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Tuesday, 03 December 2019, 01:04 AM

Issac at Freight & Salvage

Returns Tues. - Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz Wed.

Issac packed Freight & Salvage Monday and will return Tuesday night. It was a high energy show with two surprises: Issacito Delgado on piano and Denis "Papacho" Savón, Issac's longtime conguero, on timbales. The show moves on to Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center Wednesday night. [Tom Ehrlich]

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Monday, 02 December 2019, 01:47 PM

Issac in Berkeley and Santa Cruz

Mon. & Tues @ Freight & Salvage

Wednesday at Kuumbwa

UPDATE: This tour unites Issac with legendary conguero Denis "Papacho" Savón and his son Issacito, who's been in the US playing piano with the Pedrito Martínez Group.

Issac Delgado is bringing back the great band that played SF JAZZ this summer for two nights (Mon. the 2nd & Tues. the 3rd) at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage, and Wednesday the 4th at Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center. There will be free dance lessons with the incomparable Ryan and Sidney (Rueda con Ritmo) at Freight & Salvage beginning at 7:00.

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Sunday, 01 December 2019, 02:58 PM

Winners of JoJazz 2019/Ganadores de JoJazz 2019

ALSO: Jazz Plaza & Fiesta del Tambor 2020

ENGLISH:   The 22nd Edition of JoJazz, Cuba's national competition for Jjazz musicians,  took place last month.   You can read about the winners in English here
ESPAÑOL:   La 22 edición de JoJazz, el concurso nacional de jovenes jazzistas en Cuba, tuvo lugar el mes pasado.  Puede leer más sobre los ganadores en español aquí. 

ENGLISH:  The Fiesta del Tambor has published its convocation for 2020, which you can read in English here.  You can see an extended retrospective of last year's event here. 
ESPAÑOL:  La Fiesta del Tambor ha publicado su convocatoria para 2020, que puede leer en español aquí. 


ENGLISH:  Jazz Plaza will take place January 14-19 in Havana.    Bill Tilford will be attending this year's event. 
ESPAÑOL:  Jazz Plaza tendrá lugar del 14 al 19 de enero en la Habana.   Bill Tilford asistirá el evento este año. 

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Friday, 29 November 2019, 01:59 AM

CARNAL INTERNATIONAL RELEASE TODAY

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Buena Fe - Carnal

ENGLISH: Buena Fe's new CD, CARNAL, was released internationally on digital platforms today. Buena Fe will host a live stream at 4pm Cuban time (10pm here in Central Europe) from the Buena Fe Official Facebook Page to talk about the new album. Below you can enjoy "Patakí de Libertad", the first video from the new album. No, not timba but a very contageous rhythm that makes you want to move and as always, lyrics to make you think.

ESPAÑOL: El nuevo CD de Buena Fe, CARNAL, fue lanzado internacionalmente hoy en plataformas digitales. Buena Fe presentará una transmisión en vivo a las 4pm hora cubana (10pm aquí en Europa Central) desde la página oficial de Facebook de Buena Fe para hablar sobre el nuevo álbum. A continuación puedes disfrutar de "Patakí de Libertad", el primer video del nuevo álbum. No, no es timba, sino un ritmo muy contagioso que te da deseos de moverte y, como siempre, letra para hacerte pensar.

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