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Festivals & Carnavals in Cuba

Kiba Kreyol '08 International Festival

8/1/06 to 8/3/06

Havana, Cuba

 

Festivals in the Americas

Venezuela : Afro-Venezuela: The San Juan Cultural Festival, Reality Tour, Global Exchange  June 21, 2008 - July 01, 2008 with members of the Afro-Venezuelan Network in the coastal area of Barlovento/Curiepe, Venezuela
El Patio de Maria 1st Saturday every month

Los Angeles, CA 
AfroCuba.org

 

Festivals in Europe

Send us your festivals!


Past Festivals in Cuba

FESTIVAL DE JAZZ "VARADERO JAM SESSION"

9/5/07-9/7/07

Varadero, Provincia de Matanzas
see also Cubarte
th International Festival of Popular Dance and Ballroom Dancing in Cuba 9/27 - 10/3, 2006 Havana, Teatro Nacional de Cuba

Mr. Virgilio Martinto
Tel.(537)2093351
Email: escenart@cubarte.cult.cu
6th Drums Festival 11/14 - 11/18, 2006 Havana, Teatro Nacional  and Amadeo Roldán Theater

Ms. Nieves Candelario,
Tel.(537)8624938 / 8626649, Fax:(537)8668937
Email: romeu@cubarte.cult.cu
CUBA - DANZON 11/21 - 11/23, 2006 Matanzas, City Theatres
Mr. Reynaldo Domínguez Caballero, Tel.(5345)243512 y 245434, Fax:(5345)283176, Email:musica@mtza.alimatic.cu
23rd International Jazz Festival, "Jazz Plaza" 11/30 - 12/3, 2006 Havana
Mr. Alexis Vázquez Aguilera, Tel.(537)8326789,                                 Email: comercial@icm.cu  
Email: alexis@icm.cu
Havana City International HIP HOP 8/17-8/20, 2006 Havana

Mr. Alpidio Alonso Grau, Tel.(537)8323514, 
Email: ahspresidencia@ujc.org.cu

Festival de Rap RAPSODIA 8/24/06 - 8/26/06 Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba
Kiba Kreyol '06 International Festival 8/5/06 to 8/7/06

Havana

V Coloquio y Festival Internacional de Música y Poesía "Nicolás Guillén" 7/06

 Havana

Cubadisco 2005 5/21/05-5/29/05

Havana: numerous performances

Kiba Kreyol '05 International Festival 7/23/05 to 7/25/05

Havana - Haitians in Cuba

XXIV Caribbean Festival, Feast of Fire

7/04

Santiago
Kiba Kreyol '04 International Festival 7/11/04 to 7/13/04 Havana: Haiti in Cuba
Festival Internacional del Son "MATAMOROS SON"

10/16-10/20/04

Teatro Heredia de Santiago de Cuba: "Con la realización de conciertos, talleres, eventos teóricos, exposiciones, encuentros entre agrupaciones y homenajes a músicos cultores del género; Santiago de Cuba rinde tributo a una de las figuras más representativas de la música cubana, Miguel Matamoros." Contact: Sr. Adalberto Álvarez Zayas -  adalson@cubarte.cult.cu
Wemilere 2004 African Roots Festival

11/04

Guanabacoa, Havana
XV Festival Internacional de Percusión "PERCUBA 2004"

4/20/04 - 4/24/04

La Havana
1er. Encuentro Internacional del baile de la salsa en Cuba, 2003

11/8/03 - 11/13/03

la Havana
Carnaval, Santiago 7/23 7/29 Santiago de Cuba En la calle!
XXIII Festival Del Caribe - Fiesta del Fuego 7/3/03 7/9/03   Santiago De Cuba   Jose Millet

Feria Internacional CUBADISCO

5/11/03 5/18/03

PABEXPO, Ciudad de la Habana.

 

Sr. Ciro Benemelis Durán.

