ENGLISH: Attention Miami! Tonight at Porto Alegre Brazilian Grill De la 27 at 10 pm kick-start your weekend with live timba by Lily La Amazona Del Sabor & Orquesta with Calixto Oviedo on drums. The cover is $15. Check out Lily's Facebook page for more information and to keep up with all of her performances. You can catch also Lily and Calixto with the Afro Cuban Jazz Trio every Saturday at The Globe Coral Gables.

ESPAÑOL: ¡Atención Miami! Esta noche en Porto Alegre Brazilian Grill De la 27 a las 10 pm comience su fin de semana con la timba en vivo de Lily La Amazona Del Sabor & Orquesta con Calixto Oviedo en la batería. La tapa cuesta $15. Visite la página de Facebook de Lily para obtener más información y mantenerse al día con todas sus actuaciones. También puede ver a Lily y Calixto con el Afro Cuban Jazz Trio todos los sábados en The Globe Coral Gables.

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If you're anywhere near the Bronx, don't miss the historic pairing of Oscar Hernández and Spanish Harlem Orchestra with the new blazing hot Revé featuring Juan Miguel "El Indio" Díaz, back again and better than ever after twenty years, shown below alongside Carlos Cascante of Spanish Harlem. Click here for Tom's latest SHO gallery.

El Charangón put on one of the best timba shows of the 21st Century last night in Santa Cruz. El Indio spent the whole first set in the shadows, singing flawless inobtrusive coros only to come out at the beginning of the second to put on a master class in singing and showmanship. His presence seemed to push everyone including the crowd to a peak experience. Dagoberto was especially brilliant, taking advantage of a problem with the bass amp to invent a new coro ("el bajo se rompió") and generally dominating the room every time he took the mic. Susel continues to shine and Sinsonte's replacement as the obligatory "vieja" singer, Sergei Yera, is a great fit as well. The new rhythm section (new pianist, new bassist (with a 5-string baby bass!), new timbalero, new tresero, same bongosero, same conguero, same güirero - all names will be in the upcoming gallery of photos) was nothing short of electrifying. The new Santiago-born tresero had a crisp sound that blended perfectly with the rhythm section and infused the groove with copious quantities of ... changüismo (is that a word?). At first I thought it was just that I need to get out more, but everyone there came to the same conclusion - it was a show for the ages - with the straw stirring the drink definitely being El Indio (not Sixto Llorente the ex-Trabuquero, but Juan Miguel Díaz, the brother of the late great conguero Angá). "El Indio de la Revé" as he's often called joined the group along with Yumurí after the great Dan Den schism. He sang on the classic Suave suave and Mi salsa tiene sandunga albums, then set off to Spain for a couple decades, but he's back now with a vengeance. Here's an interesting interview with El Indio, Dagoberto and Elito discussing the new lineup and the history of the group:

                                                           Elito and Dagoberto

Oscar Hernández (piano), Marco Bermudez, Jeremy Bosch, Carlos Cascante

All photos by Tom Ehrlich, taken in Santa Cruz at Kuumbwa Jazz Center (SHO) and Moe's Alley (Revé).

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ENGLISH:  As promised, our special coverage of Cubadisco 2020-2021, a virtual event, begins today. Although our Bill Tilford cannot be there physically due to the pandemic, he is watching as much of it as can be seen over the Internet and will have commentaries each day during the event beginning today.  You can follow our special section here for the most comprehensive coverage you will see outside of Cuba. 
Bill also hosts the weekly radio program From the Isle of Music which will be featuring music by the nominees and winners (including interviews some weeks) beginning May 16. 

ESPAÑOL: Como prometimos, hoy comienza nuestra cobertura especial de Cubadisco 2020-2021, un evento virtual. Aunque nuestro Bill Tilford no puede estar físicamente allí debido a la pandemia, está observando todo lo que se puede ver en Internet y tendrá comentarios todos los días durante el evento que comienza hoy. Puede seguir nuestra sección especial aquí para obtener la cobertura más completa que verá fuera de Cuba.
Bill también presenta el programa de radio semanal From the Isle of Music, que contará con música de los nominados y ganadores (incluidas entrevistas algunas semanas) a partir del 16 de mayo.

ENGLISH:  For those who love Cuban jazz, Zule Guerra gave a beautiful presentation of music from her album El Viaje this afternoon.  It was not an official Cubadisco event, but her album was nominated in Cubadisco. You can (and should) watch it on her Facebook page. 
ESPAÑOL: Para los amantes del jazz cubano, Zule Guerra brindó esta tarde una hermosa presentación de la música de su disco El Viaje. No fue un evento oficial de Cubadisco, pero su disco fue nominado en Cubadisco. Puede (y debe) verlo en su página Facebook.

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ENGLISH: On a cold, rainy night  27 October 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden, 1000 people sweated and grooved the night away to the music of El Chacal, Havana D'Primera and FClan. The concert was organized by DJ Isra and Ritmico and was the first time I saw El Chacal or FClan and two years since the last time I saw Havana D'Primera. One very important note before posting the link to the concert review: take cash to the Havana D'Primera concert! They are selling CDs, DVDs, t-shirts and ball caps. I had no cash and came home empty handed but with a full heart. Click here for the concert report. 

To find a Havana D'Primera concert near you click here.

The remainnig dates fior El Chacal
03-11  Danzon - Vienna, Austria
04-11 El Diablo Tun Tun - Milan, Italy
05-11 Salsa Na'ma - Brescia, Italy
07-11 Donoma - Civitanova, Italy 
09-11 La Crespa - Modena, Italy
11-11 Sala Zenith - Madrid, Spain
12-11 Suite 191 -  Barcelona, Spain

ESPAÑOL: En una noche fría y lluviosa el 27 de octubre de 2017 en Estocolmo, Suecia, 1000 personas sudaron y pasaron la noche bailando con la música de El Chacal, Havana D'Primera y FClan. El concierto fue organizado por DJ Isra y Ritmico y fue la primera vez que vi a El Chacal o FClan y dos años desde la última vez que vi Havana D'Primera. Una nota muy importante antes de publicar el enlace para la reseña del concierto: ¡lleva efectivo al concierto de Havana D'Primera! Están vendiendo CD, DVD, camisetas y gorras de béisbol. No tenía dinero y volví a casa con las manos vacías pero con el corazón lleno. Haga clic aquí para ver el informe del concierto.

Para encontrar un concierto de Havana D'Primera cerca de ti dale clic aquí.

Las fechas restantes para El Chacal
03-11 Danzon - Vienna, Austria
04-11 El Diablo Tun Tun - Milán, Italia
05-11 Salsa Na'ma - Brescia, Italia
07-11 Donoma - Civitanova, Italia
09-11 La Crespa - Modena, Italia
11-11 Sala Zenith - Madrid, España
12-11 Suite 191 - Barcelona, España

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