by minon_admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Features, Latin & Tango, Lectures, News, Outreach, ParaguayCE, ParaguayRA, Performing Arts
For guitar lovers, among the nations of Latin America, Paraguay is special. It is, after all, the birthplace of the famed composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré. A biographical film about Barrios, Mangoré, For the Love of Art, was shown in Japan the year before last. In...
by minon_admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Features, Latin & Tango, News
In Cuba, music is fused into the daily rhythm of life, and spontaneous outbreaks of song and dance are common in the streets. The small Caribbean island’s contribution to the world’s rich diversity of musical styles includes Son, Trova, Salsa, Rhumba, Bolero and...
by minon_admin | Jan 28, 2019 | ArgentinaCE, ArgentinaRA, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News
Tango is a powerful art form—a drama of evocative compositions and passionate, sensual dance. In its native Argentina, tango is a way of life for many people. Alongside its vibrant artistic tradition, tango also represented the struggle of marginalized people to find...
by minon_admin | Jan 16, 2019 | Latin & Tango, Recent Visitors
Outstanding Argentinian pianist Fernando Marzan and his group came to Japan on January 5 to perform in the Min-On Tango Series, now on its 50th anniversary after commencing in 1970. On January 9, the group visited the Min-On Culture Center, and the greatest tango...
by minon_admin | Dec 12, 2018 | Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News
On November 8, a welcome reception for La Jagua was held as a joint collaboration by the Colombian Embassy in Japan and Min-On Concert Association. To begin, Mr. Kazuto Ito, President of Min-On Concert Association, gave a speech stating his appreciation to H. E. Mr....
by minon_admin | Oct 31, 2018 | CubaRA, Cultural Exchange, Events, Latin & Tango, News, Performing Arts
On October 31, the Embassy of Cuba in Japan and Min-On Concert Association held a concert commemorating 120 years of Japanese immigrants arriving to Cuba. To begin, H. E. Mr. Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández gave a speech, saying, “It has been 120 years since Japanese...
