{"id":302152,"date":"2024-05-15T19:45:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T23:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=302152"},"modified":"2024-05-15T19:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T23:45:32","slug":"a-night-in-havana-with-laurin-talese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/music-culture\/a-night-in-havana-with-laurin-talese\/","title":{"rendered":"A night in Havana with Laurin Talese"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s almost evening in Havana. I hurriedly pass by the crowd of cars parked around the entrance to the Cuban Art Building of the National Museum of Fine Arts. The magical moment that U.S. singer Laurin Talese is about to star in awaits me.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first days of April in Havana were impregnated, for those of us who lived it, with the energy of this vocalist and composer from Cleveland, Ohio, making her debut on the Cuban stages with two concerts, one at the Teatro Mart\u00ed and the other at the Museum of Fine Arts room.<\/span><\/p>\n

A year ago, Tonya Boyd-Cannon, a contemporary New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, came. She was followed by J. Hoard and his troupe of extremely talented friends; then it was <\/span>Big Freedia<\/b><\/a>, who arrived with a masterful dose of bounce on the first of other visits that followed \u2014 her participation in Getting Funky Havana, earlier this year, produced by Cimafunk and Trombone Shorty, was extraordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

In early February, F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano vibrated with the music of Robert Glasper (that lasted until 3 in the morning and we would have continued until dawn if Glasper had proposed it).<\/span><\/p>\n

Without a doubt, they are examples of the success of the collaboration between the United States Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Music.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most recent planning made possible the visit of Talese (Cleveland, 1982), cultural ambassador of American Music Abroad, a program of touring performances for musicians in bands, choirs, musical theaters, and orchestras of high schools, universities, and adults. Her work promoting jazz worldwide has taken her to several countries such as Montenegro, Ukraine, and Poland. She landed in Cuba to celebrate Women\u2019s Month (March), during the first days of April.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o compartilhada por (@laurintalese)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n