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 .

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Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor are in Rovinj, Croatia tonight at the Croatian Summer Salsa Festival. I have been hearing fantastic things about this festival and may just have to go next year. After tonight they will play Munich and Zurich. In August Maykel and the Mayores will be in Buenos Aires. Click here for tour information.

Maykel has also released the first official video from the Havana Festival de la Salsa held this February. That's another festival I need to go to next year. Enjoy!

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The VIII National Changüí Festival ends today in Guantanamo and Elito Revé y su Charangón begin their European Summer Tour on Saturday July 2nd at  the Festival Couleur Cafe in Brussels. The tour will close with three days at Hennes Latin Stage in Nijmegen July 18-20th. Click here for the tour dates . And if you don't find one near you this summer, don't despair! They are already booking dates for an Autumn tour in November including my own town of Stockholm!

This is a special tour as 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of Orquesta Revé. They recently released the CD "La salsa tiene mi son" with remakes of many of the orchestra's greatest hits featuring illustrious guest artists, such as Gilberto Santa Rosa and El Canario. In honor of the imminent tour they released a new single last week called "Que el sol salga" featuring the lovely and talented Susel Orietta Gómez better know as "La China". Dale clic to listen.

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ENGLISH: Septeto Santiaguero will perform at Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing on Tuesday, June 28 at 6:30 PM.   A performance venue of this caliber in the United States is long overdue for this group, whose album No Quiero Llanto won a Latin GRAMMY® last year.  If I were in New York, I would be there.   For complete details and tickets, see the Lincoln Center's event page. 

ESPAÑOL :  Septeto Santiaguero se presentará en el Midsummer Night Swing del Lincoln Center el martes, 28 de junio a las 6:30 PM.  Un lugar de actuación de este calibre en los Estados Unidos es largo atrasado para este grupo, cuyo álbum No Quiero Llanto ganó un GRAMMY Latino®  el año pasado.  Si yo estuviera en Nueva York, estaría allí.  Para obtener todos los detalles y entradas, consulte la página de eventos del Lincoln Center.

To see a gallery of their May 2016 concert at the Teatro Nacional in Havana / Para ver una galería de fotos de su concierto del mayo 2016 en el Teatro Nacional en La Habana, 
Click Here / Haga click aquí

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