Highlights of Cubadisco 2017, Part I

ENGLISH: Bill Tilford attended Cubadisco 2017 and the International Symposium and will begin sharing analysis, highlights and photos in a few days. Right now, you can download the official winner's booklet (with many thanks to the Cubadisco Publications team) here. There is also a photo gallery from the awards ceremony here . AND, we already have reviews of two TImba recordings that received awards in our reviews section:
Mis 21 Años by Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Winner of Música Popular Bailable, Maestros
Música Cubana, llegö el Expreso by Aisar y el Expreso de Cuba, Winner of Música Popular Bailable, Nuevos Talentos
.....there will be many more to come as well as commentary, analysis and photos. Also, Bill Tilford's weekly radio program From the Isle of Music is featuring music from the winners for the next several months (often with interviews of the artists, his guest this week is Giraldo Piloto of Klimax)
ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió a Cubadisco 2017 y al Simposio Internacional y comenzará a compartir análisis, resúmenes y fotos en unos pocos días. En este momento, puedes descargar aquí el folleto oficial de ganadores (con muchas gracias al equipo de Publicaciones Cubadisco). También hay una galería de fotos de la ceremonia de premiación aquí . Además, tenemos reseñas de dos grabaciones de TImba que recibieron premios en nuestra sección de reseñas:
Mis 21 Años de Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Ganador de Música Popular Bailable, Maestros
Música Cubana, llegó el Expreso de Aisar y el Expreso de Cuba, Ganador de Música Popular Bailable, Nuevos Talentos
..... habrá muchos más por venir así como comentarios, análisis y fotos. Además, el programa de radio semanal de Bill Tilford From the Isle of Music está presentando música de los ganadores para los próximos meses (a menudo con entrevistas de los artistas, su invitado esta semana es Giraldo Piloto de Klimax)

Daymé Arocena is doing a mini-tour of four US cities this week - Chicago on the 15th, Boston on the 16th, New York on the 17th and Croton-on Hudson on the 18th. She will be bringing at least some of her stellar backing band including two-time Cubadisco winner Ruly Herrera, who in addition to having his own project is also her current drummer. Here's a taste of why you should go if you can:

For more information about the concerts, Complete details are here
You can also read our review of Cubafonía in English here and in Spanish here.

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Tuesday, 02 May 2017, 03:28 PM

ENGLISH: Although the formal booklet is not ready yet, the Cubadisco team in Havana (a thousand thank-you's to them!) was kind enough to share the list of nominees in Cubadisco 2017 as well as the schedule of events. When the final booklet is available, we will also share that with you here. Cubadisco is Cuba's most important music awards program and much, much more- an academic symposium, a commercial fair, and always many wonderful concerts in genres across Cuba's musical spectrum.
The nominees are available here. Congratulations to all!
The schedule is available here.

ESPAÑOL: Aunque el folleto formal no está listo todavia, el equipo de Cubadisco en la Habana (¡mil gracias a ellos!) tuvo la amabilidad de compartir el listado de nominados en Cubadisco 2017 y el horario de los eventos con nosotros. Les compartir el folleto formal aquí en cuanto este disponible.
Cubadisco es la premiación musical más importante en Cuba y mucho más - un simposio académico, una feria comercial, y siempre un montón de maravillosos conciertos en todo el espectro musical de Cuba.
Los nominados están disponibles aquí
¡Felicidades a todos!
El horario está disponible aquí

If you missed the livestream of the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert from Havana, the video has been posted by the Jazzday.com team. Enjoy.

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Thursday, 27 April 2017, 11:42 PM

ENGLISH: Many thanks to the Instituto Cubano de la Música for sending us the Spanish-language version of the message of the Director General of Unesco, Irina Bokova, about International Jazz Day, which you can download here, and the final program in Spanish, which you can download here.
As you will notice from the program booklet, there are actually several days of exciting events and concerts.
Remember also that a live concert is streaming Sunday from Havana here.

ESPAÑOL: Muchísimas gracias al Instituto Cubano de la Música, por enviarnos el mensaje de la Directora General de UNESCO, Irina Bokova , acerca del Día Internacional del Jazz, que se puede descargar aquí, y el folleto libro final del programa, que se puede descargar aquí.
Como se notará en el folleto libro del programa, en realidad hay varios díás de eventos y conciertos emocionantes.
Recuerde también que puede ver el concierto de domingo en vivo via Internet aquí.

ENGLISH: In honor of International Jazz Day, Bill Tilford's radio program From the Isle of Music will be featuring Jazz recordings from Cuba and an interview in Spanish with Gloria Ochoa , a very important figure in Cuba's music industry today. You can read about when and how to listen live here .
ESPAÑOL : En honor del Día Internacional del Jazz, el programa radial de Bill Tilford, From the Isle of Music , va a proponer grabaciones del Jazz de Cuba además de una entrevista con Gloria Ochoa , una figura muy importante en la industria de música en Cuba hoy. Puede leer cuándo y cómo escuchar el progama en vivo aquí.

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Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 02:18 PM

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY IN HAVANA, APRIL 30, 2017

April 30 is the 5th annual International Jazz Day, and Cuba is the host country for the All Star Global Concert this year! Actually, there is more or less a week of activities around this day, and more than 50 prominent artists from 14 countries (including, of course, Cuba) are participating. Best of all, the website http://jazzday.com/concert/ will be streaming a special concert live on the 30th. For a lot more information, visit the website just mentioned. The lineup is stunning, and this writer deeply regrets not being there in person.

New Website for the Instituto Cubano de la Música

The Instituto Cubano de la Música has an excellent new website, and even though they tell me that it is still a work in progress (what website isn't, really?), it already has a lot of useful information.
Check it out at http://dcubamusica.cult.cu/

Film: Esteban by Jonal Cosulluela with musical score by Chucho Valdés

I will be watching this in Chicago this week, but I believe that it is traveling the festival circuit now. It is the Director's debut, and it is about a boy who is musically gifted. You can read more
here

New from BIS Music: Cuba y Puerto Rico Un abrazo musical salsero

Not the first Cuba-Puerto Rico project by any means, but the promo video looks and sounds promising. More after this writer has tasted more of it.

CUBADISCO 2017

Cubadisco 2017 is coming in a couple of weeks. Watch for more information soon.