First Cuban Son Day Celebrated

Havana, May 8 (RHC)-- Cuban Son Day is being celebrated for the first time this May 8.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- As part of the campaign leading up to May 8th –Cuban Son Day—the country’s oldest record and musical editions company EGREM presented the DVD ‘Caminos de Son’ by Rolando Almirante, on digital platforms and on Canal Clave of Cuban television.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- The latest album by Cuban bassist, percussionist, pianist, singer, composer, arranger and musical producer Alain Pérez, entitled ‘El cuento de la buena pipa,’ is nominated to the 24th edition of Cubandisco Awards—in the category of graphic design.... More


Holguin, May 6 (RHC)-- The space entitled ‘Camara azul’, dedicated to audiovisual creation in the framework of the 28th Romerías de Mayo Festival paid tribute to filmmaker Humberto Solás.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- A new production of Cuba’s iconic zarzuela Cecilia Valdés will have its premiere in Andorra this weekend in the framework of the current opera season there, organized by the Andorra Lírica Association.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- Salvadorian singer-songwriter Alvaro Torres won a nomination to this year’s 24th edition of Cubadisco Awards in the category of international collaboration for his latest album 'Alvaro Torres y sus buenos amigos' (Alvaro Torres and his Good Friends), featuring several prestigious Cuban artists.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- The Cuban Ministry of Culture, the Cuban Music Institute and the record company Producciones Colibrí are all behind the release of a new music video for the tune Bendita or ‘Blessed’, directed by musician, composer and film and video maker Edesio Alejandro.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- Cuba’s iconic band Los Van Van won a nomination this year to the top prize of the country’s music industry –Cubadisco Awards- in the category of dance music with their latest album ‘Mi Songo’, which was released under EGREM label on December 4th last on the band’s 51st anniversary.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- A series of gala performances will take place in Spain from May 7th through June 6th as tribute to Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, on her 100th birthday anniversary.... More


Santiago de Cuba, May 5 (RHC)-- National Music Prize laureate Enrique Bonne and Dominican singer Johnny Ventura collaborate in a new album of Magic Sax, a sax quartet based in eastern Santiago de Cuba.... More


Catalonia, May 5 (RHC)-- Catalonia authorities have begun excavation of a mass grave, which according to witness testimony could contain the remains of Cuban writer Pablo de la Torriente Brau, killed in the Spanish Civil War on December 19, 1936.... More


Santiago de Cuba, May 5 (RHC)-- The Organizing Committee of the Caribbean Festival is giving the final touches to the virtual program of the 40th edition of the event, which is dedicated this time to Belize.... More


Havana, May 4 (RHC)-- As part of the campaign launched by the Cuban Music Institute on occasion of the first celebration this year of May 8th --Cuban Son Day—at 4:30 pm (Cuban time) every day Canal Clave of Cuban television broadcasts concerts by contemporary exponents of the music genre.... More


Holguin, May 4 (RHC)-- The Romerias de Mayo Festival of Youth Art began in eastern Holguin province with a broad program of virtual concerts and other online activities in times of Covid-19.... More


Havana, May 4 (RHC)-- Cuba’s popular group El niño y la Verdad, led by singer-songwriter Emilio Frías ‘El niño’ won a nomination to this year’s edition of the Cuban Music Industry’s top prize –Cubadisco Awards—in the category of dance music for their latest musical production entitled ‘Voces de hoy’.... More


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