The 2011 The Fiesta del Tambor, a growing national percussion competition with associated clinics and concerts, will run in Havana, Cuba from March 8 to 13.
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The contest, dedicated to drummer Guillermo Barreto, is sponsored by Cuban Music Institute and the Ignacio Piñeiro Center.
Those people interested can participate in five instruments: drums, pailas, conga drums, bongos and bata drums.
The drum contest also calls for autodidact musicians, who will compete in the different categories along with professionals.
Giraldo Piloto, drummer, composer and director of the band Klimax, adds that the jury will be made up of prestigious national and international musicians.
The winners will be presented instruments in each specialty and free enrolment in the Virtual Drummer School on line.
A special award will be given to the best performer on the female category, and perhaps on the children’s category.
The Festival’s activities will take place in the Palacio de la Rumba, and the Occidental Miramar Hotel, and the Theatres Mella and Astral.
The 2011 The Fiesta del Tambor, a growing national percussion competition with associated clinics and concerts, will run in Havana, Cuba from March 8 to 13.
