Upcoming Los Van Van U.S. Concert Dates in Jeopardy

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

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viernes, 17 septiembre 2010, 11:08 am

Liam Producciones Artisticas reporta que el repertorio de Pablo Milanés en California estará enfocado en temas de su último disco" Regalo" (nominado al Grammy Latino y producido entéramente por Pablo) y también temas antiguos de él que indiscutiblemente, aunque no los toque, canciones que siempre le piden y más cuando ha estado tanto tiempo ausente...ejemplos:

Del cd Regalo: Dos preguntas de un Dia, El largo camino de Santiago, Matinal, La libertad, Diario de Mauricio. ...Y de las populares: Yolanda, El breve espacio en que no está, Para vivir, Años, Yo no te pido, De que callada manera, Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente, Vengo Naciendo.

Los distinguidos músicos del sexteto acompañando a Pablo son:

Pablo Milanés	Voz y guitarra
Miguel Núñez	Director musical y pianista
Dagoberto González	Violín y teclados
Germán Velazco	Vientos
Luis Ángel Sánchez	Bajo
Osmany Sánchez	Batería
Eugenio Arango	Percusión cubana

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