Among the activities planned is a large open-air event called “Loop 23.” It is designed to occupy all of Villalon Park in the Vedado District (on Calzada Street between D and E streets) on Saturday, October 15.
Read MoreRay Fernandez first public success was earned with the song “Lucha tu Yuca” (Struggle for your bread), a piece in which he uses an entertaining analogy between today’s Cubans and our indigenous ancestors to critique the harsh reality of life in the country.
Read MoreThe dates for the JoJazz competition/festival have been announced for November 24-27 in the Cuban capital. The event will host it’s fourteenth edition. While usually under-publisized, numerous JoJazz prizewinners have gone on to establish careers at the top international level.
Read MoreOctober will be an intense month for the lovers of hip-hop and similar musical influences. On Saturday the 8th from 2:00 pm at La Casona de Cojimar (Habana del Este), the afternoon will begin with “Anonimo Consejo” and “Brebaje Man” in a setting that has now become the norm each month for these two Cuban rap groups.
Read MoreWhen meeting René Peña for the first time, the initial impression is always that of aggressiveness. Later, you find a sensitivity sui generis that isn’t meant to charm and that only non-prejudiced eyes can distinguish: passing beyond the spectacle of his strong gestures, his marking of the territory, the macho-tinged compliments, to note at last his sincere gaze and sensual movements.
Read MoreAn exhibit of paintings and poems on Cuban butterflies — all created by imprisoned artist Antonio Guerrero — was recently inaugurated in the Museum of Natural History in Havana. (29 photos)
Read More“I think my encounter with art was natural. All children like to draw or make play-doh figures. What happens is that later, when they grow up, they become involved in other things. I just decided to continue,” said Ángel Alonso in his interview with HT. (11 photos)
Read MoreCuban singer-composer Alexander Diaz was raised in one of those Cuban households where playing music was as common as sitting down to eat. His professional career began in the cabaret at Havana’s Riviera Hotel.
Read More.On Sunday Oct. 2 the theater of the Museum of National Fine Arts has a program remembering Bola de Nieve that includes singers Beatriz Márquez, Anaís Abreu, Adriano Rodríguez, Pablo Santamaria and the Coro Entre Voces directed by Digna Guerra. The instrumentalists include the young sensations Yasek Manzano (trumpet) and Rolando Luna (piano).
Read MoreThis year’s Leo Brouwer Festival, it’s third, begins tonight and will pay special tribute to important personalities of the music world. Stand outs on the program are the flautist Niurka Gonzáles, pianist Ernan Lopez-Nussa, violinist Fernando Muñoz, the Exaudi Choir, the group Synthesis and singer Augusto Enriquez.
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