The founding bassist of NG La Banda - and the seminal figure in the development of timba bass - playing will be in the Bay Area with his group Amistad Cubana at Ashkenaz on San Pablo Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. Only $15 in advance - a welcome respite in terms of ticket price inflation. It will be Feliciano's first Bay Area performance since the 90s.

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ENGLISH: On June 16, 2017 El Noro & 1ra Clase held their first performance in Stockholm. After the show I got a chance to sit down with El Noro and talk a little bit about his roots and the band. It wasn't easy. El Noro is a popular guy and there was a steady stream of friends and fans coming backstage for photographs for a good half an hour. Never once did he lose patience, but seemed to enjoy spending time with everyone. Later people were coming and going so often that we had to stop and restart the interview with a guard at the door to keep it from being opened until we were done. That's why we're laughing at the beginning.

I have uploaded pictures from the concert to the photo gallery. Keep an eye out because the official video for "La Receta (La Costurera") will be out very soon and looks like it will be quite funny.

You can watch the video interview with English subtitles  below, or if you prefer written interviews the English translation can be found by clicking here.

ESPAÑOL: El 16 de junio de 2017, El Noro & 1ra Clase realizó su primera actuación en Estocolmo. Después del show tuve la oportunidad de sentarme con El Noro y hablar un poco sobre sus raíces y la banda. No era fácil. El Noro es un tipo popular y hubo un flujo constante de amigos y fans que venían al backstage para tirar fotografías durante una media hora. Nunca perdió la paciencia, pero parecía disfrutar de pasar tiempo con todo el mundo. Más tarde la gente iba y venía tan a menudo que tuvimos que detener y reiniciar la entrevista con un guardia en la puerta para evitar que se abrió hasta que se hizo. Así que estamos reindo cuamdo empieza.

He subido imágenes del concierto a la galería de fotos. Manténgase atento porque el video oficial de "La Receta" (La Costurera) saldrá muy pronto y parece que será muy divertido.

Puedes mirar la entrevista en el video a continuación.

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Yomil & El Dany are in Europe now. Their tour begins tomorrow in Rome at Fiesta. They have an intense 10-day schedule with eight concerts in Italy, Spain and Austria. Since 2015 they have been at the top of the Cuban charts and have a large following in Miami and among fans of Cuban urban music around the world with their mix of trap, reggaeton and rap which they call "trapton". Below is the most recent video from their album "Ambidiestros".

July 6 - Rome, Italy - Fiesta
July 7 - Milan, Italy - Latin Festival
July 8 - Naples, Italy - L'arenile
July 9 - Verona, Italy - Latino Lovers Festival
July 13 - Vienna , Austria - Der Garten Prater
July 14 - Andorra la Vella, Andorra - Buda Espai Andorra
July 15 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Bikini Note new venue!
July 16 - Madrid, Spain - Teatro de Bodevil

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ENGLISH:  The second edition of Primera Linea, an event hosted by the Insituto Cubano de la Música and organized by the Ministry of Culture with multiple coproduceers and sponsors, , is a partner event to WOMEX and should be of a high level of interest to international presenters and other members of the music industry.  It will take place in Havana from September 20-23,  2017. This may also be the closest equivalent that Cuba currently has to the APAP event in the United States.   Highly recommended for professionals presenting or working with Cuban music in any country.  Full details can be found at
http://www.cuba-primera-linea.com/ 
ESPAÑOL: La segunda edición de Primera Linea, evento  dirigido por el Insituto Cubano de la Música y organizado por el Ministerio de Cultura con múltiples coproductores y patrocinadores, es un evento socio de WOMEX,  y debe ser de alto nivel de interés entre presentadores y otros miembros de la industria musical en todo el mundo  que trabajan con la música cubana. Se llevará a cabo en La Habana del 20 al 23 de septiembre de 2017. También puede ser el equivalente más cercano que Cuba tiene actualmente al evento APAP en los Estados Unidos. Muy recomendable para profesionales que presenten o trabajen con música cubana en cualquier país. Puede encontrar más detalles en 
http://www.cuba-primera-linea.com/

ENGLISH:  One of the most distinguishing features of Cubadisco is the International Symposium held at CIDMUC.   You can see a photo gallery, read commentary and download my copy of the program here. 
ESPAÑOL: Uno de los rasgos más destacados de Cubadisco es el Simposio Internacional que se celebra en CIDMUC. Usted puede ver una galería de fotos, leer comentarios y descargar mi copia del programa aquí.

SEPTETO SANTIAGUERO US TOUR: 
Septeto Santiaguero, which has won both Cubadisco and Latin GRAMMY awards as well as regular GRAMMY nominations, is coming to the US in multiple cities from July 19- August 12.  You can see a tour schedule here, and this is their latest video, La canción de la trova.....

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