Havana Heavy Hitters - Vestido De Blanco

>> Read the full story here - Lea el desarollo completo escrito por Edduar Bernal Pina

"Dressed In White" is the new album from an all-star timba project developed by drummer Michael Gerald and brothers Yosvel & Edduar Bernal. Exclusive to LPM & Timba.com, this record delivers exactly what it claims: killer timba from Havana's heaviest players.

While other genres and styles impose themselves on the current market, this HHH project arrives just in time to demonstrate the quality and grandeur of the way popular music was created in Cuba during its stellar days of the 1990s, a time for which many musicians -including myself- share strong feelings of nostalgia. -- Edduar Bernal Pina

Hoy en el 2010, nuevos géneros y estilos se imponen pero el proyecto Havana Heavy Hitters llega en el momento justo para demostrar al mundo la calidad y grandeza de una forma de hacer música popular en Cuba que por los años 90 tuvo su mayor esplendor y por la que muchos músicos en la actualidad, al igual que Yosvel y Edduar, sienten nostalgia. -- Edduar Bernal Pina

Havana Heavy Hitters	Vestido De Blanco
Michel Maza	cantante
Michael Antes	cantante
Yosbel Bernal	cantante, piano
Hugo Morejón	trombón
Pedro Camacho	piano
Michael Gerald	batería y timbal
Osmani Collado	sax y teclado
Alexander Abreau	trompeta
Jannier Rodríguez	cantante
Rafael Paceiro Monzón	bajo
Jorge Papiosco Torres	congas, bongó, campana
Roberto Cucurucho Rodríguez	piano y teclado

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sábado, 20 noviembre 2010, 08:34 am

The highly anticipated Los Van Van US tour officially begins with a two night appearance at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, Thursday December 2nd and Friday December 3rd. They will make their way to Miami for their December 17 show via Texas, New York City, San Francisco and Tampa. Visit out tour page for the full schedule = http://timba.com/tours/los-van-van

A letter addressed to LVV manager Americo Miranda Ortiz has surfaced stating that the band was released from a previous exclusive agreement on May 28, 2010. Travel plans are moving ahead and the following full list is confirmed. Stay tuned for a concert report and photos from the opening night at the Conga Room.

Los Van Van 2010 USA Tour Participants
Juan Formell	Samuel Formell
Yaimara González	Yenisel Valdés
Mario Rivera	Roberto Hernández
Abdel Rasalps	Juio Noroña
Américo Miranda	Paloma Formell
Francisco Formell Marques	Francisco Formell Cortina
Álvaro Collado	Hugo Morejón
Pedro Fajardo	Jorge Leliebre
Irving Frontela	Pavel Molina
Roberto Carlos Rodríguez	Boris Luna
Ernesto Nodarse	Javier León
Manuel Labarrera	Edmundo Pina

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martes, 09 noviembre 2010, 08:48 am

A promoter and booking agent has filed suit against Cuba’s iconic band Los Van Van and its leader Juan Formell to stop a planned U.S. tour.

Los Van Van US tour dates in jeopardy.

Band manager Americo Mirando Ortiz also was named as a defendant in the breach of contract suit filed Oct. 21 in Miami federal court by NYK Productions. The lawsuit alleges NYK was the band’s booking agent when the musicians engaged another company, Fuego Entertainment, to book a U.S. tour, violating a February agreement making it the exclusive booking agent for Los Van Van. The band has scheduled dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City in December.

The 14-piece band won a Grammy in 2000 for its salsa-infused music that Formell calls "timba". The band has spurred demonstrations in Miami. About 400 Cuban-Americans protested the band’s concert at the Knight Center last February, saying it was an extension of Cuba’s communist government. --source Law.com / Daily Business Review

Hugo Cancio - Los Van Van US concert dates in jeopardy.

Arie Kaduri - Los Van Van US concert dates in jeopardy.

NYK Productions is a Hallandale, Florida based production company led by Mr. Arie Kaduri (pictured right). Fuego Entertainment is a Miami based company led by Mr. Hugo Cancio (pictured left).

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viernes, 08 octubre 2010, 06:47 am

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