Various Events of Interest This Week

Pedrito Martinez Group , City WInery
Chicago, Illinois
Wednesday, September 7

The PMG has become a regular here and in the NYC flagship location; in fact, City Winery has even made a custom wine a couple of years ago (we are not sure whether it is still available).

Habanarte , Various Locations
Havana, Cuba
September 8-18

This is the third edition of an extended festival of the arts; in edition to concerts, there are events designed to sponsor collaboration between artists, producers and managers. This edition will feature a forum sponsored by WOMEX in addition to the other events. Art on La Rampa , an exposition of arts and crafts that also features textiles, footwear, jewelry, ceramic, garden furniture and other items for sale along with books, multimedia and photography presentations, already in progress in the Pabellon Cuba, has been extended until September 18 this year to permit visitors to enjoy both events simultaneously.
Habanarte has not updated its website for 2016 but does have a Facebook Page .

and on the radio....

From the Isle of Music, a shortwave radio program dedicated to all genres of Cuban Music (even Cuban chamber music), has a short segment with special guest William Roblejo this week; it includes a special theme that he recorded for this year's Habanarte . This week also includes a segment with special quest Maria Ochoa , sister of Eliades Ochoa . She has an interesting career of her own. For several weeks, Guido López Gavilan has been on the program narrating selections from one of Cubadisco 2016's Gran Premio winners, Caribe Nostrum . From the Isle of Music has a Facebook Page with complete program information including how to listen.
During the two weeks following, the program will feature some of Timba 25 , a forthcoming EGREM release dedicated to a quarter century of Timba.

monday, 04 july 2016, 07:34 am

ENGLISH: Cubadisco 2016, the 20th anniversary edition, took place in Havana in May. Bill Tilford was there (as was photographer Patrick Bonnard from France), and during the weeks to come, he will be posting reviews of the recordings, galleries from the events and other items. Visit our Cubadisco 2016 section for album reviews, concert photos, documents and more.

Elito Revé receives a Gran Premio (photo Patrick Bonnard)

ESPAÑOL : Cubadisco 2016, la edición del 20 aniversario, tuvo lugar en La Habana en mayo. Bill Tilford asistió el evento (fotógrafo Patrick Bonnard de Francia también) y durante las próximas semanas, él va a publicar reseñas de las grabaciones, galerías de los eventos y otros artículos. Visite nuestra sección de Cubadisco 2016 para reseñas de álbumes, fotos de conciertos, documentos y más .

saturday, 07 may 2016, 01:42 pm

ENGLISH: TIMBA.com recently reorganized its presence in social networks.
In Twitter, we are still @timbamusic
In Facebook, the page Timba Timba Uno no longer exists. If Timba Timba Uno was the Facebook page that you were using to follow TIMBA.com, we now have TIMBA.com - home of Cuban Music at
https://www.facebook.com/timbaworldwide/?fref=ts
Please visit that page and give it a "Like" to keep in touch with us in Facebook.

ESPAÑOL: TIMBA.com reorganizó recientemente su presencia en las redes sociales.
En Twitter, seguimos @timbamusic
En Facebook, la página de Timba Timba Uno ya no existe. Si Timba Timba Uno era la página de Facebook que estaban utilizando para seguir TIMBA.com, ahora tenemos TIMBA.com - Home of Cuban Music en
https://www.facebook.com/timbaworldwide/?fref=ts
Por favor, visiten esa página y den un "Like" a la página para mantenerse en contacto con nosotros en Facebook

monday, 21 march 2016, 10:40 am

ENGLISH: One of the mainstays of the small but impressive Jazz scene in Santiago de Cuba is Ivan Acosta and his Grupo De Cuba Somos. I had the opportunity to meet him, record an interview and listen to his music in December. You can read a review, see some photos and listen to the interview (in Spanish) here. You can also listen to the interview and some music by the group on the radio program From the Isle of Music on Monday night, March 21; for more information, see the From the Isle of Music Facebook page.
ESPAÑOL: Uno de los pilares de la pequeña pero impresionante escena del jazz en Santiago de Cuba es Ivan Acosta y su Grupo De Cuba Somos. Tuve la oportunidad de conocerlo, grabar una entrevista y escuchar su música en diciembre. Usted puede leer una reseña, ver algunas fotos y escuchar la entrevista (en español) aquí. Tambíen pueden escuchar la entrevista y la música del grupo en el programa radial From the Isle of Music el lunes, 21 marzo; para más infomación, visiten la página Facebook de From the Isle of Music.