Music

An extraordinary musician, composer, and bandleader Astor Piazzolla, the creator of New Tango, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this March 11. While listening to his music today, it's hard to understand how controversial he once was and the violent reactions he inspired. But for his New Tango, Piazzolla looked past tradition, the dancers' [...]

A journey into the different musical traditions of Venezuela featuring Daniela Padrón, Venezuelan-American violinist nominated to the Latin Grammy (2013), who adapts some of the most well know pieces of J.S. Bach into different Venezuelan Folkloric Rhythms including joropo, gaita, merengue, among others. She has appeared at some of Venezuela’s most prestigious halls, including Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, [...]

The Koubek Center presents the next edition of our virtual concert series Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! on Friday, April 16th at 8 p.m. on our Facebook Page: @KoubekCenterMDC. Latin Grammy nominee DJ and producer Mr. Pauer will set the tone of the program with his signature Electrópico sound, mixing electronic dance music with several standard music [...]

Three dynamic, powerful performers — singers, musicians, and songwriters Yusa, Inez Barlatier, and Keba— headline the concert Women of the Caribbean, a musical celebration staged outdoors, in the Koubek’s Gardens, marking the re-opening of the Koubek for limited-capacity audiences following COVID-19 guidelines. Yusa is a Cuban a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, lyricist,  arranger, and composer powerhouse. Her work [...]

Point of Convergence - A Musical and Dance Voyage developed by Arsenio Diaz - is a program that recognizes and respects cultural differences by promoting the understanding of ethnic heritage through music and dance. The main purpose of this program is to bring awareness about the need to preserve heritage, traditions, and culture. The [...]

Establecido en 2015, el Little Havana Social Club es una serie de conciertos y fiestas bailables creados en el espíritu de las fiestas de barrio, una tradición en América Latina y el Caribe, que incluye actuaciones musicales, baile, juegos al aire libre, muestras de arte visual, comidas, y actividades para toda la familia. Cada [...]

Little Havana Social Club  channels the spirit of a fiesta de barrio (neighborhood party), informed by the many sounds and flavors of Latin American and Caribbean traditions but with a twist of contemporary Miami. This edition of LHSC is a journey through Latin American and African cultures as seen through percussion, and more specifically [...]

The Koubek Center will be working with internationally renowned Flamenco Festival to bring an intimate and experimental Flamenco music series featuring the new generation of artists who are paving the way for a new way of understanding and seeing Flamenco. We present artists from Spain who can experiment in an intimate space and offer our [...]

We continue with Flamenco Sound Series which features a musical and dance recital between Jerez’s David Carpio, known for his interest in taking traditional Flamenco to a new place, who will be joined by long-time collaborator Francisco Vinuesa on guitar. As is Carpio’s style to collaborate with other artists, the Spanish artists will be joined by [...]

“Ella” es la nueva producción discográfica de la violinista Daniela Padrón y la pianista Glenda del E, en la cual hacen homenaje a la mujer latinoamericana. Juntas hacen un viaje musical por 7 países latinos interpretando en el formato clásico de violín y piano 11 obras compuestas por mujeres latinoamericanas, algunas concebidas originalmente para [...]

Little Havana Social Club presentará  al percusionista, compositor, cantante, productor y arreglista colombiano Humberto Ibarra y su Cumbia Mayor; al grupo de danza colombiano de la Organización Cultural y Folclórica Puerta de Oro; y a Los Pascual, un grupo dominicano exponente del merengue tradicional y la bachata liderados por los hermanos Reylin y Oniver [...]