Mayabeque, Cuba_ The orchestra Los Van Van offered a concert at the Cultural Plaza of San José de las Lajas, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of ARTEX.
Named the train of thee Cuban music, the group will arrive on December 4 to its half century of existence.
In 2000 Los Van Van won the Grammy Award, in the category of salsa, with their album Llegó Van Van / Van Van is here. On this award Formell said: "It is a triumph of the popular dance music done after the revolutionary triumph”. But above all, this Grammy reflects the vitality of contemporary Cuban popular music.
On September 25, 2012, the group was nominated for the Latin Grammy music awards. On June 19, 2013 The Womexs Fair, one of the most recognized in the world of international music, announced Juan Formell and the Van Van as winners of the 2013 Artist Award, whose prize was presented on the last day of the following edition of the event held in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, from October 23 to 27, 2013.
The nomination for the 2017 Grammy Awards of the album The Fantasy: A tribute to Juan Formell, from Los Van Van, which competed in the category of best tropical record, constituted a renewed international tribute to the emblems of the Cuban contemporary music.
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