Juan Kemell & La Barriada are back in Europe as of today and will kick their tour off this Friday at Cuba Café in Malmö, Sweden. On Saturday you can catch them at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg. Check all the dates in the Barriada tour section . And here's a little reminder of why you don't want to miss them.

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Este noviembre Mama Rumba Roma celebra su 19 aniversario. Durante estos 19 años Mama Rumba ha sido el hogar de la música cubana en México DF. El día 12 de noviembre se va a montar una fiesta grande con Los Van Van en Mama Rumba Plaza Loreto. ¡No lo pierdas! ¡Y a nombre de Timba.com enhorabuena Mama Rumba!

Después de este concierto empieza Van Van con su gira en Canadá y los EE.UU .

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Santiago de Cuba is playing host again to the Great Contest of Cuban Popular Dances and Ruedas de Casino this weekend, October 16-17 . Competitions will be held in danzón, son, casino, mambo, pilón. mozambique and rueda de casino. An award will also go to the best overall dance couple. This type of competition promotes the continuation of traditional Cuban popular dances among the youth.

The contest will be held from 7:00pm at Parque de Céspedes. After the competitions, local stars will also perform such as singers Yeline Lafargue and Leodalis Sánchez, the rumba group Oba Tuké, and the rueda groups Salseros de Calle - dir. Yanek Revilla and Rueda de Casino All Stars - dir. Jorge Luna. It may be of interest for those of you who have been following Cuban dance competitions to see that Yanek Revilla is now a judge for this competition!

Santiago de Cuba is hosting the event in tandem with UNEAC's Festival for the Felix B. Caignet Award and Cuban Culture Day. Also supporting the event are the Centro Provincial de Casas de Cultura and Direcciones Municipales y Provincial de Cultura and the Amigos del Danzòn y el Son. The contest provides a great reason for you to take a trip to Santiago this weekend to catch some top-notch, genuine Cuban dancing!

Just for fun, here's another look at Yanek's award winning rueda from A Bailar Casino

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A country known for groundbreaking jazz is getting a visit from one of America's leading trumpeters, who spent the weekend jamming with Cuban legends ahead of a concert series that will put musicians from the two Cold War enemies on stage together. The visit by Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra kicks off a season of unprecedented cultural exchanges, with the American Ballet Theater scheduled to perform in Havana next month in honor of Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso. Marsalis wouldn't directly answer any political questions, preferring to stick to jazz topics. 

The Marsalis family includes patriarch Ellis, a pianist and educator, and his four sons: trumpeter Wynton, saxophonist Branford, trombonist Delfeayo and percussionist Jason.

Chucho Valdes said Marsalis' visit was an important moment for Cuba and its music. “It's the first time we've had a visit from a band of this quality with such important musicians,” he said. “It is a historic event.” -article by the Associated Press

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