Topic: Los Van Van

It was one of the biggest letdowns of the summer concert season.. . Seven years after its last appearance in the city, the legendary Cuban band Los...

Juan Formell y Los Van Van

Absent from these shores for more than a decade, Cuban titan Juan Formell and his legendary outfit Los Van Van hit Manhattan to rock the S.O.B.'s dance floor for three straight nights of songo mania.
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Cuba's "Rolling Stones of salsa" set for U.S. tour

HAVANA (Reuters) - Grammy-winning Cuban band Los Van Van are celebrating 40 years of salsa revolution with a long-awaited return to the United States next month.Often called the 'Rolling Stones of salsa', the group will perform in Key West, Florida on January ...

Friendlier Obama tune on Cuba brings musical detente

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban musicians are returning to perform in the United States after a long freeze on such visits, seizing the opportunity of friendlier overtures toward Havana from U.S. President Barack Obama.Well-known Cuban musicians are being granted visas to perform ...

Barbican festival moves east

THE Barbican is moving into the East End with a festival of live music at venues it has never before visited, it was announced today. And orchestras Leipzig Gewandhaus, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw and Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform residencies.

Latino beat takes crowd home

" yelled the hefty Roberto Van Van, between belting out hits in his powerful tenor. After 30 years in the business, Grammy winners and Cuban dance darlings Los Van Van know how to work a crowd; this one, here for the launch of ...