You can now follow David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera at Twitter. I don't know how often we can expect tweets but at least while they are on tour they should be able to update often. Click here to read the tweets and add yourself as a follower.

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We have updated the Los Van Van 2010 tours with a couple more dates: February 27, at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark and March 28th in Madrid, Spain. The tour will begin in late February and go through the end of March. Keep checking the Tours section for more information as more dates are confirmed.

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At Moe's Alley. See you there.

UPDATE: They were on fire! Like a band from Cuba, the years of rehearsing and arranging have resulted in an overwhelming arsenal of gears and bloques. Murray Low has got that crazy Rolando Luna finger action going and I don't think I've heard any Cuban drummer play the snare drum more creatively than Carlos Caro who was completely off the hook tonight. Look for a photo gallery and maybe even a bit of video from Tom. His fancy new still camera actually takes better video than most dedicated videocams. Also, mark down Dec. 11 at Sweet's Ballroom in Oakland. Jesús didn't give too many details, but it sounds like a major event. This could be a great new Bay Area venue.

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Juan Kemell y La Barriada performed here in Stockholm last Sunday as part of SELAM's African Festival. I took the opportunity to sit down with Juan Kemell before the show and talk about the tour, the last CD "Havananza" and the band's philosophy which is about simply making people happy.

The interview is in WMV format and in Spanish. Click here to watch the interview and stay tuned for the full concert report coming soon...

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