Good day dear blog readers, listeners, followers ¡y todos los amantes de la musica Cubana!

A few days ago “Uea!”, the latest album of Orquesta Reve (or to be more precise of Elito Reve y su Charangon), came out, and can be listened to on services such as “spotify” and others.

The album has some nice compositions included, but it made me think… such bands have certain styles during different periods of their existence, which can differ a lot from one another, so much that the casual listener might not even recognize that it is the same band playing…

Orquesta Reve offers us exactly such a case study, having over 60 years of producing some of Cuba’s best and most iconic hits.

So, folks, which do you prefer, the hard hitting style Timba of Elio jr., or the Suave Son con Changui, Rumba y Afro of Elio sr. ?

Today we can make an enjoyable comparison, or at least recall some wonderful compositions from 30 years ago 🙂
“Suave Suave” came out in 1990 as an LP, and contains such memorable compositions as the title track, “Anda y Recojela”, “Aqui Todo Se Resuelve” and “Gente Chevere”…

So, let us recall the wonderful album of Elio Reve Matos, and keep a keen ear for a comparison of sorts with the new release by Elito Reve…
And always remember… ¡sigue disfrutando la musica Cubana!

Good day dear blog readers, listeners, followers ¡y todos los amantes de la musica Cubana!

Today we shall be enjoying a relatively new composition (released 2018) by Manolito y su Trabuco.
I first heard it during FIC 2018 at Orange, France, and liked it quite a lot since then.

The composition has a simple yet powerful message – you decide your of fate, and much more than what one thinks is in their head… think positive, and life will smile at you in return 🙂

Today’s clip is from the lovely “congahead” studios.

So without further ado, let us relax our mentes positivas and have fun with this great composition!
And always remember… ¡sigue disfrutando la musica Cubana!

Good day dear blog readers, listeners, followers ¡y todos los amantes de la musica Cubana!

Last week and earlier this week I visited the wonderful 15th El Sol Salsa Festival at Warsaw, Poland.
The festival was great with plenty of great teachers, dozens of hours of classes 4 amazing parties, two of which included live concert, and over 5000 participants in total.

One of these concerts was by the wonderful Timba band El Nino y la Verdad, who mostly performed their material from the recent 2-3 years, a lot of which is from their most recent album, “De Vuelta al Barrio”.
The concert was amazing, with great improvisation and dancing by artists and social dancers alike.

So, today we shall be enjoying a few excerpts of that concert…
And always remember… ¡sigue disfrutando la musica Cubana!

Good day dear blog readers, listeners, followers ¡y todos los amantes de la musica Cubana!

Today we shall enjoy an estreno (newly released composition) by the wonderful Dan Den, that was released earlier this year.

This composition, like many others the group produced, is a romantic one, yet as Cuban and hard hitting as they get…

So, without further ado, let us enjoy the little adventure presented by Dan Den 🙂
And always remember… ¡sigue disfrutando la musica Cubana!