HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (ACN) The 21st “Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam” Drum Festival will begin today with dance and music master classes and live performances at different venues in Havana.
In a recent press conference, Giraldo Piloto, musician and president of the organizing committee, explained that the event will pay tribute to notable personalities of Cuban popular music who are no longer physically present, but whose legacy will remain for future generations, among them Juan Formell, Cesar Pedroso (Pupi), Jose Luis Cortes (El Tosco) and Adalberto Alvarez.
The centenary of Carlos Embale, an indispensable personality of Cuban son and popular music, will be commemorated, he said.
Piloto also informed that the Fiesta del Tambor will once again