Global Cuba Fest 2018

Global Cuba Fest 2018 - A Celebration of the Culture and Rhythms of Cuba in Miami in March

Global Cuba Fest 2018

Piano Marathon Cubano by Tony Perez

Yusa in Concert with Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez

March 10th at 8:30 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Dafnis Prieto Sextet and Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita Transparent Water

March 16th and 17th at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse

FUNDarte and Miami Light Project in collaboration with Miami Dade County Auditorium present Global Cuba Fest 2018 featuring the Piano Marathon Cubano by acclaimed pianist Tony Perez and world-renowned artist Yusa in Concert with Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez on Saturday March 10th  at Miami Dade County Auditorium, followed by Dafnis Prieto Sextet and Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita Transparent Water on March 16th and 17th at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse.

Every year, FUNDarte and Miami Light Project, in collaboration with Miami Dade County Auditorium, team up to present Global Cuba Fest, a celebration of the culture and rhythms of Cuba, with concerts by an exciting array of artists from Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora.  This year’s lineup opens with a concert featuring Piano Marathon Cubano by celebrated pianist Tony Perez and multi-instrumentalist Yusa in Concert with Horacio El Negro Hernandez, both appearing on Saturday March 10 at 8:30 p.m. at On.Stage Black.Box Theater at the Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135).

This program will be followed by Dafnis Prieto Sextet on March 16th and Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita Transparent Water on March 17th at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse (404 NW 26 Street Miami, FL 33127).  These world-renowned Cuban artists will grace the Miami stage with concerts of virtuosic and soulfully rooted music that reinvents contemporary Cuban music!

Expand your musical horizons through the music of acclaimed Cuban pianist Tony Perez, considered one of Cuba’s top musical geniuses, in an unforgettable Piano Marathon Cubano that spans a range of diverse musical genres and styles, including jazz, salsa, timba, and even rock and funk. Bask in the soulful passion and sensuality of Yusa, a talented composer, multi-instrumentalist, and powerful vocalist gracing the Miami stage after successful engagements in cities around the globe. Yusa’s work defies any genre or category and incorporates world influences with introspective and transformative lyrics, often penned by the artist herself.

Shake your body to the rhythms of Dafnis Prieto, one of the leading drummers and composers of his generation, known for his inventive, sensitive playing and propulsive rhythms. His compositions, like his playing style, bristle with confidence, emotion, and energy, weaving musical narratives that are inviting and reflect the expansive musical influences that permeate his life. Omar Sosa’s latest project, Transparent Water presents a perfect example of Sosa’s transcendent determination to seek new musical ground through combinations that bring together diverse influences and forces. Sosa will be joined by Ovalles and Keita, who recently won the 2016 Songlines Best Album Award for Africa & the Middle East for his latest solo album 22 Strings.