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10 songs for Havana

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 12/12/201804/08/2020

Throughout 2019 Cuba’s capital city Havana will be celebrating its 500th anniversary of its foundation.…

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  • Past events

Play for Cuba presents: The NJE, Omar Puente + Ahmed Dickinson + special guests – Sun 27 Jan 2019, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 20/11/201813/02/2019

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 7:30pm – 11pm Venue: Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London,…

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  • Cuban Music

Chucho Valdes receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Latin Grammys

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/11/201804/08/2020

On 13 November, the Latin Recording Academy presented the special lifetime achievement awards in Las Vegas, USA, as…

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22 October – Havana Cultura: SUBELO CUBA! – London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/10/201818/11/2018

A special showcase of talent and collaboration between Gilles Peterson, Brownswood Recordings and Havana Cultura,…

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  • Cuban Music

Cuban record labels among nominees for the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/10/201814/11/2018

ALBUMS produced by Cuban record labels Egrem and Producciones Colibrí feature on the list of…

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  • Cuban Music

CD Review: Adalberto Álvarez y su son: Casino…el baile popular

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/10/201804/08/2020

This album of non-stop quality Cuban Casino dance music is a treasure for any lover…

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  • Cuban Music

You Need to Hear This Afro-Cuban Funk Jam From Cimafunk

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 10/10/201807/11/2019

Cimafunk is a forward-looking Cuban artist who’s crash landed on our radar with  “Me Voy.” “Me…

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  • Past events

London: Friday 23 November:Jazz Cubano! Spectacular triple-bill

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 05/10/201828/12/2018

Omar Sosa + Yilian Cañizares + Arturo O’Farrill + Alfredo Rodriguez at The Barbican, London Omar Sosa is…

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  • Past events

London:Tuesday 27 November – Guitar Spectacular with Ahmed Dickinson

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 03/10/201828/12/2018

An evening of music for guitar performed by Cuban classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson plus Mēla…

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  • Cuban Music
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Watch video about music education in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/10/201804/08/2020

Students in Cuba receive more than 3,600 hours of high-quality music education over the course…

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  • Cuban Music

How African Medical Students Created A New Genre Of Cuban Music

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/07/201815/08/2018

By Rawiya Kameir for The Outline Music changes faster than it can be named. And…

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  • News from Cuba

Artes de Cuba takes over Washington DC with a huge festival

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 08/05/201806/06/2018

Report by: Prensa Latina The Arts of Cuba festival: from the island to the world,…

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  • Cuban Music

Chucho Valdés looks back at 45 years of Irakere

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 23/04/201804/08/2020

Interview and report by: La Jiribilla, Cuba/ cubadebate Irakere celebrates 45 years of music this…

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  • Cuban Film

Review of documentary Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 23/04/201806/06/2018

Everybody with a love for Cuban music knows about the phenomenon that was the Buena…

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  • Cuban Music

Brenda Navarrete Brings A Spiritual Drumbeat To The Female Vanguard Of Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/03/201814/08/2018

by: npr.org There is another revolution happening in Cuba these days. A group of young…

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