Experience new trends in Cuban music with two days of live performances as well as film screening and dialogue. Plus, enter to win two tickets to the Caribbean!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2; 7:30 PM; $30

Master percussionist Roman Diaz’s mystical rhythms in the World Premiere of Elle Ife Afro-Cuban Suite in 3 Parts (Yoruba, Abakua, Rumba), segued by acclaimed arranger/pianist Oriente Lopez’s newest project Bate Bola introduce the long-awaited NY return of Cuban-born singer Bobi Cespedes performing selections for her acclaimed CD Rezos (Prayers) accompanied by Lopez (piano), Yunior Terry (violin) and Guido Gonzalez (trumpet) as well as members of Diaz’s ensemble: Pedrito Martinez (percussion, vocals), Onel Mulet (saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals), Angel Guerrero (vocals), Ricardo Padron (guitar), Osmany Paredes (piano), Jorge Bringas (bass), Antonio DeVivo (drums) and Nina Rodriguez (vocals). Part two of the evening, Cuba NY Hip Hop Now, features Harlem’s own LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (performance artist, author and vocalist); Habana’s Miky Flow; and introducing one of New York’s newest talents GIF; accompanied by Sweet Plantain, a classical, jazz, Latin, funk-inspired improvisational string quartet debuting Excursions (based on the first track of A tribe Called Quest’s 1991 album The Low End Theory).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3; 4:30 PM; $15

HABANA/HARLEM^TM continues with La Fabri-K: The Cuban Hip Hop Factory which follows Cuban Hip Hop collective, La Fabri-K from their inception in Havana through their tour of the U.S. which climaxed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, where the group performed alongside Hip Hop heavyweights The Roots. Following the documentary will be a panel discussion with Lisandro Perez-Rey (producer, director), moderator Dr. Juan Flores (NYU professor), Ariel Fernandez Diaz aka Asho (founder of Movimento magazine, Habana, Cuba) and GIF.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3; 7:30 PM; $30HABANA/HARLEM^TM comes to a close with a rhythm and soul fortifying performance by Blue Note drummer and Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy Nominee (May 2007), Ignacio Berroa, who has played with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and — most famously — Dizzy Gillespie joined by Robert Rodriguez (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass) and Xavier Perez (saxophone) and followed by one of New York’s oldest classic, Latin, dance bands and inspiration to many who have come and gone - Orquesta Broadway - led by founder/musical director Eddie Zervigon.

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