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Who were the winners of Cubadisco 2021?

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/05/202118/10/2021

Each May, the Cubadisco event takes the pulse of the Cuban music recording industry. Having…

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  • Cuban Music

Vivir en la Habana: new doc about Blondie’s trip to Cuba to premiere in UK this summer

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 03/05/202130/12/2021

A new Blondie documentary about their recent visit to Cuba is set to make its…

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  • Cuban Music

Concert to show how jazz unites us – Cuban Roberto Fonseca on International Jazz Day 30 April

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/04/202106/07/2021

For International Jazz Day today, April 30, top Cuban musician Roberto Fonseca is set to…

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  • Cuban Music

Cuba to celebrate first national day of Cuban Son music this 8 May

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/04/202125/06/2021

This May 8 Cuba will celebrate its first national Day of Cuban Son. This special…

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  • Cuban Music

Cubadisco music industry awards coming up May 2021 – with list of nominees

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/04/202106/07/2021

The program of activities and the list of nominees in the different categories of the…

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  • Cuban Music

Having a good time – review of CD Pupy y Los que Son Son: Pasandola Bien

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 29/01/2021

Cuban salsa maestro César Pedroso, otherwise known as Pupy, knows his audience. His tumbaos, the…

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  • Cuban Music

Cuba’s Jazz Plaza 2021 goes online this January

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 22/01/202123/01/2021

This January is Cuba’s 36th Jazz Plaza Festival and not wanting to cancel it due…

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  • Cuban Music

Huberal Herrera Lescano and Edesio Alejandro jointly win the Cuban National Music Prize 2020

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/11/202019/12/2020

This week the jury of the 2020 National Music Award, made up of Digna Guerra,…

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  • Cuban Music

DJ Green Papi’s 5 Cuban music tracks you must listen to and why

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 08/11/202030/07/2021

Living in London originally from eastern Cuba, Ernesto J. Green Rután, known as DJ Green…

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  • Cuban Music

8 May declared Day of the Cuban son

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/10/2020

May 8 has been declared ‘Day of the Cuban Son’ in homage to this music-dance…

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  • Cuban Music

Ten of our favourite new tracks in 2020 from the Cuban Egrem label – watch and listen now

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/10/202019/12/2020

From Cuban record label Egrem’s most popular tracks online this year – salsa timba, jazz,…

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  • Cuban Music

Cuban musicians nominated for Latin Grammys 2020

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 11/10/202020/03/2021

Cuban music and musicians garnered most of the nominations in the 2020 Latin Grammy’s Best…

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  • Cuban Music

Cuban minister criticizes US media campaign against Cuban artists, especially musician Alexander Abreu

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/09/202024/09/2020

Cuba’s Minister for Culture, Alpidio Alonso, criticized US media campaign against Cuban artists including the…

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  • Cuban Music

Concert for Cuba: A tribute to Cuban doctors

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 20/07/202021/07/2020

Cuban artists including Los Van Van and Alexander Abreu, plus US artists Tom Morello, Michael…

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  • Cuban Music

Check out these 10 new Cuban music tracks and videos released during quarantine

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 13/05/202019/12/2020

Here are 10 diverse Cuban music tracks with videos, composed or released during this time…

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