Hola Sun has partnered with the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga to take you on a globetrotting adventure without leaving home. Havana is being brought right to your to your doorstep!

Celebrate the vibrant energy of Cuban culture with programming anchored by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, legendary and emerging musicians such as the incomparable Arturo Sandoval, and the highly-acclaimed Havana D’Primera as well as the captivating Yaima Sáez and Jane Bunnett & Maqueque!

 

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba

• Showtime: Thursday, February 28, 2019 • Location: Hammerson Hall • Tickets: $40.00 - $100.95 (HST included, service fees extra) • Show suitable for: All Ages

Seventeen superb dancers, eight outstanding musicians and singers on stage, all imbued with the spirit, strength and courage that animate them. Artistically flamboyant and musically fulfilling, Made In Cuba is a love story that will take you to the four corners of the summer Cuban country in the midst of colourful Cuban life.

Essentially made up of female dancers and a musical group, which accompanies the troupe in all its live shows, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba stands out for its coordination and professionalism, highly acclaimed on national and international stages!

 

 

Yaima Sáez Y Su Grupo and Jane Bunnett & Maqueque

• Showtime: Friday, March 1, 2019 • Location: RBC Theatre • Tickets: $50.00 - $100.95 (HST included, service fees extra) • Show suitable for: All Ages

Get ready for an exhilarating night with two zesty Cuban bands that will make you feel like you’re partying in Havana!

With her powerful, velvety voice, Yaima Saez is counted among a long line of female vocalists in the styles of bolero, filín, canción, son, and the most authentic popular Cuban music. Yaima’s music provides a fresh and unique contemporary perspective, descending all musical genres, while paying homage to her indigenous Cuban roots.

Recently nominated for “Best Latin Jazz Album” at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards, celebrated Canadian soprano saxophonist, Jane Bunnett hits the stage with Maqueque (meaning: the spirit of a young girl, in ancient Afro-Cuban dialect), six talented female musicians and singers from Cuba.

 

 

Arturo Sandoval

• Showtime: Friday, March 22, 2019 • Location: Hammerson Hall • Tickets: $40.00 - $105.95 (HST included, service fees extra) • Show suitable for: All Ages

A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, ARTURO SANDOVAL was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949. Sandoval has been awarded 10 Grammy Awards, and nominated 19 times.

Arturo Sandoval’s struggles while in Cuba and since his defection have given him more energy and strength, urging him to accomplish and surpass his childhood dreams. Filled with a virtuoso capability, he desires nothing more than to share his gift with others who feel the same intense adoration for music as he does.

 

 

To get your tickets, please visit livingartscentre.ca and for a chance to win a vacation to Cuba with Hola sun click here.