Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Ray Barretto – Song of the Day

Today we feature Ray Barretto a US percussionist of Puerto Rican heritage. He performs “Acid”, the title track of his Fania label album (1968)

“Danzon was the first time Black and white people came together in the same ballroom. So, for the Spaniards, even the dance, was dangerous.”

Five of the 11 pastors from Mountain Gateway, a Texas based ministry, described their ordeal in the Nicaraguan prison.

Diesel in pesos disappeared, fuel sold in USD was never consistently available, and “clandestine gas stations” nearly doubled their price.

Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and arrested by ICE.

James Slade from Canada took our photo of the day: “Sun Rising in Winnipeg, Canada”.

Gaza is the most dangerous place in history for humanitarian workers, with 408 of them killed since October 2023.

Scholars believe that stairs are more than 6,000 years old, predating Christ; their exact age cannot be determined. (21 fotos)

Today’s featured artists are pianists Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Cuba) & Michel Camilo (Dominican Republic), with “La Comparsa” in 2017

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on, Friday, April 4, 2025.