Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present the Exclusive NYC Appearance of Cuba’s legendary, Grammy-winning dance orchestra, LOS VAN VAN, who bring direct from Cuba their blend of ...
In 2010, Cuban band Los Van Van performed at the James L Knight Center in Miami. Hector Gabino El Nuevo Herald Los Van Van, the famous Havana orchestra formed after the Cuban Revolution, canceled ...
Cheers erupted as Randall Kline, Founder and Co-Executive Director of SFJAZZ, began to introduce the evening's entertainment. Cheers from more than two thousand audience members overpowered Kline as ...
Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba. Cuban ...
In most countries, a murderer who took part in strangling an old lady wouldn’t be leading a get-down-and-boogie party propaganda machine sent around the world to spread goodwill. He’d be on death row ...
Legends! Though founding member Juan Formell passed away in 2014, his ensemble Los Van Van (“The Go Gos”) continues touring and making music, in honor of Formell’s singular musical vision and in ...
Founded in 1969 by bassist and composer Juan Formell, Los Van Van is perhaps one of the most recognizable music groups formed after the revolution. The group regularly tours all over the world and has ...
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. Often called the 'Rolling Stones of salsa', the ...
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Cuban-Americans said Los Van Van collaborated with the Communist Party in Cuba. The dance band played on Friday at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, a venue owned by the city of ...
Cuban musician Juan Formell, who for more than four decades was the driving force behind the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van, died Thursday. He was 71. An anchor on Cuban state television said ...