For Jorge Garcia, being a trova musician meant much more than singing accompanied by a guitar. “It is an attitude before the world. It’s to put up with them calling you crazy in the most basic sense. It’s to have no fear of saying what you feel, even though it hurts.”
Read MoreExcept for such tragicomic incidents, my young Cuban friend summarized the emotion of the encounter in a single phase. “They spoke about the divided family, the nostalgia… and I was happy to be able to rekindle that, to see new people and rediscover old faces… singing, shouting and standing up for a better future for our generation…”
Read MoreCuba’s top salsa band, Los Van Van, are scheduled to perform in Key West Florida on January 28 reported Reuters on Wednesday. The group led by Juan Formell has been at the top of the charts for the last 40 years. Starting in April the Van Van will begin a 70-concert US tour.
Read MoreSunday turned out to be a flashback of the 80s. Many younger people sported bellbottoms and “speldrums” (Afros), while the older crowd dressed up like they did almost 30 years ago. They left their homes ready to jungle boogie and hum to the lyrics of the famous group Kool and the Gang, who they would see live in Havana for the first time.
Read MoreStill on display is an exhibit made up of 53 views of the capital featured on playing cards. The show closes on December 31 at the Museo de Naipes (Card Museum) (Muralla No. 101, Habana Vieja), which opens at 10 o’clock in the morning. How did the city that we now walk through used to look? The opportunity to find this out is offered to us the Museum of Cards through these 53 images that have been recovered thanks to the digitalization.
Read MoreThe exhibition “Habana Mía” by visual artist Ileana Mulet will be on show at the Museo de Arte Colonial (San Ignacio No. 61, Habana Vieja) starting Tuesday, January 15 and running until the 30th. The exhibit will serve as the culmination of activities for the 40th anniversary of the Museo de Arte Colonial. The painter’s uses the theme of the city as her source of inspiration.
Read MoreAn exhibit of work by artists affiliated with the Cuban Association of Artisans (ACAA) will be on view until December 31, starting at 3 p.m., in the Casa de Asia (Mercaderes No. 111, Habana Vieja). Though one cannot speak of the existence strong roots of Japanese art here in Cuba, the art of modern Japan has been made available with great force through the Casa de Asia, which promotes a host of activities throughout the year.
Read MoreThis exhibition, made up of sculptures crafted from leather by the artisan and visual artist Romisleidys Ramos Perez, is on show until December 31 in the Casa de la Poesía (Muralla No. 63), starting on those days at 5 p.m. Leather has been reborn in this artist’s hands as her work gives us a chance to find out how life is revived starting from the seemingly dead.
Read MoreThe permanent exhibit by Arturo Montoto is now on show at the Galería El Reino de este Mundo at the Jose Marti National Library of Cuba (Ave. Independencia y 20 de mayo, Cerro). Montoto, recognized among the group of post-medieval artists, unites in his paintings the tropical character of fruits with unrecognizable architectural features.
Read MoreThe first personal exhibition by Alberto Pujol, in the Galería Guayasamín (Obra Pía No. 112, Habana Vieja) is being held from December 4-31. An actor and composer, Albertico Pujol is now, as it is known in Cuba, delving into the visual arts as a possible new path of pursuit.
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