In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
Music
Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
Submitted by manso on Thu, 2010-03-11 01:34.
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Festival of the Drum: Source of the Cuban Percussion
The party of the Cuban percussion is right around the corner with the
9th Festival of the Drum Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam with venue in
Havana and that includes concerts, competition, and theoretical
events.
Submitted by manso on Wed, 2010-03-10 01:01.
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Leo Brouwer, Prize Tomas Luis de Victoria
One of the greatest awards in the world of music, inside the
Ibero-American environment, the 10th Awards SGAE Tomas Luis de
Victoria, has been granted to the Cuban composer and interpreter Leo
Brouwer.
Submitted by manso on Tue, 2010-03-09 01:43.
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Travel book on Cuba's music
This book on Cuba has fun sections on the country's music (rumba to mambo, rap to reggaeton), food and drink.
Submitted by manso on Sun, 2010-03-07 01:06.
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Bayamo, land of remembrances
San Salvador de Bayamo was the second town founded by Diego Velazquez
in 1513, amid the fertile valley of Cauto River, very close to Sierra
Maestra legendary mountains.
Submitted by manso on Sat, 2010-03-06 01:26.
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Book on Legendary Compay Segundo Available for Cuban Readers
Siempre Compay (Forever Compay), a text by Lino Betancourt on the
legendary Cuban musician, was presented on Saturday at the 19th edition
of Havana’s International Book Fair.
Submitted by manso on Sun, 2010-02-21 01:02.
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Frank Fernandez to play at Tomás Terry Theater
The renowned Cuban pianist Frank Fernández will take the stage once
more in the Tomás Terry Theater, in this central Cuba city, an
institution that is celebrating its anniversary 120.
Submitted by manso on Sat, 2010-02-20 01:33.
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Cuba: Ninth Tourist Destination in Latin America
Cuba ranks ninth among Latin American tourist destinations, according to Cuban expert Miguel Alejandro Figueras.
Submitted by manso on Thu, 2010-02-18 02:00.
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The Symphonic Orchestra celebrating its fifty Anniversary
The Symphonic Orchestra draws this year the curtains of their main
venue, the Theater Auditorium Amadeo Roldan, to celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary.
Submitted by manso on Sun, 2010-02-14 17:47.
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Great Performance in Mexico of Grammy Winner Omara Portuondo
Media outlets described Omara Portuondo’s performance on Thursday at
Mexico City’s Metropolitan Theater as “a pleasant evening” and “a
superb concert”.
Submitted by manso on Sat, 2010-02-13 20:32.
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CD Bolero for Delia
Bolero for Delia is a CD that contains a balanced selection of boleros,
performed by different voices of the current vocal vanguard, Omara
Portuondo, Tania Pantoja, Ángel Bonne, Coco Freeman, Vania Borges among
others.
Submitted by manso on Mon, 2010-02-08 02:03.
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Havana to Dedicate Nicolas Guillen Colloquium and Festival to Haiti
The 7th Nicolas Guillen Colloquium and Festival on Music and Poetry, to
be held in this capital from March 30 to April 2, will be dedicated to
the Haitian people.
Submitted by manso on Sat, 2010-02-06 17:51.
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Cuban musicians in the USA under Obama
One by one, musicians from the renowned Cuban salsa band Los Van Van
made their way past immigration officials at Miami International
Airport and into the bright lights and cameras of the Spanish-language
media.
Submitted by manso on Fri, 2010-02-05 01:46.
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Omara Portuondo to give her voice to one of the characters in The Princess and the frog film
Latin Grammy winner, Cuban singer Omara Portuondo starts the year by
the hand of Disney in the Spanish version of one of the most recent box
office hits, “The Princess and the frog” (Tiana y el sapo).
Submitted by manso on Wed, 2010-02-03 19:06.
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Paulo FG Back with a New Album
Paulo begun his singing career in the early 1990s and quickly rose to
become one of Cuba’s most popular singers, and one of the few who has
remained atop the hit parade throughout his career.
Submitted by manso on Tue, 2010-02-02 19:53.
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