7and7is: Una Vez Por La Vida

7 and 7 is... Una Vez Por La Vida.

In December 2007, an indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada became the first foreign rock band to tour Cuba. They made it through 7 shows in 5 cities and broke ground in the name of Rock and Roll.

7and7is played a wide range of shows, from a John Lennon memorial concert for thousands of people in Cienfuegos, to a huge festival stage for 10 people in Havana. They saw Cuban countryside, art, museums and metal clubs.

Filmmaker Drew McIntosh and Designer/Audio Engineer Bryan Kulba accompanied the band through Cuba, documenting their progress with photo, video and audio recordings.

The band was invited by the Cuban Association Hermanos Saiz and were funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Documentary coming soon from The Sundial

Check out some photos!

 

Untitled from The Sundial on Vimeo.

 

2. 7and7is Live in Cuba - Instant Karma from The Sundial on Vimeo.

 

3. 7and7is Live in Cuba - Lower than Low from The Sundial on Vimeo.

 

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News

Viva la Solidaridad

2008-07-17

On July 5th, we hosted an evening of music and solidarity for our friends in Cuban rock bands. The goal was to purchase a laptop, recording interface and a combo amp to send to Cuba this summer to help get Cuban bands recording and producing music. We raised just about $700 and purchased a laptop for a steal of a deal, which will be just perfect. Thank you to all the bands who played, the fans who paid and the lovely ladies who run the ARTery for being so great. We've got more on the cook, we're on track to make our goal this summer.

Our website at 7and7isincuba.com is up, and you should look at it.

We're in the final steps with our Up North documentary. That's awesome. The rough cut from our Cuba adventure is nearing solid form. Rock and Roll history is being written at this very moment. Expect more big news through the summer and into the fall!

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