Today's Opinion by Yosvany Terry is the winner of the Cubadisco 2013 Award, Cuba's equivalent of the GRAMMY awards, in the category Jazz Cubano.  This is one of our own favorite Jazz releases from 2012.    You can read our review of the CD here.

Congratulations, Yosvany!  In the days to come, we will cover the rest of the Cubadisco 2013 winners and share some more CD reviews. 

Today's Opinion por Yosvany Terry  es ganador del premio Cubadisco 2013, equivalente cubano de los premios GRAMMY, en la categoría Jazz Cubano.  Este disco es una de nuestros favoritos del Jazz de 2012.  Se puede leer nuestra reseña del CD (en ingles) aquí

¡Felicitaciones a Yosvany Terry !  En el futuro cercano, vamos a cubrir el resto de los ganadores en Cubadisco 2013 y compartir también mas reseñas de CDs.

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The album Musae by Roman Filiu won the Cubadisco 2013 award in the Jazz category.
You can read our review in English here. 

The album Yo by Roberto Fonseca won Cubadisco 2013 awards in the categories Fusion and Recording.  You can read our review in English here.

Also, we are including our review of one of the other nominees in the Jazz category, Magic Place, by Alfredo Chacón.  You can read our review in English here.

Congratulations to all!

La grabación Musae por Roman Filiu ganó el premio Cubadisco 2013 en la categoría Jazz.
Se puede leer nuestra reseña en español aquí.

La grabación Yo por Roberto Fonseca ganó el premio Cubadisco 2013 en las categorías Fusión y Grabación. Se puede leer nuestra reseña en español aquí.

Además, estamos incluyendo la reseña de uno de los otros nominados en la categoría de Jazz, Magic Place por Alfredo Chacón.  Se puede leer nuestra reseña en español aquí. 

¡Felicitaciones a todos!

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According to a few sources including an announcement from ACN (Agencia Cubana de Noticias), the nominees for the Cubadisco 2012  awards are out  and include some Timba groups worth mentioning. For the Música Popular Bailable Actual (Current Popular Dance Music) category, the nominees include Acabaito de Nacer by David Calzado y Su Charanga Habanera, La Maquinaria by Juan Formell y Los Van Van, Todo Es Posible by Wil Campa y su Orquesta, Siempre Pupy by Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Al Fin by Mónika Mesa and La Timba Pa' To' El Mundo  by Miami's  own Timbalive.  
The awards program will take place Saturday, May 19 at the Teatro Karl Marx in Havana.   Some other nominees of interest include 30 Años de Son 14 (by  Son 14)  and Mis 22 Años (by NG La Banda) in the Premio Especial (Special Award) category, and a special nomination (Nominación Especial)  for Chucho's Steps by Chucho Valdés.
In the Música De Archivo category (of special interest to collectors), two of the five nominees include Ritmo Oriental's Colección Agrupaciones Bailables Orquesta Ritmo Oriental and a collection called Origenes.  Eduardo Ramos con el Grupo Experimentación Sonora (del ICAIC).
A number of interesting Jazz and Folkloric nominees also turn up on the list.  For a complete listing, see
Cubadisco 2012 Nominees
Congratulations to all of the nominees but especially to Timbalive for this tangible reminder that world-class Timba truly is a global phenomenon now including in the United States.  

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First up:  Septeto Santiaguero, winner of the Cubadisco 2013 award for Traditional Tropical Music, has posted this video of Que le den candela on their official Youtube channel:

     

Next,  Buika, whose new release La noche más larga was just reviewed here, has the following US Tour dates with Iván Melón Lewis on piano and  Ramon Porrina on percussion:

Wed, June 12, 2013:   Howard Theatre, DC 
Thurs, June 13, 2013:   The Town Hall, NYC
(part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival)
Sat, June 15, 2013:  Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL (for a WYCC/PBS TV recording to be broadcast as part of the Musicology series). 

Finally, some items of interest to the Midwestern United States:

The Chuchito Valdés Trio is at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago from Thursday May 30-Sunday, June 2, 2013.   Chuchito is the son of Chucho, grandson of Bebo, and a killer pianist in his own right. Guaranteed not to leave you bored. 

Havana d'Primera is coming to Club Azucar in Louisville, KY on June 9.  At this writing, it appears that there may also be an opening set by the Kentucky Salsa All Stars, an emerging local favorite that includes some young Cuban Americans. 

Pablo Menéndez and the Mezcla Jazz All Stars are coming to the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago on Saturday, June 29, 2013.   One of their former vocalists, Angel d'Cuba, who now lives in Chicago and fronts his own group there, is scheduled to join the group for the performance. 

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