“I look forward to learning more about the country’s rich musical heritage and sharing my music through two shows at the historic Martí Theater on February 17 and 18,” Ella Jones said when making the announcement on social media.
The program from the 15th to the 19th of that month, promoted under the name Norah Jones Lives in Havana: Four days and nights of music and adventures, will also include a master class by her for students of the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA), of the Cuban capital.
She also invites you to experience “a concert by the legendary Cuban musical group Síntesis at Fabrica De Arte” and to savor “a concert by Alain Pérez, the leader of the most important salsa band in Cuba.”
When explaining the proposal, the Internet page norahinhavana.com recalled that individual trips and tourism to Cuba are prohibited, which is due to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States on the Caribbean country more than 60 years ago. years.
However, “group travel is allowed for educational and cultural exchanges,” she said.
Indira Fajardo, president of the Cuban Institute of Music, said in a recent interview with Prensa Latina that no blockade can destroy the bridge of culture that links both peoples.
Born in New York on March 30, 1979, Jones, whose music combines elements of jazz, blues, soul, country and pop, has won nine Grammy Awards and sold more than 40 million records as a singer.
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