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Overture Will Host Back-to-Back Events Celebrating The Rich Roots of Latino Art and Culture

Join an evening of cultural celebration on Friday, March 3, starting with the 9th annual Latino Art Fair in Overture Center's Promenade Hall and Terrace from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a performance by the Afro-Cuban All Stars in Overture Hall at 7:30 p.m. The Latino Art Fair is a free community event.
Ali Farka Touré Shares 'Cherie' Featuring Oumou Sangaré

Voyageur, the new album from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, is out next month on World Circuit Records. In anticipation of the forthcoming record World Circuit is debuting the new track “Cherie” featuring acclaimed Malian diva and longtime friend of Touré’s Oumou Sangaré.
Afel Bocoum Premieres New Track 'Dakamana'

In celebration of Malian songwriter and guitarist Afel Bocoum's forthcoming studio album Lindé—due September 4 via World Circuit Records and executive produced by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and World Circuit's Nick Gold—Bocoum is premiering the album track “Dakamana.”
Afel Bocoum Announces New Album LINDE & Premieres Music Video for 'Avion'

Celebrated Malian songwriter and guitarist Afel Bocoum's new studio album Lindé is due September 4 via World Circuit Records.
Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela's 'Slow Bones' Premieres at okayafrica

“Slow Bones,” the latest track from Rejoice, the upcoming collaborative album from legendary African artists Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, is premiering now at okayafrica.
World Circuit Records Reissue Four Cornerstone Albums

World Circuit Records is reissuing four of its cornerstone albums. Remastered and available on vinyl for the first time, Ali Farka Touré's Savane and Omara Portuondo's Buena Vista Social Club Presents are on LP and digital formats today, followed by Radio Tarifa's Rumba Argelina and Guillermo Portabales' El Carretero, which are due on CD, LP and digital formats on October 4.
Afro-Cuban All Stars Come To USJ

The Autorino Center will host the internationally renowned Afro-Cuban All Stars on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum. This Cuban big band, featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary Buena Vista Social Club, brings the sizzling sounds of Havana to the Hartford area for the first time ever. Led by the legendary Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, they perform music from the rich and soulful golden era of pre-revolutionary Cuba.
AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS Bring Sounds Of Havana To West Hartford

The Autorino Center will host the internationally renowned Afro-Cuban All Stars on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum. This Cuban big band, featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary Buena Vista Social Club, brings the sizzling sounds of Havana to the Hartford area for the first time ever. Led by the legendary Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, they perform music from the rich and soulful golden era of pre-revolutionary Cuba.
Afro-Cuban All Stars' A TODA CUBA LE GUSTA Out September 7 + U.S. Live Shows Coming

Re-Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analogue tapes and now available for the first time on double 180gm heavyweight vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve as part of World Circuit's classic album series.
Juan De Marcos And The Afro-Cuban All-Stars Make Debut at The Soraya, Today

The electrifying Afro-Cuban All-Stars, under the guidance of legendary Juan de Marcos, pay tribute to Cuba's golden age of music when the band makes its debut at The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) today, January 19. Mixing the joy and melancholy for Cuba's past with the exuberant sounds of contemporary performance, the 17-piece Afro-Cuban All-Stars bring the next generation of Cuban music to life on stage. In addition, the evening will also feature The Soraya debut of the Havana-based Harold L pez-Nussa Trio, which will open the evening.
Juan De Marcos And The Afro-Cuban All-Stars Make Debut at The Soraya, 1/19

The electrifying Afro-Cuban All-Stars, under the guidance of legendary Juan de Marcos, pay tribute to Cuba's golden age of music when the band makes its debut at The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) on Friday, January 19. Mixing the joy and melancholy for Cuba's past with the exuberant sounds of contemporary performance, the 17-piece Afro-Cuban All-Stars bring the next generation of Cuban music to life on stage. In addition, the evening will also feature The Soraya debut of the Havana-based Harold L pez-Nussa Trio, which will open the evening.
Photo Flash: CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony Attracts 150 to Opening Conversation

Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, today announced that the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS attracted 150 people to the first of five fascinating Conversations this season at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.
Photo Flash: CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Colony Welcomes 125 Music Fans to Q&A with Jill & Rich Switzer

Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, today announced that Season 12 of the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS ended with a magical, musical flourish before 125 smiling fans on April 3 at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Scroll down for photos from the event!
Orchestra Baobab to Release New Album 'Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng,' Today

West Africa's iconic dance-band, Orchestra Baobab will release their new album Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng on March 31 via World Circuit Records.
Orchestra Baobab's New Album Streaming on NPR First Listen

West Africa's iconic dance-band, Orchestra Baobab's highly anticipated album, Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng is now streaming exclusively on NPR's “First Listen.”
Orchestra Baobab Premieres New Single at Clash

West Africa's iconic dance-band, Orchestra Baobab premiere their new single “Fayinkounko” from their forthcoming record at Clash who call it, “sparkling West African pop with a touch of class...a real ear-worm of a track,' raving that it, 'unfolds with a palpable sense of grace, the coy, playful rhythms matched by delirious melody...[it] seems to radiate with shimmering, beatific light.'
Orchestra Baobab to Release New Album 'Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng,' 3/31

West Africa's iconic dance-band, Orchestra Baobab will release their new album Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng on March 31 via World Circuit Records.
Photo Flash: Culture & Cocktails at The Colony Welcomes Tommy Tune

The popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS, hosted by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, recently concluded its 10th anniversary season by attracting 175 song and dance fans to The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach for a Conversation with Broadway legend Tommy Tune.

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