Santa Clara, January 2nd.- The organizers of the XXX Longina Sings to Corona Troubadour Festival, one of the most important cultural events in the central region of Cuba, published on Wednesday the official program of the event scheduled to take place from January 7 to 11 in Santa Clara, with activities extended to the municipalities of Caibarién, Santo Domingo, and Manicaragua.
With five days dedicated to poetry, music, and dialogue, under the distinctive hallmark of the singer-songwriter tradition, the full agenda of the festival was presented on the official Facebook profiles of the Festival and the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS) of the central region.
The opening day on Wednesday, January 7, will be marked by the presentation of the "Carto" exhibition by photographer Kaloian Santos Cabrera at the Pórtico Gallery in Santa Clara, showcasing a tour of Silvio Rodríguez, the renowned Cuban troubadour to whom the 2026 edition of Longina will be dedicated.
One of the most anticipated moments will be Silvio's exchange with singer-songwriters, scheduled for Thursday, January 8 at 11:00 a.m. at the Martí Library in the provincial capital city of Villa Clara; the meeting will be accompanied by the "Portraits" exhibition featuring the artist himself in his role as a photographer.
The musical lineup includes established creators and promising newcomers; among the confirmed artists are Amaury Pérez Vidal, Tony Ávila, Marta Campos, Adrián Berazain, Rey Montalvo, Ariel Barreiros, Pedro Berttán, Lucía Travieso, as well as international performers Ella Trova (Colombia), Ernesto Luis (Venezuela), Xóchitl Ramos and Darío Parga (Mexico), Anita Tripodi Paz (Argentina), and Tobias Thiele (Germany).
The traditional "jam sessions" at the House of the Young Creator will feature the energy of Caña Santa, Enrique Tellez, Javier Saldivar, among others.
Scheduled for Sunday, January 11 in Santa Clara, the closing of the event will be led by Tony Ávila and his group at Luna Naranja, along with the nightly jam session of Víctor Marín and Iwá Pelé.
"Longina is an unmissable event; more than a festival, it is an annual reunion with the roots and true emotion of the song; I have attended for 10 editions and I always discover something new that moves me," said María de las Mercedes Acea López, a university student from Cienfuegos, to the ACN.
Meanwhile, Carlos Abreu Martínez, a retired professor from Santa Clara, commented that what he values most is the diversity, since in one day you can enjoy a deep conversation with prominent artists and then a youthful jam session full of energy; "that shows the vitality of the trova, its capacity to dialogue across generations and styles."
With three decades of existence, Longina reaffirms its role as an essential platform for the promotion and enjoyment of trova and the new song in Cuba, while consolidating Santa Clara as the capital of this cultural movement.
Mainly sponsored by the Hermanos Saíz Association, the event pays tribute to musician Manuel Corona, a native of Caibarién and one of the greatest trovadores of the nation, also known for composing the song that gives the Festival its name.
Taken from the Cuban News Agency (ACN)
