Frivolity Penetrates Cubans’ Souls
Ever since I was little, the word “frivolity” attracted my attention. To me it seemed beautiful, mesmerizing, at least until I found out its meaning.
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I Think about Cuba Every Day
Lázara wakes up every morning in New York, has a cup of coffee and, with the same passion with which she takes a stand for or against every cause, she turns on the radio, hoping to hear the news that she has been waiting for most of her life: the demise of former Cuban president Fidel Castro.
Read MoreA Night with Temperamento
Fonseca recognizes that the world is in a mess and full of problems; therefore, when people come to his concerts, he wants them to “come out as if they had been taken on a trip to a place of peace.”
Read MoreRemedios, Cuba Celebrates 495th
The city of Remedios, one of the first eight townships founded by the Spanish colonizers in Cuba, is celebrating today its 495th anniversary, reported IPS. The city, located to the north of the central province of Villa Clara, is especially known for its “parrandas,” a carnival whose fireworks and floats attract every year thousands of tourists. The next Remedios carnival takes place this coming December.
Read MoreSilvio Rodriguez Concludes U.S. tour
Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez will conclude today his tour of the United States with a concert in the city of Orlando, Florida, reported the media in Miami. Rodríguez also performed in Washington, San Juan, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. According to his representative in the U.S., Hugo Cancio, the artist plans to retire to spend more time with his family.
Read MoreSilvio Rodriguez Asks Obama to Release Cuban Five
Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez asked President Barack Obama to free the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States charged with espionage during a concert at Washington’s DAR Constitution Hall.
Read MoreBuena Vista Social Club Back in USA
Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club music band arrives Tuesday in the United States where it will tour the cities of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, seven years after its last performance in that country, reported IPS. The group became famous in 1998 thanks to a documentary made by German filmmaker Win Wenders and concerts in Europe and North America.
Read MoreCuba Duo Buena Fe in Venezuela
I’d already heard that the Cuban duo was well-liked by the public in this country of tangled mountains and great rivers. But as I approached the Teresa Carreño Theater recently, it was confirmed by me that a wide section of Venezuelan music lovers avidly follows the songs of the two Guantanamo natives. (11 photos)
Read MoreJune Cultural Calendar for Havana
HT brings you a monthly cultural calendar compiled by the Cuba Absolutely website in PDF format. The listings include any major events as well as some of the off-the-beaten-track “peñas” and art showings in large part attended by Cubans.
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