REMINDER: Montreal is the place for street parties, the Montreal Jazz Fest always has some of the most memorable… and this year will be a great one for fans of Cuban music.

That’ll be the Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van, and Afro-Cuban All Stars.

If you don’t have a room reservation already, you have a challenge!

It’s at 7:00 pm July 12,  Scène Rio Tinto Alcan at the  Corner Sainte-Catherine and Jeanne-Mance.  So many people will go down the road (6 hours to Montreal) we’ll treat this as a local event.

What to do before the show?  Fear not, this festival is second to none, and the other free street events will amaze you …

Speaking personally… As far as I know, last time Montreal did a free top-Cuban concert like this was 2002, with Issac Delgado bringing up an all-star cast including guests Jenny Valdes… back this year as a key member of Los Van Van… and a young Ailyn, today lead singer with Azucar Negra. The last time Toronto had a free Cuban outdoor party of this level was 10 years ago… 1999, the Harbourfront show with Los Van Van… so it’s a big event.

While we’re on memory lane … let’s not forget the more recent, and the biggest concert of Los Van Van here… the smash hit December 9th 2006 at Kool Haus (click for the website) ticketed concert… produced by Okokan and Billy Bryans… with 2100 people in the house… er… haus.

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