Dayme Arocena-U.S. Tour-
March 17-April 3
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Transnational Cuban Music in Miami and the U.S.: Spring is in the Air!!!
Monday, February 15, 2016
Video- Panel on the Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth: Language, Literature, Music and the Arts. Cuban Research Institute. Florida International University. February 12th, 2016
Video of the Panel on The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth: Language, Literature, Music and the Arts, organized by the Cuban Research Institute. Florida International University. February 12th, 2016.
My presentation in Part. 3 (from 22.21 min.-) and Part. 4.
For the whole 5 parts of the video you can visit the following link from the Cuban Research Institute.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Friday, December 4, 2015
Cuba Nu-Wave Festival 2015. Miami. December 17-19.
From Suena Cubano
FOTO: CARTEL DEL EVENTO
Cuba Nu-Wave regresa con más artistas y géneros cubanos
SUENACUBANO | 3/DIC/2015
El evento, que tendrá lugar en Miami del 17 al 19 de diciembre, potencia el consumo de música alternativa cubana.
Como un festival de mayor alcance y nuevas propuestas musicales alternativas se desarrollará Cuba Nu-Wave, del 17 al 19 de diciembre, en diferentes locaciones de Miami.
Entre los artistas que participarán en la nueva edición del evento figuran: Raúl Paz, quien repite la experiencia, Diana Fuentes, Vanito Brown, el grupo Moneda Dura. A estos nombres muy conocidos dentro y fuera de Cuba, se suman otros que sobresalen sobre todo fuera de fronteras por su calidad musical como el joven jazzista Axel Laugart, quien sorprende con su energía y excelencia creativa cada vez que visita La Habana con su madre, la reconocida intérprete Xiomara Laugart.
En conversación con Suenacubano, los organizadores del festival destacaron que “a diferencia de la mayoría de los eventos de música cubana, este no se concentra en la popular, sino en la alternativa. Los artistas participantes mantienen sus raíces tanto como experimentan con diferentes ritmos de alrededor del mundo. Cada uno tiene un estilo propio que lo hace único y parte representativa de la nueva ola de música cubana”.
Sobre el programa de presentaciones precisaron: “el día de la inauguración ofreceremos un cocktail con representantes del joven Cuban Jazz entre los que se encuentran (U)nity, un proyecto de Axel Laugart, Jose Gola y Michelle Fragoso, esto será en Havana 1957, de Brickell. El viernes tendremos un concierto en nuestra sede de Vedado Social Club en Upper East Side Miami, con Diana Fuentes, Moneda Dura y Beangel.
“El sábado celebraremos un concierto de clausura con Raúl Paz, Leslie Cartaya y Vanito Brown en el Teatro Flamingo, de Brickell. Para la información completa sobre otros artistas invitados, eventos colaterales, horarios y demás detalles, el público debería visitar nuestro sitio www.cubanuwave.com y nuestras páginas sociales.
Puesto que el evento incluye propuestas musicales más diversas le asegura incrementar la atracción de más melómanos y bailadores. “El hecho de que se desarrolle durante tres días nos da esa ventaja, tenemos más artistas participando en diferentes locaciones, y con ello, una mayor cantidad de público interesado”.
Apuntaron asimismo los organizadores que “Cuba Nu-Wave es un producto de Vedado Social Club. Creemos que este proyecto ha estado marcando tendencia en el consumo de música cubana desde su creación, puesto que ha abierto el diapasón para otros estilos musicales, además de lo tradicional. El público norteamericano está conociendo otros géneros y tendencias como el pop-rock cubano, el rap y otras fusiones, que no debieran pasar desapercibidos”.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Concerts-Art Basel-December 2015. Miami
By Miami New Times
CONCERTS TO CATCH DURING ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2015
10. Cucu Diamantes. With Alaín Perez. Thursday, December 3, to Saturday, December 5, 9 and 11:30 p.m. El Tucán, 1111 SW First Ave., Miami; 305-535-0065; eltucanmiami.com. Tickets cost $20 plus fees via ticketleap.com. Ages 21 and up.
