From the Isle of Music, Week of December 26-31:
From Mambo to Songo: A Special Cuban Dance Party

For our final program of 2016, we bring you a special Cuban dance party without interview, plus a tribute to Pérez Prado, who was born 100 years ago on December 11, 1916.
Three options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC (8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Fridays 1100-1200 UTC (1200-1300 CET) and Saturdays 1600-1700 UTC (1700-1800 CET)*
*The Saturday broadcast may suffer  significant interference from the Voice of Turkey in some areas but should be listenable in the UK and other areas outside of TRT’s target area.   We will have a new time for Saturdays in 2017.
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From the Isle of Music, week of December 19-24

This week, our special guest will be Degnis Bofill, an emerging young percussion star in Cuba who received two awards in this year’s JoJazz competition. We’ll have a brief interview and some music that features him on percussion. Also, in honor of their GRAMMY® nominations, we will feature music from Los Van Van’s La Fantasia and Chucho Valdes’ Tribute to Irakere. And, as always, other good things.
Three options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC (8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Fridays 1100-1200 UTC (1200-1300 CET) and Saturdays 1600-1700 UTC (1700-1800 CET)*
*The Saturday broadcast may receive interference from the Voice of Turkey in some areas but should be audible in the UK and NE Europe.
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FROM THE ISLE OF MUSIC NEW WINTER SCHEDULE STARTS DECEMBER 12

This week, our special guest will be guitarist and composer Sergio Valdés Garcia, who in addition to doing much of the soundtrack for the film Juan de los Muertos also recorded some excellent music with his group Elévense. Also, we will have some authentic Rumba by Team Cuba de la Rumba in honor of the Rumba’s recent recognition by UNESCO.

NEW! Three options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC (8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Fridays 1100-1200 UTC (1200-1300 CET) and Saturdays 1600-1700 UTC (1700-1800 CET)
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FROM THE ISLE OF MUSIC NOW WITH THREE LISTENING OPTIONS!

On December 6 (December 5 local date in the Americas), our special guest will be the delightful Cuban violinist Tanmy López Moreno, who in addition to performing with Interactivo has her own project. We will feature music from her two albums. We will also play selections from 4/1, an award-winning album by Cuban concert pianist Fidel Leal. And to add a little something extra, some vintage Cuban Rock from Los Gafas.

Three options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC (8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Tuesdays 1900-2000 UTC (2000-2100 CET) and (NEW) Fridays 1100-1200 UTC (1200-1300 CET)
See the NOTES section of our Facebook page for instructions for listening online if you are out of range or don’t have a shortwave radio.

For the B16 season,  our transmission on WBCQ moves to 0100-0200 UTC Tuesdays (which means 8-9pm EST Mondays in the Americas).  On Channel 292, we stay at 1900-2000 UTC Tuesdays, which will now be 2000-2100 CET.
Next week:
JoJazz is the most important competition for young Jazz musicians in Cuba. This week, we will dedicate our entire program to it.
Our November 8 (November 7 in the Americas on WBCQ) program offers music from past JoJazz competitors and an interview with the Joaquin Betancourt, who directs and produces projects involving many of them.
NOTE OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE B-16 SEASON:
Two options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC
(8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Tuesdays 1900-2000 UTC
(2000-2100 CET) (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
See the NOTES section of our Facebook page for more information 

JoJazz is the most important competition for young Jazz musicians in Cuba. This week and next, we will dedicate our entire program to it.
Our November 1 (October 31 in the Americas on WBCQ) program offers music from past JoJazz winners and an interview with the competition’s founder, Alexis Vázquez.
Two options for listening on shortwave:
WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0000-0100 UTC
(8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in the Americas)
Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Tuesdays 1900-2000 UTC
(2000-2100 CET) (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
See our Facebook Page  for more information.