PlazaCUBA - Music, Dance and Culture

PlazaCUBA - Music, Dance and Culture PlazaCUBA has 20 years experience in Cuba travel –Dance, Music & Havana Jazz Festival Tours. Join us!

Since the year 2000, PlazaCUBA has been sharing the richness of Cuban culture with American travelers, offering a variety of legal trips to Cuba every year. Our Cuba tours and other projects directly support the Cuban people, including many musicians, dancers, and other artists. Over the years we have forged special and long lasting relationships with many of these artists and performers and have

set up numerous trips for schools and organizations, like SFJAZZ, the Berkeley High Jazz band, the Los Angeles Cinema Society, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and many others. Contact us for information about our Havana Jazz Festival trip in January, or other Music Workshops and Dance Programs throughout the year.

04/23/2025

We still have 2 FREE tickets for the show this Friday!!

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🎥 SILENT FILM with LIVE PERFORMANCE 🎶🎺Louis feat Wynton Marsalis & Cecile Licad🗓️Saturday, May 24, 2025 Jazz Master Wynt...
04/22/2025

🎥 SILENT FILM with LIVE PERFORMANCE 🎶
🎺Louis feat Wynton Marsalis & Cecile Licad
🗓️Saturday, May 24, 2025

Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis performs his live score for the film Louis, a silent biographical film about Louis Armstrong. He's joined by pianist Cecile Licad and a 10-piece jazz ensemble for this unforgettable show.

📍PARAMOUNT THEATRE, OAKLAND
Get your tickets now at www.sfjazz.org

We're honored to be sponsoring this event along with SFJAZZ

04/19/2025

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Want to see Edgardo Cambón in Berkeley? 🎶 Join us on April 25th at the FREIGHT AND SALVAGE for a night of unforgettable music! 🎺🎹

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The Fre ight

We have the honor to present the one and only: Eliades Ochoa 🎶Eliades Ochoa is one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros”...
04/17/2025

We have the honor to present the one and only: Eliades Ochoa 🎶

Eliades Ochoa is one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros” of all time, with his own unique style and sound, rooted deep in Cuban tradition.

🗓️Thursday & Friday, May 15 & 16, 2025

📍Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

https://secure.thefreight.org/14742/14743-eliades-ochoa-250515


The Freight

Dance in Cuba💃 April 25 - May 2, 2026Join us for an unforgettable People to People educational journey in Cuba! Experien...
04/17/2025

Dance in Cuba💃 April 25 - May 2, 2026

Join us for an unforgettable People to People educational journey in Cuba! Experience the rhythm of Havana with inspiring dance workshops, vibrant culture, and the magic of the island’s colorful streets

🔜Registration opening soon! 🔜 Want to be the first to know when registration opens? Email us: [email protected]

CD RELEASE PARTY and BIRTHDAY FIESTA🎈Come experience Edgardo Cambón's rhythm and music next Friday, April 25, 2025, at T...
04/15/2025

CD RELEASE PARTY and BIRTHDAY FIESTA🎈

Come experience Edgardo Cambón's rhythm and music next Friday, April 25, 2025, at The Freight, Berkeley.

Uruguayan singer, conga drummer and composer, Edgardo has been a pillar of the Bay Area Salsa scene since 1986.

Join us to celebrate Edgardo Cambón, with the release of his latest CD "For Export." 💿

Enjoy a night of original salsa and more!🕺

And look for our ticket giveaway later this week!

04/11/2025

🇨🇺💃 Registration is opening soon for our 2026 Dance in Cuba Tour — happening April 25 – May 2!

Get ready for an unforgettable week of music, movement, and magic in Havana. We can't wait to travel with you!

Join us Friday, April 25, for Edgardo Cambón's CD Release Party & Birthday Celebration at The Freight.A pillar of the Ba...
04/02/2025

Join us Friday, April 25, for Edgardo Cambón's CD Release Party & Birthday Celebration at The Freight.

A pillar of the Bay Area Salsa scene since 1986, Uruguayan singer, Conga drummer and composer Edgardo Cambón is celebrating the release concert of his latest CD "For Export." Get ready for a night of original Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Cha-Cha-Chá and the always engaging and unique Candombe rhythm.

PlazaCUBA will be there! Stop by our table to say hi.

Get your tickets today - https://secure.thefreight.org/14785/14786-edgardo-cambon-bday-250425

CALLING BAY AREA DANCERS!!! The one and only Emilio Hernandez González will be leading SIX Master Dance Classes during t...
03/28/2025

CALLING BAY AREA DANCERS!!!

