Experience the Salsa Genius of El Gran Combo
A weekend of indulgent excess awaits Costa Rica with the arrival of rhythm and movement from El Gran Combo, the Puerto Rican salsa music group. The maestro musicians will be joined by orchestra La Solución and group Salsa y Son. All arrangements will perform from 5 p.m. this [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on November 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

New Musical Opportunities for the Youth of Costa Rica
The Instituto Nacional de Música (IMN – National Institute of Music) is working on a new project to bring musical education to children Living in Costa Rica with special needs. The project, Música con Accesibilidad para Todos (Music with Accessibility for All), was organized  with the advisory [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on October 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

Last night, hundreds gathered in central parks and homes throughout Costa Rica to cheer on national sweetheart, María José, in her bid to become the next Latin American Idol. Unfortunately for the 18-year old herediana (María hails from Heredia province), her Panamanian competitor, Margarita Henríquez, was announced as the competition’s winner.

Filed under: Costa Rica News, Costa Rican Music, Travel on October 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Costa Rica’s American Idol Candidate Finds Out if She Made the Cut Tonight.
Latin American Idol, modeled after Pop Idol and American Idol, has taken Latin America by storm. Its third and current season has welcomed the talent of twelve sweet-voiced finalists, including María José Castillo, the contest’s first Costa Rican finalist who has held on [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on September 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Famous U.S. Guitarist Mike Stern Will Play at the National Theater’s Guitar Festival.
The International Guitar Festival starts tonight at the National Theater, Teatro Nacional, in downtown San Jose. More than 100 musicians from the United States, France, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Brazil, Cuba, Spain, and of course, Costa Rica will gather together for the 15th annual [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on September 24th, 2008 | No Comments »

Two Pop Icons Will be Visiting Costa Rica in the Coming Weeks.
With more than 2 million tourists coming to Visit Costa Rica each year, the country has attracted quite a tourist following. Somehow, though, those visitors rarely include popular artists and groups, who often prefer Mexico or South America for their performance locales. Recently, however, [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on September 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

Olodum Will Perform in Costa Rica for the African Diaspora Festival.
The tenth Festival of the African Diaspora is coming and this year it will spread further within the country, with celebrations taking place in Guanacaste, Limon, Alajuela and San Jose, with dancing, music and singing, African food and lectures. The surprise guest is one of [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on August 20th, 2008 | No Comments »