Art Basel Miami Beach is as much about music as it is about art. And for its first-ever ABMB, El Tucán is celebrating with three nights of música featuring Grammy-nominated cantante Cucu Diamantes, who will be making her way to Miami from Cuba.
9. Rumors Art Basel. With Guy Gerber. Friday, December 4, 6 to 11 p.m. 1 Hotel, 2341 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; 305-604-1000; 1hotels.com. RSVP via residentadvisor.com.
Israeli party boy Guy Gerber will be crashing the 1 Hotel South Beach this week for Basel. "I like making music that has more essence and isn’t a tool, per se," the DJ recently told New Times. "A club track is a tool with a proper intro, middle, and ending. It has to have the proper beginning and ending so other DJs can work with it. I want something that will stand the test of time." Let's hope this week's set goes down in history.
8. Miami Hearts Design. Hosted by Karelle Levy with a KRELwear living installation and music by Afrobeta, Millionyoung, and Bedside. Friday, December 4, 7 to 11 p.m. Presented by Superfine! House of Art and Design, the Citadel, 8300 NE Second Ave., Miami; 305-555-5555; madeatthecitadel.com. Tickets $15 plus fees via superfine.design/tickets.
Located in "the intersection of high-impact contemporary art and dynamic and inspired design," Superfine! "transcends the usual art and design event by creating a fully immersive environment designed to maximize interaction with diverse publics." And during the Miami Hearts Design showcase, the collective is inviting the creatives of the city to check out a 3,000-square-foot installation by artist Diego Montoya while vibing out to fresh tunes by Afrobeta, Millionyoung, and Bedside.
7. Crew Love Art Basel. With Soul Clap, PillowTalk (live), Nick Monaco, Navid Izadi, Jeremy Ismael, and Miami Players Club. Saturday, December 5, 7 p.m. Electric Pickle, 2826 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-456-5613; electricpicklemiami.com. Tickets $25 plus fees via residentadvisor.net.
"First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate," then you gotta do the Running Man and finish off with the MC Hammer dance. That, friends, is the key to crashing the Crew Love Art Basel rager. With funky tunes by Soul Clap, PillowTalk, Nick Monaco, Navid Izadi, Jeremy Ismael, and Miami Players Club, you'll be dancin' from dusk to dawn.
6. Hard 2 Leave Presents A-Trak. Sunday, December 6, 11 p.m. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St, Miami; 305-305-6611; 11miami.com. Tickets cost $20 to $40 via 11miami.com. Ages 21 and up.
Hard 2 Leave always makes it, well, Hard 2 Leave. And as the last Art Basel party of 2015, the Team No Sleep crew at E11even Miami is bringing Fool's Gold DJ A-Trak to the Magic City for one last night of shenanigans. Long live Basel!
5. DJ Mustard & Fabolous. Saturday, December 5, 9 p.m. Toejam Backlot, 150 NW 21st St., Miami; 305-759-9954; toejambacklot.com. RSVP via CLSoundtrack@fresh.guestcode.com.
Fool's Gold Day Off may have landed in Miami three months earlier than anticipated, but that's not stopping Fool's Gold party alumnus DJ Mustard from twerkin' it up in the 305 during Basel. As much as the hip-hop junkie loves a good rager, though, he'd rather do it with a friend. That's why he's bringing Fabolous along for the fun.
4. Life and Death Art Basel. With Tale of Us, Mind Against, Thugfucker, and special guest Richie Hawtin. Presented by PL0T and III Points. Thursday, December 3, 9 p.m. Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-573-0371; manawynwood.com. Tickets $55 to $66 plus fees via residentadvisor.net.
It really isn't Miami Art Week without a proper Life and Death showcase. Kick off the festivities with one of your fave underground dance labels at Mana Wynwood. Joined by special guest Richie Hawtin, you know this is gonna be one hell of a rager.
3. Giorgio Moroder. With Horse Meat Disco and DJ Spincer Tracy. Hosted by Yabu Pushelberg. Thursday, December 3, 11 p.m. Basement Miami, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4548; basementmiami.com. RSVP is required via reservations@basementmiami.com. Ages 21 and up.
