Daymé Arocena & Pedrito Martínez Group US Tours

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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Thursday, 05 April 2018, 10:21 AM

ENGLISH: The International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob day will take place in various places across the planet on April 7, 2018 at 1600 hours local time. Thousands of dancers will be dancing simultaneously for 10 minutes. To learn more about this event and how you can participate, visit the International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob Day website.
ESPAÑOL: El Día Internacional de Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob tendrá lugar en varios lugares del planeta el 7 de abril de 2018 a las 16:00 hora local. Miles de bailarines bailarán simultáneamente durante 10 minutos. Para obtener más información sobre este evento y cómo puede participar, visite el sitio web de El Día International de Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob.

ENGLISH: For your enjoyment, we include two additional videos, one by Grupo Moncada, a passionate defender of Rueda de Casino in Cuba (above) and the second by Adalberto Álvarez y su Son (below)
ESPAÑOL: Para su disfrute, incluimos dos videos adicionales, uno del Grupo Moncada, un defensor apasionado de Rueda de Casino en Cuba (por arriba), y el otro del Adalberto Álvarez y su Son (por abajo)

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Saturday, 17 March 2018, 06:53 PM

ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2018 will take place in June in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban Institute of Music (ICM) has announced the bases for the inscription of recordings in the competition. That announcement is available here...
In the months to come, our Cubadisco 2018 section will carry the most comprehensive coverage available in English (and apart from Cuban sources generally)
ESPAÑOL: Cubadisco 2018 tendrá lugar en La Habana, Cuba en junio. El Instituto Cubano de la Música (ICM) ha publicado las bases de la inscripción de grabaciones en el certamen. La convocatoria está disponible aquí...
En los próximos meses, nuestra sección dedicada al Cubadisco 2018 va a contener la cobertura más exhaustiva en inglés (y aparte de las fuentes cubanas por lo general)

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Monday, 12 March 2018, 07:51 PM

Cuarteto de Saxofones de Santiago

ENGLISH: Bill Tilford attended the Havana portion of Jazz Plaza 2018 (there were concurrent events in Santiago, but one cannot be in two places at once), and in the most comprehensive coverage of the Havana events outside of Cuba, you can find his commentaries, multiple photo galleries and copies of the schedules and the excellent dailies published by Jazz Plaza HERE.
ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió a la porción habanera de Jazz Plaza 2018 (hubo eventos simultáneos en Santiago, pero no se puede estar en dos lugares a la vez), y en la cobertura más exhaustiva de los eventos de La Habana fuera de Cuba, puede encontrar sus comentarios, múltiples galerías de fotos y copias de los horarios y los excelentes diarios publicados por Jazz Plaza AQUÍ.