Teléfonos: (537) 830 9972 / 832 3504 / 06

Email: icm@cubarte.cult.cu

 

Fax: (537) 33 3716

CUBADANZON

5/20/03
5/23/03
Matanzas Matanzas
IV Wemilere African 
Roots Festival
11/23/03 11/29/03 Havana Guanabacoa
"WEMILERE" African Roots Festival  11/24/02 11/30/02   Guanabacoa, Habana    
Festival Internacional Jazz/Plaza: numerous packages available 12/13/02   12/17/02   Ciudad de La Habana Teatro Sr. Jesús "Chucho" Valdés, Telf.(537)321234, Fax:(537)333716 y 662286 
XVII Encuentro Nacional de Orquestas Charangas 11/7/02

 

11/10/02   Santiago de Cuba Palma Soriano Sr. Ivan Bychko Houdayer, Telf.(53226)
Fiesta del Tambor 11/7/02 11/10/02   Havana   many famous groups

Kiba Kreyol 02 

10/12/02 10/14/02   Havana    
ExpoCuba - Primer Festival Latinocaribeño 6/20/02 6/23/02 C. Habana     Strong Haitian participation
XXII Festival del Caribe. FIESTA DEL FUEGO 7/3/2002 7/9/2002 Santiago de Cuba     Roberto Fajardo, Telf. (53226) 623569, Fax: (53226
Carnaval de La Habana 15 de Julio del 2002 15 de Agosto del 2002 C. Habana Ciudad de La Habana Varios Sr. Francisco Cairo Silva, Telf.(537)323742 y 334242, Email:atic@cubarte.cult.cu

 

Festival Internacional "Matamoros Son" 12 de Septiembre del 2002 17 de Septiembre del 2002 Teatro Santiago de Cuba PARADISO Sr. Adalberto Alvarez, Telf.(537)309972, Fax:(537)333716, Email: icm@cubarte.cult.cu

 

XIII Festival Internacional de Percusión "PERCUBA 2002" 16 de Abril del 2002 21 de Abril del 2002 Ciudad Ciudad de La Habana PARADISO Sr. Lino Arturo Neira Betancourt, Telf.(537)238808, Fax:(537)336633, Email: lneira@cubarte.cult.cu

 

Wemilere African Roots Festival - Festival de Raíces Africanas Wemilere 11/18/01 - 11/24/01

Guanabacoa, Havana - dedicated to Brasil in 2001

Festival Cuba Danzon 11/22 - 11/25, '01

Matanzas

7th Rap Festival 8/16/01 - 8/19/01

Havana

XII Percuba Festival 4/17 - 4/21/01 Percussion festival in Havana
Festival de la Rumba 6/2001 Matanzas!
XXI Festival del Caribe 7/4/01 - 7/9/01 Santiago de Cuba
HEARTBEAT OF HAVANA
Rumba, timba, jazz, cultura ¡¡¡¡y más!!!!
12/13/00 - 12/21/00 Afropop Worlwide goes to Cuba for the Jazz fest & other music
19th International Jazz Festival 12/17/00 to 12/21/00 Havana, very famous Jazz festival. Contact:  Jesús "Chucho" Valdés, Telf. (537)311234, Fax: (537) 333716 and 662286, Email: icm@artsof.cult.cu
12th Festival Wamilere, African Roots, dedicated to Benin 11/19/00 to 11/25/00 Havana. See English version. Vease la version español.
Festival Oloyó, Cardenas, Matanzas Province 10/20/00 - 10/22/00 Over 17 roots groups from Matanzas, tremendous celebration of african roots
Carnaval de La Habana 2000 7/22/00 - 8/13/00
XX Festival del Caribe "Fiesta del Fuego" (see XX Festival del Caribe) 7/3 to 7/9/00 Santiago de Cuba, Sr. Roberto Fajardo, Telf. (3226)42287, Fax:(53226)42387 y (537)662053
For many other contacts, see XX Festival del Caribe
CUBADISCO 2000 Music Fair dedicated this year to the Rumba.  5/24/00 to 5/29/00 Havana, Cuba, features release of 180 new titles, concerts, colloquiums, presentations, and a 12 hour Rumba marathon!
International Rumba Festival, Santiago de Cuba January 20th-23rd, 2000 honoring the founder of the Conjunto Folklórico de Oriente, "Moso" Roberto Salazar Perez.
Festival de la Cultura Caribeña,
Fiesta del Fuego
, Santiago

July 3 to July 9, 1999 Santiago de Cuba, check with Cubanacan,
Viajes Tours. Contact: Sr. Roberto Fajardo, Telf. (53.226) 23569,
Email: upec@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu
Carnaval Havana '99 July, 1999
Havana
Major event. 

Kiba Kreyol '99 International Festival: Festival around the language of Haiti, Martinique, the Seychelles Islands, Reunion, Rodrigues, Santa Lucia, French Guyana, Guadeloupe and Cuba.

