International Jazz Day in Havana on April 30, 2017

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY IN HAVANA, APRIL 30, 2017

April 30 is the 5th annual International Jazz Day, and Cuba is the host country for the All Star Global Concert this year! Actually, there is more or less a week of activities around this day, and more than 50 prominent artists from 14 countries (including, of course, Cuba) are participating. Best of all, the website http://jazzday.com/concert/ will be streaming a special concert live on the 30th. For a lot more information, visit the website just mentioned. The lineup is stunning, and this writer deeply regrets not being there in person.

New Website for the Instituto Cubano de la Música

The Instituto Cubano de la Música has an excellent new website, and even though they tell me that it is still a work in progress (what website isn't, really?), it already has a lot of useful information.
Check it out at http://dcubamusica.cult.cu/

Film: Esteban by Jonal Cosulluela with musical score by Chucho Valdés

I will be watching this in Chicago this week, but I believe that it is traveling the festival circuit now. It is the Director's debut, and it is about a boy who is musically gifted. You can read more
here

New from BIS Music: Cuba y Puerto Rico Un abrazo musical salsero

Not the first Cuba-Puerto Rico project by any means, but the promo video looks and sounds promising. More after this writer has tasted more of it.

CUBADISCO 2017

Cubadisco 2017 is coming in a couple of weeks. Watch for more information soon.

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Sunday, 16 April 2017, 01:01 PM

I. San Francisco and Santa Cruz:

Omar Sosa will have a 4-night residency with different guests on different nights at SF Jazz Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23. His Cuarteto AfroCubano, John Santos, percussionist Mino Cinelu , who started his career with Miles Davis, GRAMMY® -winning trumpter Joo Kraus and Yosvany Terry are among the guests during the residency, and the final night includes Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu. The trio has played extensively in Europe, but this concert is their debut in North America.
Omar will also be at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz with Gurtu and Fresu on Monday, April 24.
For more details about the San Francisco concerts, click here.
For more details about the Kuumbwa concerts, click here.

Also in Santa Cruz, Juan De Marcos & The Afro Cuban All-Stars will be at Kuumbwa on Monday, April 17. Full details here.
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And in Chicago......
1. Movie Night!

Ya no es antes, a feature film by Lester Hamlet , in addition to having already won some awards as a film, features a soundtrack with music by Harold López-Nussa , Kelvis Ochoa and Haila . At the AMC River East 21 Friday April 21- Sunday 23. The director, Lester Hamlet, who already has an impressive body of other work, will be present for all three screenings.Complete details here .

2. Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro concerts

Two of them coming up on May 1 and 2 - full details at Hothouse.net

3. Roberto Fonseca in a television program taping with a live audience at WTTW Friday, May 5

Live taping of The Experience features an interview with Roberto followed by a performance and an autograph session. Full details here .

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Sunday, 12 March 2017, 03:06 AM

ENGLISH: The 2017 edition of the International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob Day will take place April 1 at 1600 hours local time (4pm local time wherever you are). Casino dancers all around the world gather in their localities to participate. For complete details, including how to participate, see the official website at
https://flashmob.dileque.si/
ESPAÑOL: La edición 2017 del Día Internacional de la Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob se llevará a cabo el 1 de abril a las 1600 horas locales (hora local de las 4 pm dondequiera que esté). Casineros de todo el mundo se reúnen en sus localidades para participar. Para obtener detalles completos, incluyendo cómo participar, consulte el sitio web oficial en https://flashmob.dileque.si/

RADIO PROGRAMS OF NOTE:
ENGLISH: Bill Tilford's shortwave radio program From the Isle of Music is presenting a few specials of interest to TIMBA.com readers:
1. On March 13/14, 17 and 18, an interview in English with music of Pablo Menéndez about Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC , a group that profoundly influenced several genres of Cuban Music.
2. On March 20/21, 24 and 25, an interview in Spanish (with music) of Oriente López about the amazing Jazz/Fusion group Afrocuba and his current projects
3. On March 27/28, 31 and April 1, an interview in Spanish with Juanito Gómez, one of Cuba's most important Casineros, about Rueda de Casino. With music.
ESPAÑOL: El programa radial en onda corta de Bill Tilford From the Isle of Music está presentando algunos especiales de interés para los lectores de TIMBA.com:
1. Los días 13/14, 17 y 18 de marzo, una entrevista en inglés con música de Pablo Menéndez sobre el Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC , grupo que profundamente influyó en varios géneros de la música cubana.
2. Los días 20/21, 24 y 25 de marzo, una entrevista en español (con música) de Oriente López sobre el increíble grupo de Jazz / Fusión Afrocuba y sus proyectos actuales
3. Los días 27/ 28, 31 de marzo, una entrevista en español con Juanito Gómez , uno de los casineros más importantes de Cuba, sobre Rueda de Casino. Con música.

To listen / Para escuchar:
1. Tuesdays/los martes 0000-0100 UTC (8-9pm EDT Mondays/los lunes in the Americas):
WBCQ The Planet, 7490 Khz
2. Fridays/los viernes 1100-1200 UTC, Channel 292 , 6070 KHz
3. Saturdays/los sábados 1200-1300 UTC, Channel 292 , 6070 KHz

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Friday, 10 March 2017, 11:58 PM

ENGLISH: Even though he is universally recognized by knowledgeable listeners in the United States as one of Cuba's most important pianists and Jazz artists, it has been many years since Ernán López-Nussa has been presented in a festival setting worthy of his stature in a key US city, so his presence at the 10th Anniversary of Miami's Global Cuba Fest is welcome news. The anniversary event takes place March 18 from 7pm-11pm at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, and the event features several other notable artists.
You can read a lot more information about the artists, the festival schedule (which includes other dates), and how to by tickets HERE.
Kudos to FUNDarte for bringing Ernán to Miami!

ESPAÑOL: A pesar de que él es universalmente reconocido por oyentes conocedores de los Estados Unidos como uno de los pianistas y jazzistas más importantes de Cuba, ha pasado muchos años desde que Ernán López-Nussa fue presentado en un festival digno de su estatura en una ciudad importante en los EE.UU., por lo que su presencia en el 10 º Aniversario del Global Cuba Fest en Miami es una buena noticia. El evento de aniversario se llevará a cabo el 18 de marzo de 7 pm a 11 pm en el Auditorio del Condado de Miami-Dade, y el evento cuenta con varios otros artistas notables.
Puedes leer mucha más información sobre los artistas, el calendario del festival (que incluye otras fechas), y cómo comprar entradas AQUÍ.
¡Felicitaciones a FUNDarte por llevar a Ernán a Miami!