Cuba’s Los Van Van postpones Conga Room gig
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The legendary Cuban band Los Van Van has postponed Thursday night’s gig at the Conga Room in downtown L.A., citing last-minute problems for band members in obtaining U.S. travel visas.
The band had to cancel a concert at the Conga Room in December for the same reason.
A Conga Room spokesperson said the concert is being rescheduled for sometime in September. No further details were available.
Led by frontman-founder Juan Formell, Los Van Van is one of the most respected and influential Latin bands of the rock-pop era. But its stateside appearances in the past occasionally have sparked controversy, due to the band’s longtime support of Fidel Castro’s communist government.
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