Bárbaro Fines y su Mayimbe are on the third day of their European tour that will take them to France, Italy, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain. The band is as popular as ever with dancers and are performing the new hit "Te vi nacer". Click here to find a concert near you!

Bárbaro Fines y su Mayimbe están en el tercer día de su gira europea que les llevará a Francia, Italia, Alemania, Finlandia, Suecia, Suiza y España. La banda es tan popular con los bailarines como siempre y está tocando el nuevo hit "Te vi nacer". Dale clic aquí para encontrar un concierto cerca de ti!

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In September and October, Juan de Marcos González , whose resume includes Sierra Maestra , Buena Vista Social Club , Ruben González , Ibrahim Ferrer, and the Afro Cuban All Stars , will be in residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.  There will be a series of lectures, workshops and concerts, and there will be some interesting special guests such as Telmary Diaz during the series.  For the complete schedule aof concerts and workshops, the residency page is here. 

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Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Palo! & Orquesta El Macabeo will all be in the Midwest the weekend of September 4-6, and all are don't-miss acts.  For more information and videos, see the Report From Chicago page.  (Palo! is in Louisville, but it's driveable).  Maqueque's drummer, incidentally, is Yissy Garcia, whose new single Última noticia we just posted recently. 

For those of you who are serious fans of Cuban Jazz, The Afro Cuban Jazz Edition has been including music by Cuba's most important Jazz artists along with interviews that yours truly (Bill Tilford) did with some of them in La Habana in May.   Frankie Pineiro, the host, puts together one of the best playlists on the planet, and you'll hear some new and recent Jazz from Cuba that you won't hear in other places, at least not yet.  You'll also be treated to the best Latin Jazz from everywhere else. The most recent guest was  Yasek Manzano, one of the most interesting Jazz artists in Cuba today.  Check out the Facebook Page to learn how to listen on demand; this program is on the front line of what's happening along with enough history to add perspective. 

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Cubanismo made a triumphant return to the US touring circuit this month. Click here for Tom's gallery.

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