Giorgio Moroder needs no introduction. At 75 years old, the man is one of the 20th Century's most influential record producers, who's worked with everyone from Donna Summer to Debbie Harry to David Bowie. While he's been turning knobs and producing music in the studio for decades, the music vet, as discussed in our interview with the legend last year, is "now getting behind the decks to DJ, which started in 2013 with an appearance at a Red Bull Music Academy event at Output in New York." And this week, the music icon will be back in the Magic City for Art Basel's always memorable Horse Meat Disco party, happening this year at Basement.
2. III Points Art Basel Concert Series. With Jamie xx and Four Tet. Friday, December 4, 10 p.m. Tickets cost $25 to $400 plus fees via showclix.com. Ages 18 and up. With A$AP Rocky, Kaytranada, and STWO. Saturday, December 5, 10 p.m. Tickets cost $55 to $65 plus fees via showclix.com. Ages 18 and up. Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-573-0371; manawynwood.com.
If III Points is involved, good music is a given. Just take a look at this year's music festival and 2014's III Points Art Basel Concert Series. The inaugural showcase brought FKA twigs, Clams Casino, James Blake, Airhead, SBTRKT, and A$AP Ferg to YoungArts. And for 2015, the crew over at III Points will be bringing Jamie xx, Four Tet, A$AP Rocky, Kaytranada, and STWO to Mana Wynwood.
1. Casa Bacardi. With Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Pusha T, DMX, Wiz Khalifa, and more. Thursday, December 3, through Saturday, December 5, at Casa Bacardi, 35 NE 29th St., Miami. Ticket info to be announced.
Swizz Beatz and Bacardi have teamed up for what might just be the best musical lineup of Art Basel. During the day, Casa Bacardi — as the event is called — will serve as an art fair during the day, but when the sun goes down, it's turning into one of hell of a concert series. Mr. Beatz has called an impressive amount of friends (and his superstar wife) to join him for a three-day lineup that includes Alicia Keys, Pusha T, DMX, and Wiz Khalifa. Just check out the schedule below, and try not to dance in your seat.
Thursday, December 3
Alicia Keys
Hannah Bronfman
Guru
Nan Kwabena
Friday, December 4
Pusha T
DJ Esco
A-TRAK
Saturday, December 5
Swizz Beatz & DMX
DJ Runna
Araab Muzik
Wiz Khalifa (DJ Set)
Friday, November 27, 2015
Cuban Arts, Performance, Literature and Cultural Politics. Two Books. Coco Fusco. Rachel Price.
Dangerous Moves: Performance and Politics in Cuba | By Coco Fusco
In this exploration of performance and cultural politics in post-revolutionary Cuba, Fusco analyzes the dynamics between artists and the state, focusing on the ways that performance has served as a favored means of social commentary.
The study covers a range of performative practices in art, music, poetry and political activism. Fusco examines the relationship between the abject body in performance and the greater body politic of a state that defines itself as revolutionary but seeks to limit dissent.
The study covers a range of performative practices in art, music, poetry and political activism. Fusco examines the relationship between the abject body in performance and the greater body politic of a state that defines itself as revolutionary but seeks to limit dissent.
Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture, and the Future of the Island.
By Rachel Price.
Transformations in Cuban art, literature and culture in the post-Fidel era
Cuba has been in a state of massive transformation over the past decade, with its historic resumption of diplomatic relations with the United States only the latest development. While the political leadership has changed direction, other forces have taken hold. The environment is under threat, and the culture feels the strain of new forms of consumption.
Planet/Cuba examines how art and literature have responded to a new moment, one both more globalized and less exceptional; more concerned with local quotidian worries than international alliances; more threatened by the depredations of planetary capitalism and climate change than by the vagaries of the nation’s government. Rachel Price examines a fascinating array of artists and writers who are tracing a new socio-cultural map of the island.
Monday, November 16, 2015
"Documentos, realidades y espacios virtuales en la obra de Rodolfo Peraza y Javier Castro"
Estudios Cubanos en Diálogo
Modern Languages and Literatures Department
University of Miami. Jueves, 19 de noviembre, 11:00 am
Monday, November 9, 2015
Conversación con Joaquin Borges Triana en el Miami Dade College, 9 de noviembre.
original post by tumiamiblog
Alfredo Triff convoca a un conversatorio con el musicólogo, periodista y critico Joaquin Borges Triana, mañana 9 de noviembre del 2015, en el Miami Dade College. Info adicional en el link adjunto.
