What forces hip hop underground are not the issues dealt with in the songs or whether it fuses with other types of music, but the fact that it’s not marketed. Rappers can’t live off their art. All hip hop in Cuba is underground because no record company will record a hip hop CD.
Read MoreThe musical project Interactivo will perform in concert at the Teatro Karl Marx on March 6th. In addition to the excellent musicians that make up this project, there will be guest artists X Alfonso, David Torrens, Decemer Bueno and Haidee Milanes, among others.
Read MoreReturning to El Palenque will be the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba in performance. Their works will include interactive folkloric and traditional Cuban dance under the general direction of Manolo Micler.
Read MoreSíntesis will premiere works from its CD “Traigo para dar,” along with guests including Omara Portuondo, X-Alfonso, bassist Gaston Joya and saxophonist Ernesto Vega. Also featured will be dancers from Danza Abierta and from the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba.
Read MoreHere’s part of the line up for the weekend of March 5-7 at different Havana locales.
Read More“What does Van Van have that keeps it going after forty years?” This is a question that has been posed by thousands of people who have followed the group’s music for decades. Dancing, sweating, applauding to the sound of “Marilu”, “Sandunguera” or “El baile del buey cansao”, the public is thankful for every performance and each new song.
Read MoreOvercoming the obligations imposed by society, the woman has always felt impelled to struggle for her individuality…for the freedom to choose. It doesn’t matter if she’s in Africa (with its ingrained traditions) or in Europe (with its apparent advances), the condition of being a woman is a challenge that must be assumed in all existing patriarchal societies.
Read MoreWithin last week’s Showing of New Film Directors, a competition took place that included artists from other countries and points of view toward Cubans. Their documentaries, dramas and animated films revolve around similar themes, though with different focuses.
Read MoreSinger-songwriter Santiago Feliu is presented along with his guests every Friday at the El Sauce club starting at 10:30 p.m. Feliu shares the stage with Roberto Carcases on piano and Oliver Valdes at the drums, as well as other big names Cuban contemporary music.
Read MoreJazz sax player Cesar Lopez is presented along with his guest performers every Tuesday at the El Sauce club, starting at 10:30 p.m.
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