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The 3rd Popular Music Festival Arturo Alonso is attended by song writers and singers from all over the Cuban island.»

Residents of Sancti Spiritus, had plenty of music yesterday night. It has been this way since 1989, when the National Trio Festival settled down in this central Cuban city.»

The albums La Maquinaria, by Los Van Van; Un bolero para ti, by Eliades Ochoa; and La trova de siempre, by the Quinteto Criollo, are the Cuban productions that have been nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards, in its 13th edition.»

The tenth International Choir Festival, CORHABANA, is scheduled to be held in the Cuban capital from July 3 through 7.»

Prominent Cuban musicians and bands such as “Los Van Van “, NG La Banda and Manolito Simonet will participate in the 1st Cuban Timba Music Festival in New York on June 16.»

A guayabera shirt from Cuban late musician Faustino Oramas, best known as El Guayabero, was recently added to the Sancti Spiritus’s such shirts collection.»

Famous Cuban musician Adalberto Alvarez gave a concert on February 7th in Sancti Spiritus, a central province in the island, as part of a national tour initiated moths ago in the eastern region.  “El Caballero del Son” (The Gentleman of Son) and his orchestra will also perform in Cienfuegos.»

Cuban singer, songwriter and founder of the Nueva Trova Movement Sara Gonzalez, passed away this Wednesday in Havana. Sara González was born in Marianao, on July 13th, 1951 and  made her first attempts on the singing business at the beginning of the 70s.»

by Prensa Latina Los Van Van Orchestra, Cuba’s musical icon held here three concerts in front of thousands of Angolan dancers, who applauded and had the opportunity to welcome them, for the first time in the history of this group.»