Cuban Matanzas to host fourth Atenas Fusion music competition

From December 27 to 28, the Cuban province of Matanzas will host the fourth edition of the Atenas Fusion festival, a competition aimed at promoting alternative and electronic music. 

According to the event’s program, more than a dozen musicians will participate in the competition that will take place in the surroundings of Entre Puentes cultural center, located in the center of Matanzas city.

The member of the Atenas Fusion organizing committee, Hiram Torres, explained that among this year´s novelties at the event is the performance Ciudad en Colores, under the artistic direction of Yadiel Durán, which will accompany the musical presentations.

Artists such as Jotabarrioz, Grupo Karamba, Adrián Berazaín, Waldo Mendoza, Wil Campa, Toques del Río and The Heat Transfer are part of the artistic lineup of the event, he said.

Torres added that the Atenas Fusion festival is organized and sponsored by the Provincial Directorate of Culture of Matanzas, Artex, Narud and Cauce Producciones, Egrem and the Event Management company 360 Producciones SRL.

The first edition of Atenas Fusión was held in 2019 and has become one of the most important events in Cuba in order to defend the work of alternative and electronic music.