Renowned Cuban artists like Carlos Varela and X Alfonso, and four Swedish bands, will be the main performers of the Peace and Love Festival, to be held in the Cuban capital this coming Friday and Saturday March 25 and 26.
Read MoreTitled “En Confluencia,” a musical presentation led by guitarist Eduardo Martin takes place every second Sunday of the month at 5:00 p.m. at the Casa del ALBA Cultural (556 Linea Avenue at the corner of D Street in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana). (10 photos)
Read MoreCuban soprano Barbara Llanes has participated in important musical initiatives on the island such as the recording of Jose Maria Vitier’s “Misa Cubana” (Cuban Mass), in addition to critically acclaimed concerts as a soloist with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba.
Read MoreLienz Chang is one of the greats produced by Cuban Ballet. Today he is the ‘Maitre’ of the La Scala Theater Ballet of Milan, Italy.
Read MoreThis was the tenth annual “Fiesta of the Drum,” which during each of its years has presented an opportunity to listen to quality live percussionists. (14 photos)
Read MoreCuban guitarist Josué Tacoronte speaks with HT about his studies and career on the island and most recently in Mexico.
Read More“I’ve never believed in competitions as definers of talent. In that sense I don’t believe they define anything. In art, the races are about long distance, not speed. No one finishes first or last because the goals are always on the horizon.”
Read MoreA new cultural center dedicated to The Beatles was opened in the Havana district of El Vedado, just a few meters from the park where there is a statue of John Lennon. The installation, named El submarino amarillo (The Yellow Submarine) is a tribute to a song by the British group, and will offer music from the 1960s and 70s.
Read MoreThis Cuban singer-songwriter, a native of the country town of Mines de Matahambre in Pinar del Rio province, belongs to the Nueva Trova movement. Among his followers are several generations of Cubans, not only for his songs that are pleasing to the ear, but for his intelligent compositions and because he is — as he says — a “committed singer.”
Read MoreCuba will dedicate the next International Book Fair in 2012 to the cultures of the Caribbean countries, Minister of Culture Abel Prieto announced during the closing of this year’s event in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. The most widely attended annual event on the island on this occasion was visited by around 2.3 million persons.
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