Alain Pérez de Cuba-EPK
Alain Perez is one of the greatest transnational Cuban musicians living in Spain. He seriously studies and combines the established traditions of Cuban music genres and montunos from son, guaracha, mambo and cha cha cha, with the complexity and richness of Timba sounds and rhythms (with his own personal touch). He also brilliantly puts his music in dialogue with the world of flamenco, where he has been inserted for quite a while.
This EPK was made in the midst of his recent visit to Cuba, to present his latest album "Hablando con Juana."
Monday, October 26, 2015
Timbalive
#Timbalive is one of the current leading Timba bands in the U.S., founded by Miami based Cuban musician Leonardo Garcia (El Leo).
Leo's vision has been consistent to the further development of the great standards of Timba music outside the island, previously established by Cuban legendary bands in the 1990s like Van Van, NG La Banda, Manolin, Paulito FG, Isaac Delgado, La Charanga Habanera, among many others.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Gonzalo Rubalcaba join the UM Frost School of Music as new faculty. Will perform at Festival Miami 2015. October 22nd, 2015. 8:00 pm. UM Gusman Concert Hall
Gonzalo Rubalcaba—With Frost Concert Jazz Band
October 22, 2015 @ 8:00 PM
UM Gusman Concert Hall
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UM Gusman Concert Hall
Gonzalo Rubalcaba—With Frost Concert Jazz Band
Afro Blue Meets Cu-Bop and Post-Bop
Afro Blue Meets Cu-Bop and Post-Bop
Cuban-born pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Bulgarian-born percussionist Svet Stoyanov and American-born trumpeter John Daversa met at UM Frost as new faculty. In this energizing program with the Frost Concert Jazz Band they celebrate the multicultural vibrancy of their new musical home inspired in part by “Afro Blue” by Mongo Santamaría and “Manteca” by Dizzy Gillespie. Rubalcaba also performs highlights from his illustrious career with new arrangements by Daversa and others.
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Symposium: Cuban Popular Music and its Diaspora. November 5th, 2015. Hofstra University. New York.
Excited to be part of this event with great scholars and artists.
I will participate in a conversation about the presence of Funk in Cuban music with New York based #DJEdgaro, apropos of a documentary on the visit of #QuestLove to Cuba.
Program's Event
9 a.m. WELCOME
Pepa Anastasio, Hofstra University, Symposium Director
9:30-11 a.m.: TRANSITIONAL VOICES and BODIES
• Naomi Pueo Wood, Colorado College, "Las Krudas: Queer Hip Hop in the Diaspora"
• Susan Thomas, The University of Georgia, Athens, “Millennial Voices: Listening to Cuba’s Transition in Performance”
• Sarah Town, Princeton University, “Timbeando en Nueva York: The Roots and Resonances of a Music/Dance Form”."
