Darkness on Havana’s Streets, Excess Light at Film Festival
The official narrative insists the festival demonstrates “the luminous resistance of Cuban culture.” That’s how first lady Lis Cuesta put it.
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Culture
Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Chick Corea (USA) y Hiromi Uehara (Japan) performing in a piano duet at the 2006 Tokyo Jazz Festival.
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The Havana Film Festival Opens Amid Blackouts
The program of the 46th Havana Film Festival is extensive, but the premieres that once defined the event’s history no longer arrive.
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Chyke Martins – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Nigerian flutist Chyke Martrins with Mayowa Afolabi, Flora Sparkle, Teegrooves, and Alfred Olasunkanmi performing the jazz classic Afro Blue in 2024.
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Cuban Amateur Films Rescued from the Trash
Collectives like Wild Archivists and Archivos del Monte work from intuition, urgency, & from the inherent fragility of the domestic archive.
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Nicaraguan Singer Norma Helena Gadea Dies
“To my soul sister, Norma Helena Gadea, may she rest in peace and now be stardust,” begins a farewell message from Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy.
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Cuban Gov. Censors Tribute to Celia Cruz on Her Centennial
What happened “adds another chapter to the history of the application of political commissioner methods within Cuban culture.”
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Celia Cruz, Albita, Lucrecia & Paquito D’Rivera – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Celia Cruz, Albita, Lucrecia & Paquito D’Rivera from Cuba with “Oye como va” live in Palma de Malloca (2013).
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Filo and Felipe Machado – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Filo Machado and his grandson Felipe from Brazil with their cover of “Take Five” recorded in 2014.
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Graffiti and Urban Works of Art Facing the Havana Malecon
Walking through Centro Habana to Old Havana, along the coastline, I have seen walls covered with graffiti and works of urban art (13 photos).
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