Havana Cultura is a cultural initiative developed by Havana Club. It aims at increasing the visibility of emerging Cuban artists. This summer’s events form part of this year’s Cuba50 programme, which celebrates Cuban culture and also marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

Events include exclusive performances from some of the world’s best musicians flown in straight from Cuba, groundbreaking Cuban films during the Cine Cuba festival, free performances in the public spaces of the Barbican and free cocktail classes by Havana Club’s top Mixologists.

Saturday 27th June - 7.30pm - £10 / £15 / £20
Harold Lopez Nussa + Pablo Milanes + Son Tropical
PLUS Kumar on club stage after the main performance

FREE pre-show performances from 2pm by Changui de Guantanamo, Omar Puente, London Lucumi Choir and Yoruba Andabo.

A triple bill of Cuba’s finest artists featuring leader of the nueva trova movement singer/songwriter Pablo Milanés performing emotive songs charged with highly poetic lyrics. Plus Latin influenced jazz from pianist extraordinaire Harold Lopez Nussa, while nine-piece Son del Tropico, from Havana and Santiago, are masters of the son style, the predecessor of Salsa.
Plus hip-hop artist Kumar.

Harold Lopez Nussa - http://www.havana-cultura.com/#968
Kumar - http://www.havana-cultura.com/#552
PLUS Video and interview embed codes accessible at http://www.havana-cultura.com

Sunday 28th June - 7.30pm - £10 / £15 / £20
Los Van Van + Yoruba Andabo

FREE Pre-show performances from 2pm by Son del Tropico, Osvaldo Chacon y su Timba, Charanga del Norte and Leo Duany & Tumbao Tivoli.

This 20-piece collective is “Cuba’s best dance band” (New York Times) Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year Los Van Van will play their own irresistible brand of dance groove called ‘songo’ - a solid and invigorating fusion of rich Caribbean rhythms, Afro-Cuban drumming, salsa & rock/pop elements, mixed with sharp horns and violin riffs.

Yoruba Andabo is a company of singers, percussionists and dancers performing original West African music styles preserved since the 16th and 17th centuries. The group preserves and celebrates the irresistible power of Cuba’s African rhythms, the source and backbone of the countless dance styles which Cuba has given the world.

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