CUBADISCO 2019 NOMINATIONS

ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2019 is coming soon - the nominations were announced last week. See the official nominations booklet and more here.
ESPAÑOL: Cubadisco 2019 viene pronto - se anunciaron los nominados la semana pasada. Ve el folleto oficial de nominaciones y más aquí.

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ENGLISH: I am back from Cuba and will be sharing quite a few things about Cubadisco 2019 in the weeks to come. You can begin with a brief summary, which includes free access to the official awards booklet, here.
ESPAÑOL: He regresado de Cuba, y durante las próximas semanas, voy a compartir muchas cosas sobre Cubadisco 2019. Puede comenzar con un breve resumen, que incluye aceso gratis al folleto oficial de la premiación, aquí.

ENGLISH: One of the Special Prizes was awarded to Omara Portuondo & Orquesta Failde for Siempre tu voz: homenaje a Benny Moré. EGREM has just released a promotional video.
ESPAÑOL: EGREM ha lanzado un video promocional para Siempre tu Voz: homenaje a Benny Moré por Omara Portuondo y Orquesta Failde. El disco ganó un Premio Centenario en Cubadisco.

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The Chicago Latin Jazz Festival takes place July 12-14 this year. Two special highlights are Melvis Santa and Ashedi, who open the Festival in Humboldt Park, and Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, who close it at Navy Pier. The full schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY, July 12- Humboldt Park Boathouse

7 PM – 8 PM: Melvis Santa and Ashedi
8:15 PM – 9:45 PM: Chicago Latin Jazz Collaborative led by Victor Garcia
Tribute to Jerry Gonzalez

SATURDAY, July 13- Humboldt Park Boathouse

1 PM – 2 PM: Melvis Santa: Afro-Cuban Music Traditions Workshop
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: The Black Hawk Performance Company
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: The Black Hawk Performance Company
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Latin Jazz Chat with Roy McGrath and Alejo Poveda
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Fred Cantu Big Band
6:50 PM – 7:50 PM: Nythia Martinez Duo
8:10 PM – 9:30 PM: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

SUNDAY- Navy Pier

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Chicago Latin Jazz Collaborative led by Victor Garcia
Tribute to Jerry Gonzalez
5 PM – 6 PM: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

For more details, see Chicago Latin Jazz Festival

Melvis Santa and Ashedi are also performing at Sabor a Café Steakhouse on July 13 as follows:

Saturday, July 13, 2019, 9:00pm-12:00am
Melvis Santa & Ashedi at Sabor a Café Steakhouse
2435 W. Peterson Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Come with an appetite, Sabor a Café also has excellent food.

ENGLISH: Part of Cubadisco every year is an academic symposium presented by CIDMUC. You can view a photo gallery and the official schedule for the 2019 symposium here.
ESPAÑOL: Cada año, parte de Cubadisco es un simposio academico presentado por CIDMUC. Puede ver una galería de fotos y la programación oficial aquí.

ENGLISH: EGREM celebrated its 55th anniversary with a gala concert at the Teatro Karl Marx on May 25. You can view a photo gallery here.
ESPAÑOL: EGREM celebró su 55 aniversario con un concierto de gala en el Teatro Karl Marx en el 25 de mayo. Puede ver una galería de fotos aquí.

thursday, 25 july 2024, 12:05 am

ENGLISH: Cubadisco is Cuba's most important awards program for recordings, on a par with the GRAMMY Awards in the United States, but also much more. In the most comprehensive coverage of Cubadisco published outside of Cuba, we are pleased to bring you Bill Tilford's impressions of Cubadisco 2019, including multiple photo galleries with commentaries, official videos of several of the winners and the official nominees and winners booklets. You can read this in English here.
Several winners were guests on Bill's weekly radio program From the Isle of Music, a program with a global audience that deals with the entire spectrum of Cuban music. You can learn more about that program here.

ESPAÑOL: Cubadisco es la premiación más importante para grabaciones en Cuba, a la par con los premios GRAMMY en EUA, pero también mucho más. En la cobertura de Cubadisco más completa publicada fuera de Cuba, nos complace traerle las impresiones de Bill Tilford de Cubadisco 2019, incluyendo múltiples galerías de fotos con comentarios, videos oficiales de muchos ganadores y los folletos oficiales de nominados y ganadores. Puede leer todo en español aquí.
Muchos ganadores fueron invitados en el programa radiofónico semanal de Bill, From the Isle of Music, un programa con un público mundial que cuenta con el espectro entero de la música cubana. Puede aprender más sobre el programa aquí.