(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba - Well-known musicians from the United States, Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela and their Cuban colleagues will take part in the 24th International Percussion Festival Percuba 2003, April 15-19, announced Festival director Lino Neira. The official stated that instrumentalist Sammy Figueroa (Puerto Rico) -producer of musicians such as Quincy Jones and Phil Ramone (US)- as well as Autonomous University of Tamaulipas Professor Evaristo Aguilar (Mexico) who will perform in the show Ritmos de la Huasteca. The Monterrey Percussion Ensemble (Mexico) -founded 10 years ago by Guillermo Villarreal, Alberto Murillo (Argentina), one of the most acclaimed instrumentalists in his country, and Fred Wickinson (United States), among others, will also attend. The Tuopali Duet (Spain) will arrive with its hit "Mestizaje," a successful blend of native popular notes and its professsinal sound, with instruments ranging from the Jembe to the marimba. Another important participant will be the Venezuelan project "La Patria es el Hombre."