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Jazz Plaza Starts Today in Havana

The 28th annual Jazz Plaza International Festival will begin its performances starting today and continue through Sunday December 23 at several institutions in the capital.

Cuba’s National Literature Prize Awarded to Leonardo Padura

The distinguished National Book Award was won this year by the renowned storyteller, critic and essayist Leonardo Padura, one of the most widely read and admired Cuban writers on and off the the island today.

Chilean Film ‘NO’ Wins Havana Film Fest

The winner of the first prize Coral Award for fiction at the 34th Havana Film Festival was the film titled “No”, by Chilean director Pablo Larrain. The movie deals with the plebiscite that finally removed Augusto Pinochet from power in 1990.

Inside a Cuban Dance School

We go camera in hand to the Alejo Carpentier Dance School in Havana. It’s one of the many such institutions where Cuba’s reknown and newer dance troupes draw their talent. (29 photos)

Cuba’s Eliades Ochoa to Perform in Mexico

The Cuban guitarist and “sonero” musician Eliades Ochoa, a member of the Buena Vista Social Club, announced that he will give several concerts in Mexico starting the second half of January.

Haskell Armenteros: A “Classical” Musician who Plays Popular Music

Clarinet player Haskell Armenteros directs the Vientos Nueva Camerata chamber music group and at the same time performs with the popular Grupo Compay Segundo band. Nonetheless, we found out that the clarinet wasn’t exactly the instrument that first captured his interest in music.

Latin American Art at Havana Film Fest

Some of the most representative figures of Latin American visual arts lead us on a journey through the evolution of art, from conventional demonstrations to installations and videos. The works being presented are from the Wifredo Lam Center for Contemporary Art, (11 photos)

‘Pablo’: A Social Criticism, But…

A special showing of Pablo, a film by Yosmani Acosta, last week at the Pavilion Cuba, as part of the Festival of New Latin American Cinema. Pablo is a provocative film that questions Cuban life by approaching a theme seldom dealt with in cinematography here on the island: child abuse.

Fito Paez, Los Van Van and Silvio at the Havana Film Festival

When the 34th Havana Film Festival officially opened earlier this week it was a night to remember. The highly popular argentine singer Fito Paez joined with the Cuban dance band par excellence, Los Van Van, to delight the audience at the Karl Marx Theater in the capital. A documentary film on Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was the evening’s cinema presentation. (19 photos)

Julieta Venegas at Her Cuba Concert

The Avellaneda Hall of the National Theatre of Havana was packed this past Monday night with people anxious to see and hear the popular Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas. She was preceded by Cuban artists such as troubadour Santiago Feliu and singer Rochy Ameneiro. (15 photos)