FEB 20 2024
Link: https://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/xxi-drum-festival-havana-march-5-10-2024
CALL FOR THE 21ST EDITION “GUILLERMO BARRETO IN MEMORIAM” DRUM PARTY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD FROM MARCH 5 TO 10, 2024.
The Organizing Committee of the Fiesta del Tambor Festival, the National Center of Popular Music, the Culture Province of Havana, the Ministry of Culture, and the Sabian / Gon Bops Company, call for the International Competition “Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam” in the framework of the XXI Edition of the event.
In PERCUSSION the specialties to compete will be: Drums, Congas and Timbales.
DRUMS, only for professional drummers with a Grand Prize for the First Place winner, and other prizes that include diplomas and various gifts.
And in the Timbal and Congas categories, it is open to all ages. The Gon Bops Company will give a Timbale and a set of Congas to the First Places in those specialties. And in the “under 15 years” category, the Organizing Committee will award Diplomas and other prizes.
In DANCE, there will be competition in CASINO (in pairs) and RUMBA in pairs (“Yambú” and “Guaguancó”) and individuals (“Columbia”).
These international competitions are open to all ages, but will be divided into SENIORS, and MINORS who will compete up to the age of 15. In both categories the Organizing Committee will award multiple awards.
A minor will not be allowed to compete with an adult to avoid problems at the awards ceremony.
The decision of the Jury in all cases will be final.
The registration deadline will be February 24, 2024.
The dates of the Qualifiers will be March 5 and March 6, 2024; those of Percussion in the Aula Magna of the ISA, and those of Dance in the Salón Rosado of La Tropical.
For participants interested in participating in the Competitions who come from other countries, the registration fee will be 25euros or 25usd. Registration methods will be through the Paradiso Agency as in previous editions, and reconfirmed by email to giraldopilotobarreto@gmail.com , piloto@cubarte.cult.cu and eventos4@paradis.artex.cu
The price for foreigners to attend the Dance or Percussion Master Classes will be 25 euros or 25 usd for each day. And the entrance to the Competitions (Eliminators) will be 25euros or 25usd.
The Organizing Committee will update everything related to the festival on our websites:
The festival will take place in multiple venues such as: National Theater, Teatro América, Salón Rosado of “La Tropical”, Casas de la Música EGREM, Aula Magna of the Instituto Superior de Arte, La Piragua, Communities of the Municipalities of Regla and Habana del This, Patio “La Guantanamera”, and FAC, with the participation of many of the best exponents of Cuban Culture, both in Dance, Folklore and Rumba, as well as Dance Groups, Jazz and other genres.
The Main Credential or “Full Pass” will have a value of 190 usd or 190 euros, and the “Premium Pass” or Platinum Credential will have a value of 250usd or 250euros; The latter is differentiated by activities planned with a concept of excellence agreed upon with festival sponsors, and which includes a visit to one of the most important Habanos Factories in Cuba; VIP activity with sponsors; Tickets to concerts at FAC and Casas de la Música that will not appear as official activities of the event, souvenirs, among other surprises. The prices for credentials for Cuban citizens will be determined in the month of January 2024, as well as the prices for the different facilities.
The Festival will pay tribute to Carlos Embale Molina, Jesús Abreu (Los Papines), and Tirso Duarte.
Atte. Giraldo Pilot
President of the Drum Festival Festival.