Several groups of internationally recognized Cuban musicians will perform at concerts in Havana and Santiago de Cuba at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday in opposition to a string of attacks by the United States against the island’s government on accusations of human rights abuses.
Read MoreHavana is a city of cultural happenings year round, be it music, dance, visual art, theater, etc. Starting this post HT will be bringing 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.
Read More“If it was in my hands I would grant amnesty to those hundred prisoners that some say “are of conscience”, popular Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez told Pagina 12 newspaper in Argentina. Silvio —as he is known in Cuba— was responding to the interviewer’s question on his position regarding the hunger strike of dissenter Guillermo Fariñas?
Read MoreBuoyant in the storm and sailing for new horizons, the Cuban cultural project Esquife (Skiff) has spent over a decade navigating the rough waters of thought-provoking digital journalism, stirring up opinions rather than wallowing in complacency.
Read MoreWe Cubans are used to the mystification of our native heroes —wrapping them up in the mantel of absolute goodness and putting them in an urn so they do not become contaminated with daily routine (as if they had not emerged from it).
Read MoreThough the 2010 Cuba International Book Fair concluded a few weeks ago, I didn’t want to fail to mention the presentation of a work I consider vitally important to all Cubans, all races, all generations and to all ideologies. It’s titled the Antologia de Raza y Racismo (Anthology of Race and Racism), from Editorial Caminos publishers of the Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read More“Rumba on the Prado” is a community dance fiesta organized by the Centro de la Danza, located in at 111 Prado Avenue (between Refugio and Genio Streets).
These popular performances are planned for the last Friday of every month. (27 photos)
Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez presented his latest CD, “Segunda Cita” (Second date) on Friday at the Casa de las Americas cultural center in Havana. Rodriguez performed songs from the album with top musicians including Robertico Carcasses (piano), Feliciano Arango (stand up bass), Oliver Valdés (drums and percussion), Niurka Gonzalez (flute) y Haydée Milanés (chorus).
Read MoreThe talk of Havana this week has been the Calle 13 hip hop concert that brought out a reported over 200,000 people to the Anti-Imperialist Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Here HT presents more photos from the concert, these from photographer Elio Delgado. (16 photos)
Read MoreHere are some additional music happenings for Saturday and Sunday March 27-28 and Monday March 29 in Havana at the Casa de la Musica (Miramar), Cafe Cantante and the Delirio Habanaero clubs.
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