In just under a week the 10th Annual Contest of Popular and Traditional Cuban Dance and Rueda de Casino will take place in Parque Céspedes in Santiago de Cuba. While the contest name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, it is a very accurate descriptor of the event. Couples who wish to compete must be acredited by the provincial commitee of UNEAC (Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba). Competitions will be held in Danzòn, Son, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá, Pilón, Mozambique, Casino in couples and Rueda de Casino. Winners will be chosen in each category and an award will also be given to the couple that has the best overall command of Cuban dances. This will be the first year that a Children's Contest will be held for ages 5-15. The children's contest will take place the 15th and 16th of October. If you are going to be in Santiago don't miss this opportunity to see over 100 years of Cuban popular dances as interpeted by the best local dancers. The event will also include music performances by artists from Santiago de Cuba.

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Fans are eagerly awaiting the new Azúcar Negra CD "Se acabó el pescao" hoping it will be out in time for their holiday shopping. Limonta tells us that he will be able to give us a release date very shortly. He is leaving for Mexico at the end of this month and plans to take the CD with him. So if all goes as planned we may be able to buy it by the end of October! Stay tuned for more!

In the meantime, Limonta has released a demo CD titled "Salsa y mucho más". It is available at iTunes in Europe, Canada, USA, Japan and Mexico as well as Amazon and Emusic(usa). So while you wait for the new CD, you can get yourself a fix of Azúcar Negra.

Track List:
La mala de la película
Qué risa me da
Identidad
Así somos
Lo tuyo no tiene nombre
La pasamos bien
Amor por Internet
Mi barrio

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On the eve of their first US Tour , Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor are about to release their first official DVD! Titled "Soy lo que te hala", the DVD was filmed at Teatro Mella in Havana, and Maykel has released a little promo spot. Prepárense para la nueva máquina de Cuba and enjoy!

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Los Van Van is currently rapping up their tour in the US . They play tonight in Miami at Aché. Here is a fantastic video of their concert at S.O.B.s in New York City where Mayito Rivera invited Pepito Gómez on stage during Qué sorpresa for a little improvisation. What a fantastic combination of voices! Pepito has never sounded better! Thanks to saborentarima.com for making this amazing moment available to all of those who couldn't attend the concert.

UPDATE : The Louisville, KY. concert seems to have been cancelled.

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