(Prensa Latina - Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba - Cuban popular band La Charanga Habanera and orchestra director Leo Brouwer were awarded at the annual contest of EGREM recording company to the best productions of 2003 in Cuba. La Charanga Habanera´s album Soy cubano, soy popular earned them the sensational recording of the year award. Guitarist, composer and orchestra director Brouwer received a similar award for an anthology album evidence of his virtuosity on the guitar.
In fusion, the awards went to the young members of Triángulo Oscuro for their album with the song "A Moverse", presentation for a Cuban TV show. Pupy y Los que Son Son orchestra received an award in the best album with dance melodies category and in the most outstanding recording of the year, while the duet Buena Fe won the best pop music album. The album Chanchaneando, where Elíades Ochoa and his Patria Quartet show the work of various generations of traditional Cuban followers, was awarded as best selling disc production abroad in 2003.
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