• Alejandro Avilés, Hofstra University, Respondent
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: HAVANA SOUNDSCAPE
• DJ Session and Conversation: "The Funk Connection in Cuban Popular Music"
Documentary Screening: Quest for Cuba
• DJ Edgaro, Productor en Jefe
• Eva Silot Bravo, University of Miami
12:30-2 p.m.: Lunch (on your own)
1-1:45 p.m.: Global Rhythms: Workshop
Main Dining Room, Student Center
2-3:15 p.m.: DOCUMENTING THE MUSIC SCENE
Film Viewing: ANIMALS OF CUBAN MUSIC (Jen Paz, 2012; 70 mins) takes us inside a thriving music scene in Cuba to explore tensions between defenders of reggaeton and Cuban salsa who share their thoughts between live performances. Featuring: Gente de Zona, Charanga Habanera, Baby Lores, El Chacal, Bamboleo, Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Yulien Oviedo, Insurrecto, El Micha Cameos and interviews: Los Van Van, Mayito Rivera, Roberton, Los Intocables, Mandy Cantero, RDR, Team Cuba, Paulito FG, Jose Luis Cortes
3:15-3:30 p.m.: Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.: TRANSNATIONAL FLOW
• Johnny Frias, The Graduate Center, CUNY, “Havana’s Musicians in Miami: Promoting a Transnational Cubanidad in Cuba's Timba and Reggaetón"”
• Yesenia Selier, New York University, “Ven, ven, ven pa' que tu veas cómo está el tren! Cuban Dancing Bodies Transnational Circulation”
Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Respondent
• 4:30 p.m.: Keynote Address: ALTERNATIVE MUSIC IN HAVANA TODAY
Dr. Joaquín Borges Triana, Havana, Cuba Joseph G. Astman
Distinguished Symposium Scholar Dr. Joaquín Borges-Triana is a music critic for several publications in Cuba, and author of several books on Cuban popular music. He is also editor at the art magazine El Caimán Barbudo; since 1988 he writes a weekly column as a music critic for the journal Juventud Rebelde. He is the author of Músicos de Cuba y del mundo: Nadie se va del todo (2012) and Concierto cubano: La vida es un divino guión,(2009). More recently, he has been a contributor to My Havana: The Musical City of Carlos Varela, University of Toronto Press, 2014, and editor for Cuba Counterpoints’ dossier on the role of intellectuals in a changing Cuba. Dr. Susan Thomas, University of Georgia, Athens.
Respondent Susan Thomas is Associate Professor of Musicology and Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia, and a specialist in Cuban music and music and gender studies.
6 p.m.: Reception
7-8:30 p.m.: Global Rhythms: Performance
Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Global Rhythms is a cultural enterprise devoted to enriching society and empowering individuals and communities through Cuban dance, music and cultural education.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Ramon Valle will debut in New York @ Jazz at Lincoln Center.January 25th, 2016. New CD "Take Off".
From more info, please visit Ramon Valle's webpage
On January 25th 2016 Ramon Valle will perform with his trio (Omar Rodriguez Calvo and Liber Torriente) not less than 2 shows in Jazz at Lincoln Center: Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. Both shows will be streamed live on the internet internationally! More U.S. and Canadian tour dates to be announced soon.
"Take Off" EPK
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Sony Enters Historic Agreement to License Egrem's Catalog of Cuban Music
Billboard News
By Leila Cobo | September 15, 2015 4:30 PM EDT
Omara performs at the Portuondo Orquesta Buenavista Social Club Adios Tour Concert, Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Spain on July 21, 2015.
Rex Features via AP Images
The most extensive catalog of Cuban music in the world will now have global reach.
More than 20,000 recorded tracks by the likes of Irakere, Los Van Van, Bola de Nieve, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, among many others, will get new life thanks to a global licensing agreement struck Tuesday (Sept. 15) between Sony Music Entertainment and the Havana-based Egrem (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales, or Enterprise of Recordings and Musical Editions in English).
With U.S. & Cuba Relations Thawing, Cuban Musicians Are Ready to Come to America
Egrem’s catalog, the most extensive catalog of Cuban music in the world, encompasses audio and audiovisual recordings produced since the 1960s.
Cuban "son" star Ruben Gonzalez, waves to the crowd as he performs traditional Cuban ballads at Salon 21 Sunday, March 7, 1999, in Mexico City. Gonzalez and Ibrahim Ferrer (not seen) leaped to international attention last year with release of the "Buena Vista Social Club" album that rescued from obscurity a whole generation of elderly Cuban "son" musicians. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
Although portions of the catalog have been licensed before by various labels in different parts of the world, this marks the first time a multinational has access to the entire stable of recordings for the whole world as part of a multi-year agreement.
“We are delighted to be partnering with EGREM to share for the first time one of the largest and most acclaimed catalogs of Cuban music with fans across the globe,” Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris said in a statement. “This landmark agreement will help expand international awareness and appreciation of Cuban culture, Cuba’s rich musical heritage and its many wonderful artists.”
Uncovering Cuba: An Inside Look at a Music Scene Opening Up to the World (Exclusive Video)
Omara performs at the Portuondo Orquesta Buenavista Social Club Adios Tour Concert, Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Spain on July 21, 2015.
