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From the US-CUBA Cultural Exchange network: DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH! DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR MARCH is “EL JONRÓN” from t DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR FEBRUARY is “LA MASA” from MAIKEL BL DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY is YO SOY TU PA DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER is "A SANCOCHAR BONIATO", on the long awaited new cd of ELIO REVÉ JR. y SU CHARANGÓN, 'FRESQUECITO'. The cd is available through prodland.com. DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER is "GUARACHANDO", on SAMÁ y EL EXPRESO de ORIENTE's 'EL REPART
DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER is "LA NOVELA", on ORLANDO 'MARACA' VALLE y OTRA VISION's BEST of MARACA's BAILABLES. AHÍ- NAMÁ's 2003.
DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST is "QUITÁNDOME DJ SAOCO's PICK SONG FOR THE MONTH OF JULY was "SOY LA NOTICIA TATA GUINES, CUBA's MASTER CONGUERO, 1930-2008 ALBERTO ROMERO DÍAZ (1948-2006), famed singer of LOS MUÑEQUITOS de MATANZAS, passed away of cancer in Matanzas, Cuba on August 10 in Matanzas, Cuba. An important soloist vocalist for the group, he has traveled the world with the MUÑEQUITOS, and has recorded with them for over twenty years, also enjoying the acclaim received by the group on the GRAMMY winning LA RUMBA SOY YO recording. http://www.afrocubaweb.com/munequitos/muneq.htm#Alberto%20Romero%20DÌaz MIGUEL 'ANGA' DÍAZ, innovative, world-renown CUBAN percussionist died at the age of
OTHER CDs/BOOKS/DVDs... CDs... TIRSO DUARTE's 'TIMBA CUBANA' is hot, and now available at AMOEBA *DAVID CALZADO & LA CHARANGA HABANERA's long awaited new cd EL CICLÓN DE LA HABANA is now available at AMOEBA MUSIC STORE, 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 323 245-6400. THEY'RE GOING FAST! EVERY CUT IS A HIT & KEEPIN' THE DANCERS IN CUBA ON THE DANCE FLOOR! YOSVANY TERRY: METAMORPHOSIS, Cuban saxophonist now residing in MIGUEL 'ANGA' DÍAZ, Cuba's renown conguero, debuts his first cd, ECHU MENGUA, with combines 'ritual batá drumming, avant-garde jazz, traditional danzon..." featuring the late pianist RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ's final recording, and collaborations with CHUCHO VALDÉS, and other members of the legendary IRAKERE. Read AGUSTÍN GURZA's review in Sunday, March 12's CALENDAR of the L.A. TIMES. BOOKS... TROPICANA NIGHTS: THE LIFE & TIMES OF THE LEGENDARY CUBAN NIGHTCLUB by ROS KAISO! WRITINGS BY & ABOUT KATHERINE DUNHAM edited by SARA JOHNSON & VeVe CLARK is now available at your local bookstores, and on AMAZON.COM. “...a multifaceted portrait of a major figure in American and WORLD DANCE...” DVDs... DVDs of LIVE CONCERTS on La HABANA's MALECON are presently on sale on www.amazon.com. ONLY $7.99 EACH! Good quality! www.amazon.com NEW DVD! RUMBA! A new instructional Cuban dance DVD featuring JOSE ALFR "DANCES OF THE ORISHA" is a new dvd of the Afrocuban dance master, JOSÉ FRANCISCO BARROSO, former lead dancer with CUBA's esteemed folklore group, RAÍC
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he latest cd of ELITO REVÉ y SU CHARANGÓN, 'FRESQUECITO'. SAOCO will play this and other CUBAN hits for you where he spins: ZABUMBA (10717 Venice Blvd., WLA) on SUNDAY & THURSDAY NITES; at EL BARON (8641 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City 90323) on MONDAY NITES; at the KING KING (6555 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood ) on TUESDAY NITES.
ANCO y su SALSA MAYOR's -'LIVE! DESDE LA CASA de la MÚSICA', 2007 cd on the ENVIDIA label. SAOCO says this one is just one of the often requested songs from this cd. 
PI, from TIRSO DUARTE's latest cd, FIN del JUEGO. The cd is available on 
ERO de la HABANA' (2007) on ENVIDIA label. Musicians from REVÉ, SON 14, SUR CARIBE have joined forces under the direction of bassist ERNESTO SAMÁ. The cd is available at AMOEBA MUSIC STORE, or maybe you can still cash in on the ENVIDIA label sale at 
", the title cut off of PEDRO PABLO y La REBAMBARAMBA's 2007 cd on the ENVIDIA label. PEDRO PABLO is the former bassist, and one of the founding members of CUBA's CHARANGA HABANERA. That first cut has one of Curuyé favorites, MICHEL MAZA, as an invited vocalist.
