ENGLISH: Cuban singer-songwriters Israel Rojas and Yoel Martinez - better know as Buena Fe - and their team of musicians won big at the 2017 Cubadisco awards. They took home Best Recording, Best Fusion Album and the Grand Prize. It may not be a coincidence that they were awarded the Grand Prize the same year that Trova was the theme. I have posted my review of "Sobreviviente" in our reviews section. The album is available at digital retailers, via streaming apps and the hardcopy can be purchased online at Amazon and Target.

Buena Fe will be performing tonight at El Sauce in Havana and celebrating two birthdays: Yoel Martinez and Yibran Rivero, the new electric guitarist who joined after the tragic death of Dairon Rodriguez. Yibran is best known for his work with the young trova group D'Corazón. To keep up with Buena Fe follow them at the Buena Fe Official Facebook page. We also do our best to keep up with their tour schedule in our tours section. I leave you with two videos from the album.

ESPAÑOL: Los cantautores Israel Rojas y Yoel Martínez - mejor conocidos como Buena Fe - y su equipo de músicos fueron muy premiados en los premios Cubadisco 2017. Se llevaron a casa Mejor Grabación, Mejor Álbum de Fusión y el Gran Premio. Puede que no sea una coincidencia que se les otorgó el Gran Premio el mismo año que Trova fue el tema. He publicado mi reseña de "Sobreviviente" en nuestra sección de reseñas. El álbum está disponible en las tiendas digitales, a través de aplicaciones de streaming y el disco físico se puede comprar por Internet en Amazon y Target.

Buena Fe se presentará esta noche en El Sauce en La Habana y celebrará dos cumpleaños: Yoel Martínez y Yibran Rivero, el nuevo guitarrista eléctrico que se unió al grupo después del trágico fallecimiento de Dairon Rodríguez. Yibran es conocido por su trabajo con el jóven grupo de trova D'Corazón. Para mantenerse al día con Buena Fe, sígalos en la página Facebook oficial de Buena Fe. También hacemos nuestro mejor esfuerzo para mantener al día su página en nuestra sección de giras. Les dejo con dos videos del disco.

La Tempestad feat. Silvio Rodriguez

Alabanza is dedicated to happiness and the video to Dairon

deja un comentario

continue reading Timbera Mayor

Today Giraldo Piloto & Klímax celebrate their anniversary. In tribute we offer fans this video filmed by the late, great Chuck Silverman, this is the original Klímax, playing at the famous "piscina" venue of the Hotel Riviera with the original lineup with priceless closeup footage of Piloto and Yonder de Jesús Peña Llovet (who has a great youtube channel of his own). They play half a dozen songs from the first album, Mira si te gusta (all of the brilliant original Eurotropical material is now downloadable on amazon), and some dramatic and riveting Latin jazz arrangements.

deja un comentario

continue reading La Última

ENGLISH: Los Jóvenes Clásicos del Son are back in Europe for a three month tour that begins tonight in Madrid at Sala Galileo. Tonight's concert is a special tribute to Antonio Machín who passed away forty years ago. We have started a tours page for JCS and will update it as more concerts are confirmed, so stay tuned!

Timba fans will recognize lead vocalist José Antonio Rodriguez "Pepitín" from his time with Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor and Manolito y Su Trabuco. If you want to familiarize yourself with the new incarnation of the band, you can purchase their 2016 release "El Bar de Paco". Here is a sample of one of the songs - traditional music and yet with a touch of modernity. You'll see what I'm talking about when you watch the video.

ESPAÑOL: Los Jóvenes Clásicos del Son vuelven a Europa para una gira de tres meses que comienza esta noche en Madrid en la Sala Galileo. El concierto de esta noche es un homenaje especial a Antonio Machín, ya fallecido hace cuarenta años. Hemos empezado una página de giras para JCS y lo actualizaremos a medida que se confirmen más conciertos, ¡así que estad atentos!

Los fans de Timba reconocerán al vocalista José Antonio Rodriguez "Pepitín" de su tiempo con Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor y Manolito y Su Trabuco. Si quieres familiarizarse con la nueva encarnación de la banda, puedes comprar su disco de 2016 "El Bar de Paco". Aquí hay una muestra de una de las canciones - música tradicional y sin embargo con un toque de modernidad. Verás de lo que estoy hablando cuando veas el video.

deja un comentario

continue reading Timbera Mayor

As I mentioned in a previous post, April is International Timba Month because of the number of significant timba anniversaries. Kevin's ITM post for today is a great concert by NG La Banda at the Montreaux Jazz Festival from 1994. Issac Delgado was part of NG for the first couple of years, but left NG to form his own band around 1990. He recorded his first CD "Dando la hora" in 1991, winning the 1992 EGREM award. Today is Issac's 53rd birthday, which he is celebrating with a red-carpet anniversary concert at La Cecilia.

April 2nd, Kevin posted the full Issac Delgado Valentine's Day 1997 concert - "The Croy Concert", which is one of the most exciting and inspiring concert videos from this great era of timba. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8HJ8QWY8I

Last month Havana Culture posted an interview with Issac. I think Issac's fans will enjoy it. It's in Spanish with subtitles. Happy birthday Issac!

Interview with Issac Delgado by Havana Culture

deja un comentario

continue reading Timbera Mayor