In her introductory lecture Maria Semushkina talked about the rich Cuban musical culture.
These are the main performers of Viva la Cuba:
SERGIO MARCIANO'S LATIN BRIDGE":SERGIO MARCIANO: lead vocal, guitar
JOHN CARLOS AYARDE: cuban tres, backing vocals
FERNANDO DEPESTRE: percussion set, backing vocals
ADOLFREDO PULIDO: double bass, backing vocals
Aleksey Sidorov (Kyiv) saxophone
Tatiana Golda (Odessa) vocals