FRIDAY MAY 13
talk - Jose Conde of Ola Fresca
6-8pm Bloombars, Washington, DC. "We are Bridges!, Cuban music in the Diaspora" and later that night...
concert - Ola Fresca w/ Jose Conde
10pm Bossa Bistro, Washington, DC.
Ritmo Latin Festival
Cary, North Carolina. festival info
concert - Afro-Cuban All Stars
8pm Afro-Cuban All Stars with Juan De Marcos. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia. details
SATURDAY MAY 14
festival - Cubadiscos
CubaDiscos Festival begins in Havana. see full schedule
radio - Mezcla Global Sounds
4-6pm PDT Join Axaya on KUNV 91.5 FM, Las Vegas, NV. show info | listen online
concert - Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros
7pm NY based band @ El Tucan. Miami, FL. band | event
concert - Mambo Memories
7:30pm Reliving the Palladium Era, featuring a galaxy of artists, including Cándido! Hostos, Bronx, NYC. details
concert - Son de Madre Trio
7:30pm Flor de Sol, NYC. band info
radio - The Latin Train
8pm-12am Michael Bongard presents "The Latin Train/El Tren Latino." Afro- Cuban sounds, CHUO, 89.1 FM, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada. station site
concert - Afro-Cuban All Stars
8pm Afro-Cuban All Stars with Juan De Marcos. Leaf Festival, Black Mountain, North Caroline. festival details | band site
concert - YeraSon Trio
8pm YeraSon Trio at Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. No cover. band | club
concert - Orquesta Ochún
9pm Cuban 14 piece at Havana Central Times Square, NY. No cover. club info
concert - Gary Lucas
8:30pm Our pal, guitarist Gary Lucas @ Gaia Arts Center, Havana. Gaia center | Gary's site
concert - Manolito y Su Trabuco
9pm Salsa + timba from Camaguey + Havana, EU tour, every night of Cuba Music Week. Tonight La Tentation, Brussels, Belgium.
concert - Palo!
9pm Afro-Cuban funk. Casino Miami, Miami, Florida. No cover. casino | band
concert – Ola Fresca
9pm Ola Fresca w/ Jose Conde. 8th Annual Charlotte Cuban Festival, North Carolina. band site | festival info
festival - Cubanyando
10:30pm–4am Workshops, dances + parties, May 13-15. Tonight, Angel Yos y la Mecanica Loca & El Nino y la Verdad, Septeto Nabori. Toulouse, France. festival
dance - DanzAbierta
8pm Cuban group mixing a variety of styles in a Cabaret setting. Joyce Theater's Cuban Festival, NYC. Joyce | group info
SUNDAY MAY 15
concert - 3D Ritmo de Vida
2-5pm YeraSon Trio at Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. No cover. band | club
dance - DanzAbierta
2pm + 7:30pm Cuban group mixing a variety of styles in a Cabaret setting. Part of the Joyce Theater's Cuban Festival, NYC. Joyce | group info
dance - Lounge Rumba
3:30pm + 6pm PDT Afro-Cuban rumba based drums, dances, and songs. La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA. Free. La Peña
concert - Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros
7pm NY-based band @ El Tucan. Miami, FL. band | club
concert - Son de Madre Quartet
7:30pm Pipa Restaurant, NYC. band
concert - Alexander Abreu y Havana d'Primera
?pm Don Cangrejo, Chiapas, Mexico. band
concert - Arturo O'Farrill
9 + 11pm Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Birdland, NYC. Arturo | Birdland
MONDAY MAY 16
radio - The Isle of Music
8pm shortwave broadcast WBCQ.com (7.490 frequency) or online Tunein.com or Streema.com
dance - DanzAbierta
7:30pm Cuban group mixing a variety of styles in a Cabaret setting. Part of the Joyce Theater's Cuban Festival, NYC. Joyce | group info
TUESDAY MAY 17
concert - Alexander Abreu y Havana d'Primera
matinee Casa de la Musica de Miramar, Havana. There are TONS of concerts, around the clock, at the many Casa's run by Egrem schedule
dance - DanzAbierta
7:30pm Cuban group mixing a variety of styles in a Cabaret setting. Part of the Joyce Theater's Cuban Festival, NYC. Joyce | group info
concert - Son de Madre Trio
7:30pm Son Cubano, West New York, NJ. band | club
WEDNESDAY MAY 18
