(Prensa Latina - Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba - Cuban singers Liuba Maria Hevia and Reynier Mariņo and Spanish singer-songwriter Nando Juglar perform Wednesday at Spanish city of Badajoz in a show ttiled "Travesia del Alma", mixing the essence of trova and Cuban traditional music. The music project began in Havana in 2003 and is now in the Canary Islands, Extremadura and Madrid, Juglar commented. "Travesia del Alma" intends to be "an offering of Cuban music from the heart, trying to catch the audience with love stories and experiences." It is " the opportunity to show Spanish people how Cubans are and embrace the mutual roots we have," show director Yusnel Suarez stated.
Singer Liuba Maria has released important albums featuring Silvio Rodriguez, Chucho Valdes as guest musicians and she also outstands for her work for children. Young Cuban musician Reynier Mariņo, an artist who just released an album where he fuses flamenco with Cuban rhythms, will perform along with them.
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