Rex Features via AP Images
The most extensive catalog of Cuban music in the world will now have global reach.
More than 20,000 recorded tracks by the likes of Irakere, Los Van Van, Bola de Nieve, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, among many others, will get new life thanks to a global licensing agreement struck Tuesday (Sept. 15) between Sony Music Entertainment and the Havana-based Egrem (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales, or Enterprise of Recordings and Musical Editions in English).
With U.S. & Cuba Relations Thawing, Cuban Musicians Are Ready to Come to America
Egrem’s catalog, the most extensive catalog of Cuban music in the world, encompasses audio and audiovisual recordings produced since the 1960s.
Cuban "son" star Ruben Gonzalez, waves to the crowd as he performs traditional Cuban ballads at Salon 21 Sunday, March 7, 1999, in Mexico City. Gonzalez and Ibrahim Ferrer (not seen) leaped to international attention last year with release of the "Buena Vista Social Club" album that rescued from obscurity a whole generation of elderly Cuban "son" musicians. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
Although portions of the catalog have been licensed before by various labels in different parts of the world, this marks the first time a multinational has access to the entire stable of recordings for the whole world as part of a multi-year agreement.
“We are delighted to be partnering with EGREM to share for the first time one of the largest and most acclaimed catalogs of Cuban music with fans across the globe,” Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris said in a statement. “This landmark agreement will help expand international awareness and appreciation of Cuban culture, Cuba’s rich musical heritage and its many wonderful artists.”
Uncovering Cuba: An Inside Look at a Music Scene Opening Up to the World (Exclusive Video)
lthough the deal between Egrem and Sony had been in the works for over two years, it was only signed Sept. 15 in Havana by Afo Verde, Sony’s chairman and CEO for Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and Egrem managing director Mario Angel Escalona Serrano. Edgar Berger, Sony’s chairman and CEO, International, was also at the signing, which took place at Areíto studio 101, the fabled Havana studio where legendary Cuban and international artists have recorded since the 1940s.
“We see these agreements as an opportunity for the joint management of our catalog over the coming years,” said Escalona Serrano.
“We are working on the release of this treasure of Cuban music so it will be available on all possible music and video platforms for music lovers to enjoy as soon as possible,” said Verde.
Although the U.S. and Cuba have been in a process of normalizing their relationship since December 2014, and the two countries restored diplomatic relations this past July, the Sony-Egrem deal was subject to many required steps.
Sony entered into the transaction pursuant to the “informational materials” exemption under U.S. sanction rules for Cuba administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This exemption applies to music and other works of art, and is intended to promote the free movement of information and artistic expression by the Cuban people.
For Sony, the Egrem license, at a time when relationships between Cuba and the U.S. have finally opened up, is a major coup.
“Sony Music is honored to bring this iconic music -- representing over five decades of Cuban culture -- to all corners of the world,” said Berger. “We are thrilled to introduce these extremely talented artists to the global audience they so richly deserve.”
“We see these agreements as an opportunity for the joint management of our catalog over the coming years,” said Escalona Serrano.
“We are working on the release of this treasure of Cuban music so it will be available on all possible music and video platforms for music lovers to enjoy as soon as possible,” said Verde.
Although the U.S. and Cuba have been in a process of normalizing their relationship since December 2014, and the two countries restored diplomatic relations this past July, the Sony-Egrem deal was subject to many required steps.
Sony entered into the transaction pursuant to the “informational materials” exemption under U.S. sanction rules for Cuba administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This exemption applies to music and other works of art, and is intended to promote the free movement of information and artistic expression by the Cuban people.
For Sony, the Egrem license, at a time when relationships between Cuba and the U.S. have finally opened up, is a major coup.
“Sony Music is honored to bring this iconic music -- representing over five decades of Cuban culture -- to all corners of the world,” said Berger. “We are thrilled to introduce these extremely talented artists to the global audience they so richly deserve.”
Thursday, September 10, 2015
The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival. October 1-7, 2015
The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival
October 1-7, 2015. Providence, Rhode Island
Event Calendar
Thursday, October 1
- 4:00 p.m. Lecture on the Historical Roots of Contemporary Afro-Cuban Music by Ned Sublette, Kim Koo Library, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.