The one and only Emilio Hernandez González will be leading SIX Master Dance Classes during the CubaCaribe Festival this weekend, March 29th - March 31st at , and Casa De Carnival in San Francisco ~ giving dancers a deep dive into Afro-Cuban Folkloric Dance and a chance to study with one of the masters of our time!

Classes are Saturday March 29th (10AM, 2PM and 3:30PM), Sunday March 30th (10AM and 11:45AM) and Monday March 31st at 7PM. ⬅️

Check cubacaribe.org for details and tickets!




⚾️ Great shots of young athletes enjoying Cuba's most popular sport, beisbol! Captured by the talented Jean Fruth, cofou...
03/21/2025

⚾️ Great shots of young athletes enjoying Cuba's most popular sport, beisbol!

Captured by the talented Jean Fruth, cofounder of Grassroots Baseball, these moments showcase the passion and dedication of the next generation of players.

03/17/2025

🎺✨ Join us for a magical night of music & cinema! ✨🎬
📅 May 24, 2025
📍 Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Don't miss out on an unforgettable evening hosted by SFJAZZ as Wynton Marsalis brings his live score to the silent film LOUIS—a captivating biographical portrayal of the legendary Louis Armstrong.

🎶 Featuring:
Wynton Marsalis – Trumpeter, Composer, and NEA Jazz Master
Cecile Licad – Classical Pianist
11-piece Jazz Ensemble – Conducted by Andy Faber

This will be a unique experience with live performance and a stunning silent film, showcasing the life of a jazz legend. It’s an evening you won’t want to miss!

🎟️ Get your tickets now and be part of this incredible fusion of film and music! https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/24-25/louis-live-accompaniment-wynton-marsalis/

03/12/2025

One thing we love about the Havana Jazz Festival is that we get to see so many legendary performers on stage, night after night!

There’s nothing like being in the streets of Havana! 🎶💃🏽🚗✨
03/08/2025

There’s nothing like being in the streets of Havana! 🎶💃🏽🚗✨

03/02/2025

So many unforgettable moments from our recent Havana Jazz Festival tour! Every night was filled with world-class music and incredible energy with Cuba’s hottest musicians. 🎶🇨🇺✨

We can’t wait to do it all again! Our next Jazz Festival Tour is set for January 2027—join us for the experience of a lifetime! Email [email protected] for details.

Billiards are making a comeback in Cuba as men and women take to tables in private bars and clubs, while fans hope somed...
02/26/2025

Billiards are making a comeback in Cuba as men and women take to tables in private bars and clubs, while fans hope someday the game will be officially recognized as a sport.

Billiards was banned along with poker after Fidel Castro's 1959 Revolution because of its association with U.S. mob-run casinos and dictator Fulgencio Batista. But after the fall of the Soviet Union, tables began to appear in hotels, then venues and homes, although gambling remains taboo in the country.

"If the Sports Institute were to promote a national federation, it would be excellent, because there is plenty of talent here," said carpenter Francisco Sosa, a former billiards player before the revolution. Sosa, 78, has installed four pool tables in his home in the Cerro municipality of Havana where he teaches the game to all comers, young and old, and male or female. Sosa built three of the tables from scratch -- no easy task, he said in a country of scarcity.

– Reuters

We can’t wait! See you TOMORROW at Paramount Oakland. This lineup is incredible. Get your tickets at www.sfjazz.orgPoste...
02/22/2025

We can’t wait! See you TOMORROW at Paramount Oakland. This lineup is incredible. Get your tickets at www.sfjazz.org

Posted • Legendary pianist Chucho Valdés and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval reunite as Irakere 50 with superstar Afro-Cuban vocalist Cimafunk this Saturday, Feb 22. SFJAZZ Education Director Rebeca Mauleón traces the history and future of the legendary group and its iconic founder:

“By the time Dizzy Gillespie got wind of Irakere in 1977 during his visit to Havana on the infamous Jazz Cruise, the stage was set for the band to wow audiences and blow minds on multiple continents. Irakere was the first Cuban band to successfully champion a repertoire that straddled the line between instrumental jazz and popular dance music, and Dizzy became their most ardent ambassador.”

02/21/2025

One of the many inspiring moments during our recent Havana Jazz Festival Tour was seeing the incredible Compañía BanRarrá. Watching these talented young dancers rehearse in their space is truly something special! Their passion, dedication, and energy never fail to leave us in awe.

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