{"id":4306,"date":"2025-08-09T13:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:08:04","slug":"cuban-and-international-sounds-to-fill-varadero-josone-in-late-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/cuban-and-international-sounds-to-fill-varadero-josone-in-late-august-09082025\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban and International Sounds to Fill Varadero Josone in Late August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 30 concerts in just seven days will light up the <strong>Varadero Josone Festival: Rumba, Jazz &amp; Son<\/strong>, set for August 25\u201331 in the famous beach resort town. The announcement came Thursday at a press conference at Havana\u2019s Hotel Nacional de Cuba, led by Indira Fajardo, president of the Cuban Institute of Music.<\/p>\n<p>Artists from Puerto Rico, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, and Cuba will take part in the festival\u2019s fifth edition, which will feature four to five performances daily, explained event president Issac Delgado.<\/p>\n<p>On the festival\u2019s opening Monday, the lineup will include Moncada, El Hijo de Teresa y la Llegada, a set of DJs, and Velito el Buf\u00f3n. Delgado highlighted the strong interest the event attracts from international musicians, many of whom express deep admiration for Cuban music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4308\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/josone-fest-juan-borja.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/josone-fest-juan-borja.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/josone-fest-juan-borja-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Juan Carlos Borjas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Promoted as a vibrant, high-energy conclusion to the summer season, the festival will also feature David Blanco, Rodrigo Sosa, Maykel Blanco, Los Mu\u00f1equitos de Matanzas, Spain\u2019s Big Lois, Colombian salsa group Manyoma Brothers, Los Van Van, C\u00e1ndido Fabr\u00e9, Roberto Fonseca, Alexander Abreu, Ra\u00fal Paz, David Torrens, Issac Delgado and his orchestra, Alain P\u00e9rez, Los Cuatro, among others.<\/p>\n<p>At the press conference, Osbel Marrero Acosta, provincial director of Culture in Matanzas, reaffirmed the full support of local authorities and the Ministry of Tourism, noting that the event has been eagerly awaited by the Matanzas public since its inception five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance were V\u00edctor Rodr\u00edguez, director of the National Center for Concert Music, and the festival\u2019s artistic director, Edith Massola.<\/p>\n<p>Translated by Luis E. 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