7/31 to 8/3, 1999 Havana, the Caribbean Association of Cuba
Festival Nacional de Rap Cubano ~ 1999: 5th edition: "Swing" 8/27 - 8/29, '99 Alamar, an eastern suburb of Havana, Associacion Hermanos Saiz - Grupo Uno
Carnaval Matanzas '99 August, 1999
Matanzas
Fantastic carnival, very few tourists, tremendous atmosphere.  Usually a whole week, down to 3 days in 1998.  Third week in August.  Just go! See Matanzas for some info on hotels.
Festival Internacional de Música Benny Moré Sep 8-12, 1999 Cienfuegos, Havana

Past Festivals in Europe

4ème festival de salsa cubaine 2006 "Aqui Cuba" 10-12 Nov 2006

Rennes, France

Festival Latina à Disney Village Marne la Vallée 6/18/04 - 6/20/04 France - Disneyland France is not under the embargo!
Fiesta Latino 2004 7/04 Rome, Italy
5° FESTIVAL CUBAIN DE LA SEYNE SUR MER 7/15/04 - 7/20/04 Seyne sur mer, France
Big Cuba Fiesta at Respect
See also www.respectfestival.org.uk
7/17/04 Free festival at Victoria Park, London, Cuba Solidarity
Tempo Latino 7/29/04-8/1/04 Vic Fezensac, Gascogne, France
Los Muñequitos are rumored to be playing...
Fiesta Sete 8/4/04 - 8/8/04 Sete, France

Ame de Cuba

5/04 Vincennes, France

Festival contra el bloqueo

11/24/01 Barcelona, Spain
5/14-6/27 CUBA-PRESENTE!, Barbican Centre, London, UK: A spectacular festival on Cuban art, literature, and music, including Orquesta Aragón, Cuarteto Patria, Rubén González y su Grupo, Orquesta Ibrahim Ferrer, Pablo Milanes, author Pedro Perez Sarduy, Clave y Guaguanco (playing w/ Manu Dibongo!), Changui de Guantanamo and many others. 5/14-6/27, 1999 Barbican Centre, London, England. Details from: Box Office, Silk Street, London, EC2 88DS. Tel: (0171) 638 8891

Past Festivals in the Americas

RSVP for Quijombo A celebration of Afro-Dominican Culture at Highbridge Park (Manhattan)  Meet-up 10/7/07 Hostos, New York

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture and Alianza Dominicana proudly present Quijombo, a celebration of Afro-Dominican culture. While there are many expressions of this culture, Quijombo will focus on three of its most fascinating traditions: the Cocolo culture in and around the city of San Pedro de Macorís and the Congo and Salve traditions in and around the village of Mata los Indios, Villa Mella.

 

Festival Internacional de Tradiciones Afroamericanas, featuring Van Van, Papa Angarica , Son Yoruba and others from Cuba

6/17 to 6/25/07

Caracas

Programa de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara, Mexico, dedicated to Cuba, with links to our pages.

 

11/30-12/8/02 Nancy Morejón, Guillen, Pedro Pérez Sarduy, Miguel Barnet. Concerts by Sintesis, Van Van, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, and others.
Cuban Festival: Mamoncillo ball 7/14/02 New York
Ife-Ile AfroCuban Festival Sep 28 - Oct 6, 2001 Miami

DANZÓN CUBANO!   

 

 

October 13, 2000 As part of Festival Miami 2000, The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and the School of Music, University of Miami present DANZÓN CUBANO! to be held at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami.  Performers include well-know pianist Zenaida Manfugás, a special appearance by flutist Nestor Torres, with a danzón orchestra in a historical recreation of traditional Cuban danzones. For more information or to order tickets call (305) 284-4940.
Black August Hip-Hop Festival: an all-star jam will raise funds for the creation of a hip-hop library and studio in Havana, Cuba, and an emergency fund for political prisoners in the United States 8/30/00 Annual event, NY & Oakland
Baile de los Mamoncillos 7/9/00 Annual dance put on by an AfroCuban social club, Club Cubano InterAmericano, in NY.  Four orchestras.
Black August Hip-Hop Festival: an all-star jam will raise funds for the creation of a hip-hop library and studio in Havana, Cuba, and an emergency fund for political prisoners in the United States Aug 8, 1999 Simulcast in New York and Havana
FREE CUBAN FESTIVAL: CHARANGA CUBANA, MAKINA LOCA, PONCHO SANCHEZ, FRANCISCO AGUABELLA and SON y CLAVE (lead by Perico Hernández). 5/ 23/99
10 AM to 6 PM
Echo Park, Los Angeles

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