Cuban musicians continue offering their art on social networks, as well as on national radio and television, taking music directly from their homes to that of their audience in times of Covid-19.

Septeto Habanero, which is this year celebrating its 100th anniversary, offered one such online concert this past Tuesday.

Regarded as the school of Cuban son musicians, due to the long list of exponents of the Cuban genre, who were part of the ensemble over the past 10 decades, Septeto Habanero delighted their audience with tunes of its latest production entitled ‘Septeto Habanero, 100 años’.

The online concerts aim to encourage people to stay home to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Other planned concerts this week, always at 4:30 pm Cuban time, include one by singer-songwriter Vicente Feliu and another one by Cuban duo Espiral, made up of pianist Rodrigo García Ameneiros and violinist Tania Haase.

According to information provided by the Communications Office at the Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT), on Thursday, April 16th, singer-songwriter David Blanco, who started this initiative in Cuba, will give his 4th concert already via social networks, followed on Friday, April 17th, by Havana’s Chamber Orchestra, directed by maestra Daiana Garcia.

The performances are being broadcast live on the frequencies of Cuba’s Canal Clave TV channel, as well as on Radio Progreso radio, the Facebook profiles of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), as well as the digital platforms of the Cuban Ministry of Culture.

Using the hashtags #EstamosContigo and #MusicosPorCuba, the live concerts online are part of the initiative ‘Músicos por Cuba’ or in English (Musicians for Cuba) coordinated by the Cuban Ministry of Culture, the Music Institute and the Radio and Television Institute (ICRT).