More Interesting Events in the US

ENGLISH: On Friday, March 18, a stellar collection of artists from Cuba will be performing at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas: Telmary, Yissy Garcia & Bandancha, Dayme Arocena, X Alfonso y La Flota, Kelvis Ochoa. This is a "do not miss" lineup.
ESPAÑOL: El viernes 18 de marzo, una colección estelar de artistas de Cuba se presentará en el South by Southwest Festival en Austin, Texas: Telmary, Yissy García y Bandancha, Dayme Arocena, X Alfonso y La Flota, Kelvis Ochoa. Se trata de una "no se lo pierdan " alineación.

And in Chicago.....

Master percussionist Joaquin "El Pulpo" Pozo will be in town to teach some master classes and to perform as a guest artist with the Angel d'Cuba Septet.
The classes are:
1. Thursday, 3/17, 7:30pm: Latin Music School, 2725 W. Division, Chicago,
Facebook page for event: https://www.facebook.com/events/987941537947443/
2. Saturday, 3/19, 12-2 PM; Worlds of Music Chicago, 4161 N. Damen
For more information, see http://www.worldsofmusicchicago.com/#!events/c7bs

The performance with the Angel d'Cuba Septet
is
Friday, March 18, 8:30pm
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
For more information, see:

https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2016/11-24-2015-gdp-angel-dcuba-830pm/

Angel d'Cuba's group is also sporting Roy McGrath on saxophone and Edwin Sanchez on keyboards. This could be a great show.

thursday, 10 march 2016, 06:32 am

Miami: This weekend, Global Cuba Fest returns to Miami. This year's theme centers on Cuban artists in Spain. Of special interest to TIMBA.com readers is the March 12 concert by Ivan Melon Lewis, who has made his mark in both Timba and Jazz. For more information and tickets, see http://www.fundarte.us/fundarte_event.php?id=221

New York: On Saturday, March 12, Cuban Jazz giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Esperanza Fernández, one of the world's leading Flamenco singers, present Flamenco Meets Cuba (Oh Vida! A Tribute to Beny Moré and Manolo Caracol). This will take place at Roulette in Brooklyn. For complete details and tickets, visit
http://robertbrowningassociates.com/flamencomeetscuba.html

Here is a video of Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Esperanza Fernández together:

thursday, 10 december 2015, 02:45 am

ENGLISH: Jazz Plaza 2015, the 31st Edition of Havana's international Jazz Festival, will take place from December 17-20 in multiple venues in Havana. This event includes classes, lectures and exhibits in the daytime along with multiple concerts every night in multiple venues in the city. This year's theme is Genres that Influence Jazz, and in addition to an excellent roster of Jazz artists, there will be a few invited guests from other genres including ZZ Top and Kenny G . You can read a lot more about Jazz Plaza at the Decubajazz website.
ESPAÑOL: Jazz Plaza 2015, la 31a edición del Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, se celebrará del 17 al 20 diciembre en múltiples sedes en La Habana. Este evento incluye clases, conferencias y exhibiciones durante el día junto con múltiples conciertos cada noche en multiples lugares en la ciudad. El tema de este año es Géneros musicales que influyen en el Jazz, y además de una excelente lista de artistas de jazz, habrán unos invitados de otros géneros como ZZ Top y Kenny G. Pueden leer mucho más sobre Jazz Plaza en el sitio web Decubajazz.

ENGLISH: Before that, the third edition of the vocal competition Oye Mi Canto concludes at the Complejo Cultural Heredia in Santiago de Cuba on Saturday, December 12. This competition has been in progress since September.
ESPAÑOL : Antes de eso, la tercera edición del concurso vocal Oye Mi Canto concluye en el Complejo Cultural Heredia en Santiago de Cuba el sábado, 12 de diciembre. Este concurso ha estado en progreso desde septiembre.

thursday, 05 november 2015, 02:23 pm

ENGLISH: Some of you have been or will be fortunate enough to see the Irakere 40 tour in concert, which means that you may have this scorching new disc already. For the benefit of everyone else, you can read our review here.
THE IRAKERE 40 TOUR CONTINUES THIS WEEK IN
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI (4 NOV)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (6 NOV)
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN (7 NOV)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (8 NOV)

ESPAÑOL: Algunos de ustedes han tenido o van a tener la suerte de ver la gira de Irakere 40 en concierto, lo que significa que ya pueden poseer este nuevo disco, que está en fuego. Para beneficiarse a todos los demás, pueden leer nuestra reseña aquí.
LA GIRA DE IRAKERE 40 CONTINÚA ESTA SEMANA EN
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI (4 NOV)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (6 NOV)
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN (7 NOV)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (8 NOV)