Have you ever heard of Irish baroque mixed with traditional Cuban music? Can you imagine “sucu sucu” (originating from Cuba’s Isla de la Juventud) fused with “changui,” from the island’s east? A Cuban trio called Trovarroco that offers these pleasures. (10 photos)
Read MoreCuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta was awarded the 2011 National Dance Prize, Iván Tenorio, president of the jury, announced. Acosta, born in 1973, is a guest artist of the Royal Ballet of London; the American Ballet Theatre, of New York; and the Kirov Ballet, of Saint Petersburg.
Read MoreRenown Cuban playwright and director Hector Quintero died Wednesday in Havana at the age of 68. A Havana native, Quintero’s intense artistic career spanned theater, radio, TV and cinema.
Read MoreCuban pianist Harold Lopez Nussa, 26, won the prestigious French Adami “Talents Jazz 2011” award on Monday in Paris.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for March 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. It includes happenings in music, dance, and theater and the visual arts, etc. in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital’s historic center will receive on April 13 dance professionals from 13 countries, who will participate in the 16th International Meeting of Dance in Urban Countries, reported IPS. The event, organized by Cuba’s Retazos Company, the Office of the City Historian and this city’s Theatre Center, will be take place in parks and squares in Old Havana.
Read MoreThe following is the April program for Havana’s La Zorra y El Cuervo jazz club on 23rd St. in the Vedado district of Havana. The cover is 10 CUC (USD 11) and it includes two cocktails.
Read MoreThe Napoleonic Museum, the only one dedicated to the famous French emperor in Latin America, will reopen its doors today in the Cuban capital after a vast restoration that included the objects of the collection and the building where the installation is based, said Gema Pérez, director of that cultural center.
Read MoreMany people imagined that the “Festival of Peace and Love,” held in the Jardines de la Tropical, would have something to do with hippies. However, it didn’t turn out exactly like that. (30 photos)
Read More“To those that hear my music clandestinely, I thank them for their boldness and affection. Let’s hope that someday they can listen to it freely on the radio and that the generations who aren’t familiar with me will learn about my existence, and not only through their parents.”
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