Radio Gladys Palmera to arrive in Havana to participate in Cubadisco 2024 Fair

As part of the meetings of the Cubadisco 2024 International Music Industry Fair, the Radio Gladys Palmera (RGP) platform will hold a series of activities in the Cuban capital during the days of the event.

This project, supported by the Spanish Embassy in Cuba and the ACERCA Training Program for Development in the Cultural Sector, sponsored by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), brings to Cuba a representation of the team, composed of the specialist Andrea Antón and the curator Tommy Meini, who will lead several events that will begin with the inauguration of the Primera Línea event, on May 16, where the panel will be held Gladys Palmera, 25 years of flavor. Later that same day, Tommy Meini will give the master class How to order sound memories? Processes of musical research, preservation and curation..

On May 17 at 10:00 a.m., Andrea Antón will give a lecture on masterclass Music radio production and podcasting as an outreach tooland at noon there will be a Gladys Palmera vinyl session by Meini and Antón.

RGP will also be part of the listening party organized by the Havana RPM collective at Estudio 50. On Saturday, May 18, at 8:00 p.m., they will be offering the master class Passion for Vinyl, Are We Addicted?and then two vinyl set.

A very special moment of his stay will be the recording of five podcast episodes on Cuban music. The programs will address topics such as the role of events in the promotion of Cuban music, musical processes in periods of crisis, the Cuban music scene, and the Cuban music scene. underground Havana, the musical diaspora in the country and innovation and tradition in the industry. Three of these episodes will be recorded live at the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba in the presence of the public. Some of the scheduled guests are Eme Alfonso, Fito del Río, Gretel Garlobo, Rafael Valdivia, Nerys González, Joaquín Borges Triana, Javier Sampedro, La Reyna y La Real, Andrés Levin, Yoyi Lagarza and Eva Silot.

Since 1999, RGP aims to transform the radio listening experience through the use of new technological advances. Internationally recognized for its constant digital innovation, in 2015 it was distinguished with the Ondas Award for Best Internet Radio Platform and in 2018 it won an Honorable Mention at The Lovie Awards.

As a platform, RGP integrates 5 music channels on streaming with exclusive materials and more than 7,500 podcasts specializing in global music, as well as playlists author, video pieces with performances, music reports and articles on culture and lifestyle.