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Los Van Van Features Diego El Cigala on its Latest Album
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The latest album by the Cuban quintessential popular music orchestra Los Van Van, to hit the stores soon, will bring…
Omara Portuondo Nominated for Grammy 2005 Awards
(Prensa Latina) New York City, USA – Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, internationally known as the Buena Vista Social Club diva, was nominated for a Grammy…
Cal Performances Announces the Cancellation of Concert by Cuban Musician Barbarito Torres
Berkeley, California, USA – Cal Performances announced November 7 the cancellation of the concert by acclaimed Cuban lute master Barbarito Torres and his nine-member ensemble,…
The Software running the site has been upgraded
Burlington, North Carolina, USA – World Music Central has performed a site-wide upgrade to the software that runs the back-end of our site. This process…
Cuban Music also succeeds in Norway
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The band Clásicos Pineros, from Isla de la Juventud, performed various shows in Norway. Representatives of the traditional rhythm “Sucu…
Cuban Cultural Icon Benny Moré Returns to Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos, Cuba (Prensa Latina) – Wearing his flashy suit and Panama hat, Benny Moré returned to this city, the one he liked the most, according…
Documentation Center Rescues Cuban Music Heritage
a) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – The Pablo Hernández Balaguer Documentation Center currently stores up nearly 500 bibliographic materials on Cuba’s music heritage. After two…
Swiss Red Cross Appoints Singer Omara Portuondo as Ambassador
(Prensa Latina) Geneva, Switzerland – Swiss Red Cross appointed famous Cuban singer Omara Portuondo as its ambassador, to continue supporting this institution with her music…
Salsa Star Andy Montañez to record with Pablo Milanés
(Prensa Latina) San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Andy Montañez stated that recording an album along with Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes, which he expects to be ready…