- 9:00 p.m. Afro-Cuban Rumba
Renowned percussionists Pedrito Martinez, Raymer Olalde, Philbert Armenteros and Roman Diaz will offer an unforgettable performance at The Spot Underground.
Reserve your FREE tickets here!
Afro-Cuban RumbaFriday, October 2
- 12:00 p.m. Roundtable on Contemporary Afro-Cuban Pop and Jazz, with Ned Sublette, Arturo Gomez, Martin Cohen, and Eva Silot Bravo, Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.
Musicologist Ned Sublette, author of the definitive Cuba and Its Music will be joined by Martin Cohen, founder of the Latin Percussion (LP) brand of percussion instruments; Arturo Gomez, KUVO/KVJZ Music Director, Host of Lunchtime at the Oasis, and Community Camp; Cultural Affairs Liaison; and Phd. Candidate at University of Miami, Researcher and Blogger Eva Silot Bravo (Cubanidadinbetween).
- 8:00 p.m. An Evening of Latin Jazz with Ed Calle and Friends, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.
Ed Calle is a renowned musician, composer, orchestrator, scholar, professor, and leader. Throughout his legendary career, Calle has become one of the most recorded saxophonists in history appearing on more than 1,200 albums, 8,500 singles, and countless television and movie soundtracks with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Celia Cruz to Sylvester Stallone and Andy Garcia.
Reserve your FREE tickets here!
Ed Calle - 10:00 p.m.-12:00 pm Son Lokos, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.
SonLokos is a new Cuban dance band based in Miami that features renowned percussionists Raymer Olalde and Philbert Armenteros.
Reserve your FREE tickets here!
Son Lokos Saturday, October 3
- 3:00-4:30 pm, Percussion Workshop with Philbert Armenteros and Raymer Olalde, The Spot Patio, 180 Pine St.
(PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED- email clacs@brown.edu)
Drumming Workshop- 9:00 p.m. Jesus Andujar and Grupo Sazon, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine Street
Providence's own Jesus Andujar & Grupo Sazon will kick off this great night of live music at The Spot with salsa, merengue, cha cha and Latin jazz.
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Jesus Andujar - 10:00 p.m. PALO! Performance, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.
PALO! is a 2015 Grammy Nominee and 2014 Latin Grammy Nominee as well as Miami New Times’ BEST LATIN BAND 2014.
“Afro-Cuban Funk is Cuban music for the new generation. And the leader of the sound is the Miami based band PALO!” New York Post
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PALO! Sunday, October 4
- 7:00 p.m. Day of Orula Celebration with Descemer Bueno, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Leslie Cartaya, Ed Calle, and the Brown University Jazz Band with Special Guest, PALO!
This very special evening will feature Cuban singer and composer Descemer Bueno, who won three Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, including “Song of the Year” for “Bailando”; master percussionist Pedrito Martinez, who Wynton Marsalis calls a “genius” and Quincy Jones praises as “the real thing”; the Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban funk group PALO!; and the Brown University Jazz Band.
Granoff Performing Arts Center, Martinos Auditorium
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Descemer Bueno 
Pedro Martínez Group 
Leslie Cartaya Wednesday, October 7
- 8:00 p.m. Performance by Gina Chavez Trio (Indie Latin Folk-Rock), The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.
Gina Chavez is a bilingual Latin-folk singer/songwriter who blends the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace. Her latest independent release, Up.Rooted, is a passionate collection of bilingual songs traversing cumbia, bossa nova, vintage pop, reggaeton, and folk combined with dynamic vocals and sharp social commentary.
The album won the praise of National Public Radio (NPR), USA Today, and The Boston Globe, and topped the iTunes and Amazon Latin charts after a feature on NPR’s All Things Considered. She is the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC) Grand Prize Winner for her song “Siete-D,” a rock-cumbia-rap mix that explores the delights and dangers of El Salvador from a window on the 7-D, the bus route she rode as a volunteer there in 2010.
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Gina Chavez Trio
Monday, September 7, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
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