dio una bienvenida afectuosa en Chicago en Sabor a Café -puede ver una galería de fotos y el comentario aquí.

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Sunday, 03 May 2015, 06:37 AM

ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2015, a combination of Cuba's equivalent of the GRAMMY Awards, a music symposium, a trade fair, concerts and exhibitions, will take place in Havana Cuba from May 15-24, 2015. The nominees for Cubadisco 2015 were announced at a special gala at the Cabaret Tropicana on April 30. Bill Tilford will be covering Cubadisco in a special section of the From The Studios Report. You can see the nominees here, and special video links have been added to the list when these were available ("pirated" links were not included).
There is a special Video Clip category in Cubadisco, and the nominees are:
ESPAÑOL: Cubadisco 2015, una combinación del equivalente cubano de los Premios GRAMMY, un simposio de música, una feria comerciál, conciertos y exposiciones, tendrá lugar en La Habana, Cuba a partir de 15 a 24 mayo, 2015. Los nominados a Cubadisco 2015 se anunciaron en una gala especial en el Cabaret Tropicana el 30 de abril. Bill Tilford estará cubriendo Cubadisco en una sección especial de From The Studios. Puede ver los nominados aquí, y enlaces de vídeo especiales se han añadido a la lista cuando disponibles (no incluimos enlaces "pirateados").
Hay una categoria especial, Video Clip, en Cubadisco, y los nominados son:

1. Oshún (Adrián Berezaín)

2.. Hablando con Juana (Alaín Pérez)

3. Canción fácil (Haydée Milanés)

4. Cuando tú dices que me amas (QVA Libre)

5. La Moda (Los Van Van)

ENGLISH: Congratulations to TIMBA.com's Michael Lazarus; he co-mixed and mastered Septeto Santiaguero's album No Quiero Llanto, which is a nominee in the Traditional Son category.
ESPAÑOL: Felicitaciones a Michael Lazarus de TIMBA.com; él co-mezcló y masterizó el álbum No Quiero Llanto de Septeto Santiaguero, que es nominado en la categoría Son Tradicional.

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Friday, 24 April 2015, 08:45 AM

Omar Sosa and Cuarteto Afrocubano are at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago every night until Sunday, April 25. Unlike the album, which includes guest musicians that add some elements of Flamenco and other influences, this is the core quartet and is more down-to-the-bone Cuban in its execution. BIll Tilford was there for the first set opening night - you can read more and see photos here.

In 2012, Santa Habana by Melvis Santa was nominated for a Cubadisco award in the Fusion category. Melvis has her own projects now but has also been a member of Interactivo (which appears here) and Sexto Sentido. You can read a review of this recording in English here y en español aquí.

Best of all for Chicagoans, she will be in town May 9 to perform. See Report From Chicago from April 19 for details.

In the next month or two, you will be reading and hearing a lot about Ruy López-Nussa, who in no particular order is Ernán López-Nussa's brother, a phenomenal drummer, and the leader of the group La Academia, a group that has some killer recordings that are about to find their way to public notice. If you were a fan of Grupo Afrocuba, watch this like a hawk. This is not a reencarnation, but it is every bit as good, in some ways even better. While we wait, here's a review of a Fusion project (Cuban music and Reggae) that they did with Everton Paul, Remembrance. You can read it in English here o en español aquí.