OMENAJE 50 AÑOS ORQUESTA REVÉ, produced in 2006 by Cuba's BIS records. as his PICK SONG FOR JANUARY. It features new songs recorded by ELIO REVÉ Jr. as well as REVÉ Sr. classics. Most all feature the characteristic 'changui' sound from eastern CUBA, now modernized and keeping the dancers alive everywhere!The new Envidia cd AQUÍ ESTÁN LOS ASES de LA TIMBA features CUBA's hottest timba vocalists all together (ay Diós!): including PUPY PEDROSO's lead singer MANDY CANTERO, plus former Charangueros TIRSO DUARTE and MICHEL MAZA.
EL LÓPEZ 'CACHAO' ( 1918-2008): Cuban music legend, CACHAO was put to rest in Miami March 27, 2008, with musicians and celebrities playing a 'descarga' of his music during his funeral mass. CACHAO was a renown upright bassist, as well as a celebrated and prolific composer. Born to a musical family, he played in the Havana Philharmonic at the age of 12. He has been called by one music historian, "arguably the most important bassist in 20th-century popular music." CACHAO died of renal failure last weekend.
TATA GUINES, Cuba's master percussionist died Monday, February 4, in Havana. It is reported that
TATA GUINES, whose birth name is FEDERICO ARISTIDES SOTO, died of a kidney infection at the age of 77. “El Rey de los Tambores” (King of the Drums), enjoyed international recognition as a virtuoso conga player, performing not only with Cuban greats such as ARSENIO RODRÍGUEZ, CHANO POZO, BEBO VALDÉS, ISRAEL 'CACHAO' LÓPEZ, FRANK EMILIO, but also sharing the stage with DIZZY GILLESPIE, MILES DAVIS, JOSEPHINE BAKER and FRANK SINATRA when he moved to the U.S. in 1957. He amazed a New York audience in a legendary solo performance at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel singing while playing Afro Cuban rhythms on five congas. Disillusioned with racism in the U.S., he returned to Cuba, where he had continued to play until his death. In recent years, he has recorded and toured with groups such as AFRO CUBAN JAZZ PROJECT, and CUBANISMO. LUZ...
TO' VALDÉS, a son of Changó, passed away at 10:10 PM. One of the top percussionist in the World. Armando Peraza once told me that when la Comparsa El Cocuye came by the streets of Havana, you could hear the quinto 20 blocks away before any other instrument. It was a small giant playing that quinto, "Patato".Today that quinto has silenced forever only to live in our memories, our heart, and in that great legacy he left behind. I love you Patato and for me you will always be alive...”
ans, and his composition “CANDELA” is one of the most popular tracks from the documentary film and recording. ORAMAS was famous for his saucy humor, and improvisations full of double meanings. He received Cuba's National Humor Prize in 2002. LUZ..
45 on August 12 in a small town east of Barcelona, Spain where he had been recently living. A child prodigy, he earned a music scholarship to La Habana's prestigious National School of the Arts at an early age. He became an important element of CHUCHO VALDÉS' jazz group, IRAKERE. He is a sought-after musician, recording internationally, including with ORISHAS, ROY HARGROVE, OMARA PORTUONDO, OMAR SOSA. He was a composer/arranger as well as percussionist, and last year debuted as a bandleader with his acclaimed experimental recording ECHU MINGUA. 
RICHARD EGUES, composer, arranger, flautist, integral member of CUBA's ORQUESTA ARAGÓN, passed away on August 31, of complications related to a stroke. He was in his 80s. He is considered a musical 'institution' in Cuba, as a prominent exponent of the charanga music. 
MUSIC STORE! GET IT IF YOU LOVE TIMBA! The talented singer, composer, pianist, he-plays-every-instrument musician who was so essential some of CHARANGA HABANERA's classic hits (i.e., RIQUI RICÓN) and also performed w/ NG LA BANDA, and PUPY y LOS QUE SON SON, but is now on his own, and you'll love his cd! He composed most of the songs on it. He is yet another star graduate of CUBA's excellent music conservatories (I can't believe he's only
26 years old!), winning several prizes as a music student.
New York, debuts his own cd featuring drummers DAFNIS PRIETO and TAIN WATTS, trumpet player AVISHAI COHEN and bassist HAN GLAWISHCHNIG mixing "Afro Cuban rhythms as the bedrock for ...original...jazz gems." For more about Yosvany and his music, visit 
A LOWINGER, journalist and coauthor compiled countless interviews to tell the story of La Habana's famous nightclub. TROPICANA NIGHTS, "recounts the evolution of the celebrated venue and explores the various dance and music forms that developed there." On Thursday, May 11 at 7 PM, Lowinger will discuss the book, and a book signing follows. UCLA's FOWLER MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, 
EDO CARRIÓN, filmed in CUBA in collaboration with members of BALLET FOLKLÓRICO de SANTIAGO de CUBA. Presented by the ACADEMY OF CUBAN FOLKLORE & DANCE in Seattle, Washington. For more info, or to order, 
ES PROFUNDAS. The dvd includes dances and rhythms of three forms of rumba, as well as the rhythms and dances of the orishas of Cuba's Yoruba traditions, with explanations in English. The accompanying percussionists include SANDY PÉREZ, formerly with AFROCUBA de MATANZAS. For more info, or to order by email: