Julio Avila Cuban Band, a Vancouver-based Afro-Cuban music band, performs during the annual Caribbean Days Festival at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, BC, Canada on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

The Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC presents the Caribbean Days Festival every year during the last weekend of July. The event draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers for a weekend of parading, dining, socializing (liming) and dancing in the sunshine.

Born and raised in Guantanamo, Cuba, in a family of established musicians, Julio Avila's musical journey dates back to when he was 7 years old.

Listening to his parents and older siblings perform, Julio first developed a strong bond with the traditional tune, changüí, which has roots in his native Guantanamo.

Surrounded by this vibrant and rich musical heritage, Julio perfected playing his principal instrument, the bass, while taking on the lead singer, arranger and composer roles as well. As a member of the internationally renowned group La Sonora Universal, Julio performed throughout Europe and with El Grupo Cubano Brisas Del Palmar he has toured Western Canada since 2005.

Julio Avila Cuban Band:

https://www.julioavilacubanband.com/

  / julioavilacubanband  

Caribbean Days Festival:
https://www.caribbeandays.ca/
  / caribbeandaysfestival  

Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC:
https://www.ttcsbc.org/

Tourism Coquitlam:
https://visitcoquitlam.ca/

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