Music- Havana, April 1 (ACN) Cuba’s Art and Literary Promotions Company, ARTEX S.A., marked its 32nd anniversary on April 1 with the launch of the first Cuban online music site aimed at commercializing Cuban music and other related services.

Music – ARTEX deputy president Angel Luis Hernandez told reporters in Havana that the site is called SANDUNGA after a song composed by outstanding and departed Cuban musician Juan Formell, leader of the renowned band Los Van Van.

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During the first trial stage, expected to conclude April 15, the platform will be available at www.sandunga.cu, and also through an android apk.

ARTEX company is hard at work to offer a robust product which consolidates itself by the month of May when Cubans will hold the music festival CUBADISCO 2021, said the executive.

BIS MUSIC

BIS MUSIC, ARTEX´s record company and music producer, focuses on Cuban music and audiovisual material. It commercializes recordings in different formats and supports, master licensing, editing and subediting, record executive production and co-production, and qualified legal consultancy on copyright and related rights. It provides services associated with the recording industry at the Eusebio Delfin recording studio in Cienfuegos: recording, mix and mastering.

Its recording catalog has over 700 pieces and an editorial catalog of over 660 musical pieces from the most traditional to the most contemporary creative tendencies in Cuban music.

The agency has been betting on digital sales since 2015 and has placed the majority of its production on commercial online platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and Cubamusic (online store specialized on Cuban music).

CLAVE CUBANA

CLAVE CUBANA is the agency which represents and promotes small and large format popular Cuban music bands and their performances and shows.

Clave Cubana represents bands such as: Formell y Los Van Van, David Calzado y la Charanga Habanera, Paulo FG y su Élite, José Luis Cortés y NG La Banda, Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini, Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Azúcar Negra, Anacaona, Pupy y los que Son Son, Ópera de la Calle, among others, as well as PMM, the company which provides rental services for lightning and sound equipment.  .

Its professionals are experienced in management of live Cuban music performance, exclusive contracts and international tour production.

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MUSICALIA

MUSICALIA is the agency which represents and promotes small and large format popular Cuban music bands and their performances and shows.

Its catalogue includes prestigious bands in the different styles and genres of popular Cuban music such as Adalberto Álvares y su Son, Elito Revé y su Charangón, César López y Habana Ensemble, David Álvarez y Juego de Manos, David Blanco y su grupo, Haila María Mompié y su grupo, Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor, Osdalgia y su grupo, Descemer Bueno, Kelvis Ochoa, among others.

Its professionals are experienced in management of live Cuban music performance, exclusive contracts and international tour production.

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Cuban Minister of Culture congratulates Artex S.A.

Havana, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso on Thursday congratulated the company of artistic and literary promotion Artex S.A., on its 32nd anniversary today.

On his official Twitter account, the official referred to the inauguration of its digital musical platform Sandunga, where users can download music produced by the recording houses Colibri, Bis Music, EGREM and Abdala.

Alonso highlighted the work of Artex S.A. in promoting and marketing Cuba’s cultural products through seven agencies: Paradiso, Soycubano, Musicalia, Clave Cubana, D’ARTE, Bis Music and Ediciones Cubanas.

Also on Twitter, Casa de las Americas President Abel Prieto and the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba (UNEAC) sent congratulatory messages to the workers of Artex S.A. in all provinces.

Buena Fe group to premiere song dedicated to Cuban scientists

The premiere of the musical theme ‘La fuerza de un pais’ (The Strength of a Country), a tribute to scientists by the Buena Fe group, will take place on Tuesday on Havana Radio at 7:00 p.m. local time.

From the radio station of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, the song will pay tribute to the Cuban researchers who are working on five vaccine candidates against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, two of them already in phase III.

After several weeks of production, the group led by musician Israel Rojas released the lyrics on March 21, and on his Twitter profile Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez acknowledged the ‘ennobling lyrics’ composed by Rojas.

During the premiere of the song, which can also be listened to in real time through the website www.habanaradio.cu, the singer-songwriter will be accompanied by three scientists directly linked to Cuban vaccine research.