Haila María Mompié celebrates Cuban music at Old Havana’s historic amphitheater

Foto: Wikimedia Commons / Michel BUZE (CC BY-SA 4.0)

October 16, 2026

Cuban singer Haila María Mompié took the stage on Friday, October 10, 2026, at the Amphitheater of Havana’s Historic Center for a concert that moved through son, salsa, timba, guaracha and bolero with her orchestra, Juventud Rebelde reported. The open-air venue in Old Havana framed a show that also paid tribute to emblematic figures and bands of Cuban popular music.

Sharing the bill with the artist often called Cuba’s Diva were singers Vania Borges and Heidy Chapman, producer-musician Maikel Dinza — with whom Mompié is working on a new album — and Iván, Teresa’s son, known for his work with Manana Club, NG La Banda and Bamboleo. Dance company Tiempos Sabás joined the program, which honored the Sonora Matancera, Juan Formell, Paulo FG, Adalberto Álvarez and Irakere, plus songs from Bamboleo, the 1990s group where Mompié made her name.

The date was part of her October appearances at the Old Havana amphitheater: Radio Cadena Habana and Radio Coco had earlier previewed her run there with the same guest lineup. Born in Las Tunas and a solo star since 2001, Mompié remains one of the most visible voices in Cuban salsa and timba.

Fuente: Juventud Rebelde; Radio Cadena Habana (ICRT); Radio Coco

Haila María Mompié González

Music, Singer, Female composer, Performer

Currently catalogued as one of the great Cuban interpreters, a faithful exponent of Son. Born in Amancio Rodríguez in the province of Las Tunas, daughter of a father who was a singer by avocation and a mother who was a stylist. She began to feel an affinity for music since childhood, although she was initially inclined towards dance, which she studied at an Art School in Santiago de Cuba.