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January 10, 2008
One Island, Many Sounds
Global Cuba Fest hits the Spiegelworld tent.
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November 20, 2003
In the Son
Musician comes back to his roots
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May 8, 2003
President Mish-Mash
Yerba Buena releases a stunning debut of cross-cultural rhythms
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December 21, 2000
No More Batalla
Issac Delgado returns to a kinder, gentler Miami
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August 10, 2000
Various Artists
The Story of Cuba
(Hemisphere)
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July 20, 2000
All About the Benjamins
Cuba's musicians are anxious to cash in on the overseas market. But in the process they could sell out their sound.
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May 25, 2000
Frank Talk About Free Speech
Attorney Victor Diaz chats up the ACLU's Howard Simon
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May 11, 2000
Best Promoter Of Cultural Diversity
John de Leon
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May 11, 2000
Best Protest Du Jour
Hunger strikes
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May 11, 2000
Best Local Phantasmagoria
Hunger strikes
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May 11, 2000
Kulchur
Los Van Van makes a grab for dot.com dough
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March 30, 2000
Riptide
Talkin' trash
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March 2, 2000
Riptide
What's a day in Miami without a bizarre twist?
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February 17, 2000
Riptide
Reappearing acts
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January 6, 2000
Looking Back on Premillennium Tension
Miami scenesters sound off
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November 11, 1999
Return Engagement
The quiet intensity of pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba
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November 4, 1999
Kulchur
Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned
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October 21, 1999
Kulchur
Willy Chirino gets slippery
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October 14, 1999
Kulchur
Libertad! Libertad!
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October 7, 1999
Kulchur
Another round of Los Van Van insanity
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October 7, 1999
Van Van Plays On
Shut up and dance!
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September 23, 1999
Kulchur
How about a little music with your drama?
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September 23, 1999
Hurricane Van Van
Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo
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September 23, 1999
DeFede
Mail Call
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August 12, 1999
Son Sung Blue
The sound of tomorrow's Cuba
Music
July 8, 1999
Rotations
The sound of tomorrow's Cuba
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May 28, 1998
Isla de la Musica
The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in
Music
December 25, 1997
The Sweet Buy and Buy
The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in
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September 18, 1997
The Beat Goes Off
There was Cuban music at Midem's inaugural Miami music conference, but not much -- and maybe never again
News
June 19, 1997
The Cuban Invasion
There was Cuban music at Midem's inaugural Miami music conference, but not much -- and maybe never again
News
June 19, 1997
Bring on the Cubans!
The Castro government is marketing music, and the whole world is buying. Except Miami.
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March 27, 1997
Music to Die For
The Castro government is marketing music, and the whole world is buying. Except Miami.
News
March 20, 1997
Letters
The Castro government is marketing music, and the whole world is buying. Except Miami.
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February 27, 1997
Maybe Next Time in Miami
Los Van Van's first-ever U.S. tour took them everywhere but here
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February 27, 1997
Exile Blues
As a lead singer for Los Van Van, Israel Kantor was a star in his native country. But Miami isn't Cuba.
Music
February 1, 1996
Rotations
As a lead singer for Los Van Van, Israel Kantor was a star in his native country. But Miami isn't Cuba.
Music
November 2, 1995
Rotations
As a lead singer for Los Van Van, Israel Kantor was a star in his native country. But Miami isn't Cuba.
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November 5, 2009
Legendary Cuban Band Septeto Nacional Back After 76 Years
It's a measure of the new exile tolerance that a heralded band from Cuba is headed for Miami, and -- at least so far -- no one is talking about protests, pain or politics. The Septeto Nacional made its last U.S. appearance at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, where it won a Gold Medal by spreadin ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Cuba's Los Van Van returns to Miami for the first time in ten years
It's a measure of the new exile tolerance that a heralded band from Cuba is headed for Miami, and -- at least so far -- no one is talking about protests, pain or politics. The Septeto Nacional made its last U.S. appearance at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, where it won a Gold Medal by spreadin ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
Riptide Rides Van Van Protest Bus
Los Van Van landed in Miami like a lit match dropped on an ancient anthill.Erik MazaRuckus at the concertOn Sunday, hundreds of grizzled Cubans came out of the woodwork -- Westchester, Little Havana, Hialeah -- to protest the popular band's concert at the James L. Knight Center.They came bearing ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
News Roundup: AFC Beats NFC in Pro Bowl
Los Van Van, the Cuban dance band that performed at the Knight Center last night, drew around 400 anti-Castro protesters. [ABCNews]Inner-city neighborhoods such as Liberty City might be in position for an economic renaissance. [Herald]Miami-Dade interim director James Loftus is expected to be p ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Timba Swing, Swinging Their Timba Thing at Casa Tula, Tonight
I try not to be too biased when it comes to Latin music. But it's hard to stay impartial when you're Cuban. After all, we're talking about one tiny island responsible for so many ass-shaking styles of music, it's downright mind-boggling. Never mind the fact that every single exile you've ever met ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Cuban Singer Omara Portuondo Cancels Show; Old Exiles Rejoice
via jazzfestwienPortuondoEver since the Los Van Van concert last month went by without a hitch, cantankerous anti-Castro activists here have been itching for some kind of PR victory. They just got it today: bolero singer Omara Portuondo canceled her March 2 concert at The Fillmore in Miami Beach ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
Manicato at Transit Lounge Tonight
If you're thinking this means Transit Lounge's little eats spot next door is now serving pasta, you're wrong. Or you could be right. Frankly, I've never really looked at the menu. It's my understanding the offer late-night pizza and chicken fingers to soak the booze in your belly, but that's not ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Silvio Rodriguez Plays First American Show in 30 Years
At least musically, the Obama administration is softening diplomatic relations with Cuba. On Wednesday famed singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was granted a travel visa, and this Saturday folk singer Carlos Varela will be performing in Miami. Earlier this year, salsa band Los Van Van and legend ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Pupy Love
At least musically, the Obama administration is softening diplomatic relations with Cuba. On Wednesday famed singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was granted a travel visa, and this Saturday folk singer Carlos Varela will be performing in Miami. Earlier this year, salsa band Los Van Van and legend ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Anti-Castro Cubans Scare Silvio Rodriguez Away
In the last year, a gaggle of Cuban musicians have performed in Miami for the first time in decades. There was Los Van Van, Omara Portuondo, and goateed troubadour Carlos Varela. But when singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez announced two weeks ago he would tour the United States for the first sinc ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Cuban News: Fidel Castro Linked To Arrested Cancun Mayor, Mexican Drug Cartel Los Zetas
Every week, exiled Cubans are pissed about something. If it's not a Los Van Van concert, it's Hugo Chavez. Protesting outside Versailles is their idea of a Glee club, and their favorite pastime is tacking on new crimes, no matter how far-fetched, to Fidel Castro's long list of offenses. In this ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Update: Buena Vista Social Club Returns to U.S., Cue Versailles Restaurant Protests
The Buena Vista Social Club will play its first American shows in seven years this week, with appearances in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.Like Silvio Rodriguez, the band's likely skipping South Florida for fear of protests from fringe exile groups. The legendary geezers are just the lates ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Fuego Cuban Music Festival Canceled a Week After Its Announcement
Fuego Entertainment's president and CEO Hugo Cancio.Cuban music aficionados and lovers of el cubaneo in general had reason to rumba in front of their computer screens last Wednesday when Fuego Entertainment dropped the news that it'd be producing the first-ever Fuego Cuban Music World Festival. ... More >>
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