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Festival	Agua Pichi — Munich's Cuban festival
Edition	1 (2027) · recurring annually, every first weekend of July
Dates	Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 July 2027
Venue	To be announced — Munich (in negotiation)
Headliner	Los Van Van (Saturday 3 July) — the 14-piece Cuban orchestra that defined timba · in negotiation, not yet confirmed
Other concerts	La Rumba de Pedro Pablo (Thu) · Interactivo de Cuba (Fri) · Karmen Muradas (Sun closing) — all in negotiation
Genres	Timba · Casino · Afro-Cuban · Bachata Dominicana
Format	14 workshop artists across 4 days, ≥50% emerging Cuban teachers (under 5k IG following). Theory + dance: workshops embed Orisha history before steps.
Expected attendance	~1,000 across the weekend · 400–500 full-pass holders
Positioning	The festival that finds the next generation of Cuban dance teachers before the European circuit does. A discovery festival, not a famous-headliner festival.
Concept	Roots vs. Revolution — established Cuban orchestras alongside emerging Cuban teachers, each curated to embody one side
Cultural commitment	5% of net revenue (or in-kind equivalent) flows back to the Cuban dance community via the Agua Pichi Emerging Teacher Scholarship — funding 1–2 Cuban teachers' European debut per year
Festival Lead	Alex Razbakov (Montuno Club München)
Creative Director	Amado
Booking	Hummo Productions (Madrid) — Yuro Leyva López
Workshop coordination	Emilito (Yo Vengo de Cuba, Augsburg)
Press contact	press@aguapichi.com
Website	aguapichi.com
Social	@agua.pichi.munich

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Short (1 line)

Agua Pichi is Munich's Cuban festival — roots & revolution, every July. Edition 1: 1–4 July 2027 in Munich, with Los Van Van in negotiation as Saturday headliner.

Medium (1 paragraph)

Agua Pichi is Munich's new annual Cuban music and dance festival. Across four days in Munich (1–4 July 2027), established Cuban orchestras share the stage with emerging Cuban teachers — a discovery festival that surfaces the next generation of Cuban dance before the European circuit does. In negotiation as Saturday headliner is Los Van Van, the 14-piece orchestra that defined timba; the weekend's lineup, also in negotiation, includes La Rumba de Pedro Pablo, Interactivo de Cuba, and Karmen Muradas. The festival commits 5% of net revenue to the Agua Pichi Emerging Teacher Scholarship, funding one or two Cuban teachers' European debut each year.

Long (for features)

Munich has not had a large Cuban festival in more than a decade. Agua Pichi (1–4 July 2027 in Munich) is built to change that — and to do it on terms most Cuban festivals don't try. Founded by Alex Razbakov of Montuno Club München with creative direction from Amado and booking through Madrid's Hummo Productions, the festival pairs the orchestras that built the tradition with the teachers writing its next chapter. The lineup is still in negotiation: the headliner concert on Saturday 3 July is in talks with Los Van Van, the 14-piece ensemble that defined the timba sound, with Interactivo de Cuba's Latin Jazz on Friday, La Rumba de Pedro Pablo's Afro-Cuban percussion on Thursday, and Karmen Muradas's "Salsa Fresh" closing on Sunday. The workshop programme is the bet: roughly 14 teaching units across four days, with at least half drawn from emerging Cuban teachers (under 5,000 Instagram followers) who haven't yet reached major European festivals. Agua Pichi commits 5% of net revenue to its Emerging Teacher Scholarship, funding one or two Cuban teachers' first European booking per year. Edition 2 will follow in July 2028, with the rhythm formalised: every first weekend of July, every year.

Past coverage.

Edition 1 is still in build. Coverage will be linked here as it publishes. To be the first piece, get in touch.