The group Synthesis won the Grand Prize at the Cubadisco 2023 International Fair, which this Saturday night delivered its main awards.
The famous group was recognized for the album Symphonic Ancestorsin which he shares credits with Eme and X Alfonso, sons of the leaders of Síntesis —Carlos Alfonso and Ele Valdés— and with their own artistic career, but closely linked to the group founded by their parents a few years ago. over 45 years.
It is a production Latin Grammy winner last year in the category of Best Folk Album and including among the 15 Best Latin Albums of 2022, in the list made by the project of public radio stations NPR Music, in the United States.
This album itself triumphed in the Alternative/Fusion section, while the notable pianist Ernán López-Nussa obtained the always coveted award in Jazz, thanks to Havana in the Grand Mannerand in Trova the album was awarded life to lifeby various performers, including the recently disappeared Pablo MilanesAmaury Pérez, Liuba María Hevia and the Síntesis group itself, review Latin Press (PL).
At the gala held at the National Theater, in the Cuban capital, Pancho Amat and his Cabildo del Son won the prize in Sonera and peasant tradition with their album Memorieswhile 70 years with the power of the Rumba, of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, he did it in Rumbera Tradition and Ritual.
Outriggerby El Nene and the Estrellas de Areíto Orchestra, triumphed in Varied Traditional and Rolando Luna did so in Instrumental Jazz with my soul in songs. In Song, the award went to Anaís Abreu, Ivette Cepeda, Yaima Sáez and Isis Flores, for their phonogram sometimes out loud; and in Contemporary Song it was obtained by Buena Fe, for Dwelling.
Other winners of the night were Ataca Chicho, tribute to José Luis Cortés “El Tosco”, by various performers, in danceable music; Lachy and the Supreme Law with the CD How does the timba sound?, in Dance Music New Proposals; and Wil Campa with Cubain Tropical and Varied Music.
Julianby Adrián Berazaín, took the prize in Pop Rock, while Himalayas, from the group Extraño Corazón, imitated him in the Rock section; and Selahfrom Zadkiel kbn did it in Hip Hop, within Cubadisco 2023.
Havana Concert, by José María Vitier, won the prize in Live Concert; confluence of pianosby Rodrigo García and guests, in Studio Concert, and fascinating worlda tribute by various performers to Santiago Feliú, won the award in the Anthology/Versions category.
Camila, with 11:11was awarded in First Work, and in Singles the award went to Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor for «I have nothing to do with that».
Finally, the Special Awards of the night went to The new trova and more. 50 yearsby various artists; the friends forever, from Los Novos; and Bobbyby Bobby Carcassés, refers to PL.
Days before, on the first night of awards, the album Hubert de Blanck, a Flying Dutchman, volume 1 chamber musichad won the Prize for artistic mastery, in addition to the laurels in the Chamber Music and Record Notes categories.
In Song for children, Liuba María Hevia was awarded with the album songs like stories, which also triumphed in Concert for children’s audiences; while Miriam Escudero won for her Musicological Notes for Havana Concert, by Jose Maria Vitier.
Bárbara Llanes, the Madrigalista Choir, Huberal Herrera, Efraín Amador and the Caibarién Municipal Band were also awarded in different categories, while Enrique Pla, José Manuel García and Orestes Águila received the Honor Awards.
Cubadisco 2023 also featured other artistic presentations, professional meetings and academic sessions. Its closing took place this Sunday with a concert at the National Theater, by the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba together with the Colombian singer Marta Gómez.
