ENGLISH: Manuel Valera and New Cuban Express do it again:  In Motion is as exciting as the first two NCX albums, and it has just been released.   You can read our review in English here. 

ESPAÑOL: Manuel Valera y New Cuban Express lo hacen otra vez: In Motion es tan emocionante como los dos primeros álbumes de NCX, y se acaba de lanzar.  Puede leer nuestra reseña en español aquí. 

Un nuevo programa de radio en español, Domingos Felices, que se transmite todos los domingos entre 2-4pm hora de Chicago por la tarde, cuenta con nueva música cubana y lo mejor de la otra Salsa incluyendo entrevistas con artistas destacados e interesantes.  Este domingo, por ejemplo, el programa ofrece un par de canciones del nuevo album de El Niño y La Verdad y una entrevista en directo con ganador del GRAMMY Marlow Rosado además de una entrevista grabada con ganador del premio Cubadisco Harold López-Nussa. Marlow tiene una nueva grabación, Salsanimal.   Un video:  

Domingos Felices (también conocido informalmente como Tu Radio Secreta porque la emisora todavía no ha publicado el show en su página web) está disponible alrededor de Chicago en WCEV AM 1450 y via Internet entre 2-4pm hora de Chicago los domingos aquí:
http://www.wcev1450.com/

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Mezcla, which has been on tour in the Midwestern United States (including the World Music Festivals in Millennium Park in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin) and a few engagements in Washington state, returns to the Bay Area for two nights:  Yoshi's in Oakland on Wednesday, October 1, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 2. .Here's a clip from their 2013 performance at Yoshi's Oakland:



For times and tickets for Yoshi's Oakland, click here. 
For times and tickets for Kuumbwa Jazz Center, click here.  

Mezcla is due to release a new album, Pure Mezcla, in November.   Stay tuned. 

Also, virtuoso Cuban Jazz pianist/composer Harold López Nussa is on tour in trio with a stop in the Chicago area on Monday, September 29, at Evanston SPACE.   For more details about that show, click here. Several cities remain on the itinerary, which you can view here. 

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Mezcla, which has been on tour in the Midwestern United States (including the World Music Festivals in Millennium Park in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin) and a few engagements in Washington state, returns to the Bay Area for two nights:  Yoshi's in Oakland on Wednesday, October 1, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 2. .Here's a clip from their 2013 performance at Yoshi's Oakland:

For times and tickets for Yoshi's Oakland, click here. 
For times and tickets for Kuumbwa Jazz Center, click here.  

Mezcla is due to release a new album, Pure Mezcla, in November.   Stay tuned. 

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Miami is the "The Place" for Havana D' Primera's last show of their 2013 USA tour. This farewell concert is also a birthday celebration for Carlos Otero, a local hispanic television celebrity for Miami's AmericaTeVe channel 41.  La "cubanía" will be there in full force. 

For tickets call 305.642.6994 
The Place
833 SW 29 Avenue, Miami, FL 33135

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