radio - Global A Go Go
3-5pm Host Bill Lupoletti has crafted a Cuban show for us. WRIR 97.3, Richmond, VA. site with playlist + stream | podcasts
talk/demo - Roberto Carcassés
4:30pm "How Cuban Music Works." A talk for our Cuban Tour group by pianist/bandleader. Roberto Carcassés
concert - Havana Night Salsa Social
8pm DJ El Gringo Latino host dance lessons and dancing. Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. club
concert - José Luis Cortés y NG La Banda
11pm Timba pioneers, led by flautest Cortés perform. band | Casa de la Música Habana, Cuba
concert - 'Round Midnight - Interactivo
11:30pm Mr. Carcassés and a host of leading Cuban artists at the Bertolt Brecht Theater, Havana. Roberto Carcassés
THURSDAY MAY 19
concert - YeraSon Trio
7-10pm YeraSon Trio at Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. No cover. band | club
dance - Irene Rodríguez Compañía
8pm Cuban group rooted in classical Spanish Flamenco. Joyce Theater, NYC. group | Joyce
radio - Con Aché
10pm online Salsa Warriors program with Marysol Cerdeira. Salsa Warriors | con ache program
FRIDAY MAY 20
Loft Party + Performance - Los Muñequitos
3pm Los Muñequitos de Matanzas will perform in their loft for ARCtour, Matanzas, Cuba. The most respected and talented folkloric ensembles in Cuba. group
concert - YeraSon Trio
8–11pm Music and Dancing with YeraSon Trio at Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, NY. band
dance - Irene Rodríguez Compañía
8pm Cuban group rooted in classical Spanish Flamenco. Joyce Theater, NYC. group | Joyce
concert - YeraSon Trio
8pm Conjunto Guantanamo at Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. band | club
radio - Con Aché
10pm online Salsa Warriors program with Marysol Cerdeira. Salsa Warriors | con ache program
SATURDAY MAY 21
radio - Mezcla Global Sounds
4-6pm PDT Join Axaya on KUNV 91.5 FM, Las Vegas, NV. show | listen online
dance party - OYU ORO
6:30–9:30pm NOCHE SANTIAGUERA, An evening celebrating Cuban arts: dance party event, live music and salsa lesson, tasty drinks in conjunction with Liethis' monthly party, Sandunguear a lo Cubano. Teatro LATEA, NYC. band | theater
house concert - Telmary
7pm Cuban spoken word artist and rapper offering ARC Tour members a special performance. Havana. Telmary
concert - Son de Madre Trio
7:30pm Flor de Sol, NYC. band
concert - Arturo Sandoval
8pm One of Cuba's leading trumpeters. Carpenter Center, Long Beach, CA. group | center
concert - YeraSon Trio
8-11pm Cuban group at Havana Central Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY. No cover. band | club
radio - The Latin Train
8pm-12am Michael Bongard presents "The Latin Train/El Tren Latino." Afro- Cuban sounds, CHUO, 89.1 FM, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada. station
concert - Alexander Abreu y Havana d'Primera
9pm Bigtime dance at outdoor beerhall, Salón Rosado de la Tropical, Havana.
dance - Irene Rodríguez Compañía
2pm + 8pm Cuban group rooted in classical Spanish Flamenco. Joyce Theater, NYC. group | Joyce
SUNDAY MAY 22
radio - Con Aché
10am Online Salsa Warriors program with Marysol Cerdeira. Salsa Warriors | Con Aché
dance - Irene Rodríguez Compañía
2pm Cuban group rooted in classical Spanish Flamenco. Joyce Theater, NYC. group | Joyce
radio - The Other Black Music
3-5pm Host: DJ Graybeard. WRIR 97.3 FM, Richmond, VA. stream | show page
concert - Buene Fe
8:30pm Closing concert of CubaDiscos. SOLD OUT (but we'll be there!). At Karl Marx Theater, Havana.
concert - Son de Madre Quartet
7:30pm Pipa Restaurant, NYC. band
concert - Arturo O'Farrill
9 + 11pm Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Birdland, NYC. Arturo | Birdland
Tuesday May 24
The party never stops
Orquesta Estelar, a community-based Cuban Big Band from London will be playing at the JCR, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Freewheeling and fun -- wish we were there!