Thousands of Cubans paid tribute to deceased Cuban musician Juan Formell in concerts all across the island over the weekend. The main concert was held at Havana’s Anti-imperialist Tribune, where popular orchestras, bands, singers and performers in general joined Cubans to pay homage to Formell, the director of the legendary band Los Van Van, whose former members also participated. Versions of famous compositions by Formell were performed by Cuban musicians, such as renowned pianist Frank Fernández, the children’s theater company La Colmenita, and salsa bands, to the tune of which people who attended the concerts danced. Juan Formell passed away unexpectedly on Thursday at the age of 71. In 1969 Formell set up Los Van Van, later baptized as “the train of Cuban music”, directed the group until he died and recorded 30 albums, one of which Llegó Van Van (Van Van is here), took home a Granmy Award in 1999. Experts consider Los Van Van as the Los Beatles of Cuban music, and Formell, as the leader of a revolution in popular Cuban dancing music when he Thousands of Cubans paid tribute to deceased Cuban musician Juan Formell in concerts all across the island over the weekend.created “”songo”, a genre whose basis is Cuban “son”. ... More

The National Dance Award for 2014 was presented to Folk Dance Ensemble dancer and teacher, Silvina Fabars, in recognition of the work of her entire artistic life.... More

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