Dayme Arocena: “Singing was My Shield”
To describe Dayme Arocena, you have to listen to her carefully. Her career is one of her free expression as a human being and as an artist.
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Culture
Cuba’s Repressive and Cellular Fever
The temperature of the repression in Cuba has risen like a fever during the days of the pandemic. It’s a systematic, cellular fever.
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Online Free Concert with Emerging Nicaraguan Artists
A number of Nicaraguan music groups and emerging artists will present a virtual free concert and chat on November 26th. Read how to tune in.
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Havana Film Festival to Take Place Despite Covid-19
The 42nd Havana Film Festival, “What the doctor prescribed in two doses,” takes place with part one Dec. 3-13 and part two on March 11-21.
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Estudiantina Invasora – Song of the Day
Today’s featured band is Estudiantina Invasora from Cuba with the song “Por Tu Gracia Sin Par” from “Septetos Cubanos: Sones de Cuba” (1990).
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Justi Barreto – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Justi Barreto y sus Santeros from Cuba with the song “Obatala” from the album “Lovi Ocha” (1987).
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Ruben Gonzalez – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Ruben Gonzalez from Cuba with the song “Choco’s Guajira” from the album “Chanchullo” (2000).
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Dollar Stores in Cuba: from Bad to Worse
This week we are going to talk about the issue of US dollar stores opening up in Cuba, geared to the population with family abroad.
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Invitation: Encounter with Margaret Randall & Gioconda Belli
Here’s a personal invitation from Randall and flyers about both the discussion on her archives and memoirs and the public conversation with Gioconda Belli.
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An Independent Cuban Art Gallery Reaches 25 Years
The independent Cuban art gallery has organized dozens of exhibitions dealing with social issues, and how art can mirror these.
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