ENGLISH:  Bill Tilford attended Cubadisco 2018, Primera Linea and the 1 Encuentro Internacional de Melomanos & Coleccionistas in Havana Cuba.   This week we begin the most comprehensive account of the event that you will find outside of Cuba, including documents, photos and more over the next several weeks.    You can start with the official nominations and awards booklets, which are available here  thanks to the Instituto Cubano de la Música and Periodicos Cubadisco.
Beginning the week of October 14, Bill will also be featuring many of the recordings and interviews with the artists on his shortwave radio program From The Isle of Music for the next few months. 

ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió a Cubadisco 2018, Primera Línea y al 1 Encuentro Internacional de Melomanos y Coleccionistas en La Habana Cuba. Esta semana comenzamos la cobertura más completa del evento que encontrará fuera de Cuba, incluidos documentos, fotos y más durante las próximas semanas. Puede comenzar con las nominaciones oficiales y los libros de premios, que están disponibles aquí gracias al Instituto Cubano de la Música y Periódicos Cubadisco.
A partir de la semana del 14 de octubre, Bill también presentará muchas de las grabaciones y entrevistas con los artistas en su programa de radio de onda corta From The Isle of Music durante los próximos meses.

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If you can be in Havana the second and third weeks of November, you have the opportunity to indulge to your heart's delight in music and dance with three overlapping events El Rumbazo, 13th Baila en Cuba and the first Havana Salsa Congress.

The 2nd annual Rumbazo event will take place in Havana from November 8-12. It looks like a must for rumba fans. Look at that list of participating artists including guest of honor Pedrito Martinez and special guests Dayamé Arocena dn Yissy Garcia & Bandancha! For information on how to participate, e-mail info@postmambo.com 

El Rumbazo #2, Nov. 8-12, 2018 in Havana from Ned Sublette on Vimeo.

The 13th Baila en Cuba runs from November 11-16. This event is well-known now to Cuban dance fans, with high quality dance workshops at four levels including the opportunity to dance with a Cuban dance partner, as well as 5 open air nights with concert and shows. If you don't have time for the workshops, you can still buy a concert pass that gets you in to see Los Van Van, Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son, Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Manolito y Su Trabuco, Maykel Blanco y Su Salsa Mayor, La Charanga Habanera and Havana D'Primera. You just can't beat that!

The first ever Havana Salsa Congress will take place from November 16-18 and reservations need to be made by October 15th, so if you want to participate, don't wait any longer! This event brings linear salsa dancing both - On1 and On2 - to Havana. there will be teachers from Italy, New York and Florida. as well as some Cuban teachers. The concerts will be:
November 15 - Adalberto Álvarez y Su Son
November 16 - Los Van Van
November 17 - Havana D'Primera

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Marco Bermúdez, Jeremy Bosch, Carlos Cascante

John Santos

Harold López-Nussa

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ENGLISH: Manolito Simonet y Su Trabuco begin their 2018 European tour tonight at Changó in Frankfurt, Germany. The band is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year as well as promoting the release of their latest album "La Vida Cambió". Bring some cash with you in case they are selling hardcopies!

It's been two years since their last European tour but they are making up for that with 18 concerts in 23 days. The tour even includes gigs in Edinburgh, Scotland and Birmingham, England. Cuban bands don't make it to the UK very often so don't miss them! Click here for a list of concert dates and links to buy tickets! I leave you with the title track from "La Vida Cambio".

ESPAÑOL: Manolito Simonet y Su Trabuco comienzan su gira europea de 2018 esta noche en Changó en Frankfurt, Alemania. La banda celebra este año su 25 aniversario y promueve el lanzamiento de su último álbum "La Vida Cambió". ¡Traiga algo de efectivo en caso de que estén vendiendo copias impresas!

Han pasado dos años desde su última gira por Europa, pero lo han compensado con 18 conciertos en 23 días. La gira incluye conciertos en Edimburgo, Escocia y Birmingham, Inglaterra. Las bandas cubanas no llegan al Reino Unido muy a menudo, ¡así que no te las pierdas! Haga clic aquí para la lista de fechas de conciertos y enlaces para comprar entradas! Te dejo con la pista que da título a "La Vida Cambió".

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