{"id":1903,"date":"2025-10-10T13:26:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dancetravelling.com\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:59:45","slug":"festival-de-la-salsa-de-cuba-la-habana-a-ritmo-de-timba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dancetravelling.com\/en\/festival-de-la-salsa-de-cuba-la-habana-a-ritmo-de-timba\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban Salsa Festival: Havana to the beat of timba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, Havana fills with music, dance and Caribbean energy with the Cuban Salsa Festival, one of the most vibrant events in the country. For several days, the capital's stages bring together the most renowned orchestras and thousands of salseros from all over the world who come to enjoy the authentic sound of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its creation in 2016, under the direction of musician Maykel Blanco, the festival has become a great celebration of Cuban popular music. Legendary bands such as Los Van Van, Havana D'Primera or Adalberto \u00c1lvarez y su Son make the audience vibrate with concerts full of flavour, improvisation and pure local talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next edition: Festival de la Salsa 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Havana, Cuba<br>\ud83d\udcc5 From 26 February to 1 March 2026<br>\ud83c\udfa4 4 nights of concerts between the Hotel Memories Miramar and the Club 500 in Vedado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Official programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">- <strong>Thursday 26 February<\/strong> - Issac Delgado y Orquesta, Los Mu\u00f1equitos de Matanzas, Eduardo Sandoval y Orquesta.<br>- <strong>Friday 27 February<\/strong> - Papucho y Manana Club, Yasser Ramos y su Tumbao Mayombe, Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Los Van Van.<br>- <strong>Saturday 28 February<\/strong> - Juan Guillermo y Orquesta, Adalberto \u00c1lvarez y su Son, Willy Garc\u00eda (international artist), Alain P\u00e9rez y Orquesta, Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor.<br>- <strong>Sunday 1 March<\/strong> - Iv\u00e1n \u201cEl Hijo de Teresa\u201d y La Llegada, Haila Mompi\u00e9 (guest artist), Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primera, Elito Rev\u00e9 y su Charang\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An experience that goes beyond the stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The atmosphere of the festival is lived inside and outside the concerts: the streets, the bars and the Malec\u00f3n become a continuous party where the Cuban joy is contagious. Dancing in Havana, surrounded by its people and musicians who make history, is an experience that connects with the very essence of salsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Experience the festival with Dance Travelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to be part of this celebration, we take you to enjoy it in the best way: with our trip to Cuba. <em>\u201cSalsa Festival Special with Damaris Hechavarria\u201d.\u201d<\/em>, A unique proposal to experience Cuban music from the inside, share with local and international artists and explore the magic of Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Find out all the details on the trip page:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dancetravelling.com\/en\/especial-festival-de-la-salsa-con-freddy-clan-los-datway\/\">https:\/\/dancetravelling.com\/cuba-especial-festival-salsa-con-damaris-hechavarria\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cada a\u00f1o, La Habana se llena de m\u00fasica, baile y energ\u00eda caribe\u00f1a con el Festival de la Salsa de Cuba, uno de los eventos m\u00e1s vibrantes del pa\u00eds. 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