The Latin music Institute (ILM) celebrates today its 101st anniversary with an album that tributes the Prima Ballerina Assolluta Alicia Alonso and highlights the legacy of the eternal Giselle of Cuba.

According to the president of the ILM, Daniel Marti, the 12-songs-album is titled Alicia and it is the first co-production of EGREM with the regional entity.

According to what he explained, is an eclectic collection of musical compositions recorded between the end of the last century and 2019, and in which there are included the magisterial interpretations of musicians such as Chucho Valdés, Beatriz Márquez and the collaboration of intellectuals such as Miguel Barnet.

In the phonogram also participate the musical ambassadors of ILM Frank Fernández, Edesio Alejandro(Cuba), Jorge Saade(Ecuador) and members of honor Christian Alejandro and Jerónimo Sada(México).

Martin intervene as the producer, author and interpreter of the album, as well as Hjandy Cantero assumed the curator process and EGREEM was in charge of mastering and sound design, masterfully blending recording of four decades of difference between them.

The album Alicia will be presented to the International Fair Cubadisco 2022 and its official release will take place later this year, in Havana.

We have two stars of the century that are Cuban: Alicia Alonso and Benny Moré, and many more bridges are being built between the island and Mexico in order to defend the same goals as an Ibero-American and Latin-American vision, severed Martin.

As part of the anniversary, the ILM modified it activities schedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but organizers assured having an academic and cultural network for the joy of our people.

We will continue to develop our work in all Ibero-America with the launching of new events, audiovisual, musical and editorial productions, where Cuba will always have a first-class participation, he stated.