It was an unforgettable experience of melodious bursts that clawed while at the same time caressing my senses. I arranged an interview so that the readers of Havana Times could learn more about the multiple battles that this band wages against adversity.
Read MoreThe Royal Ballet concludes its five performance tour in Cuba on Saturday with a second show at the sold out 5,000 seat Karl Marx Theater in Havana.
Read MoreIt’s funny to be seated high up on the stairway, to look down at the street, watching people running to catch the bus, while hearing the cadence of the sounds of Tchaikovsky. Likewise, the dancers seemed like surrealistic figures amid the bustle of Prado Street.
Read MoreThe musical version of the Beauty and the Beast by Allan Menken, directed by Alfonso Menendez with the special acting performance of Hector Quintero, is being presented at the Old Havana Amphitheater at 9:00 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through August 30th.
Read MoreGiraldo Pilot and Klimax will offer a concert on Saturday July 25 at 9:00 p.m. at the Astral Theater. Piloto has led the band, a favorite of salsa lovers, for 14 years and this year won the 2009 Cubadisco Award for the Best Recording for Solo Tu y Yo (Bis Music).
Read MoreThe Gala Mayor Latin Jazz group will play a free concert on Sunday July 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the University Students Federation (FEU) House at K and 27th streets in Vedado.
Read MorePianist Ernan Lopez Nussa and his trio will give a concert on Friday July 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the Amadeo Roldan Theater on Calzada and D Streets in Vedado. The other members of the group are Enrique Pla on drums and Yoandri Martinez on bass.
Read MoreA new space to hear some of Cuba’s best young jazz musicians is the Acapulco Theater on 26th Ave. and 35th St. in Nuevo Vedado. Around midnight each Saturday night jazz lovers have a chance to enjoy the improvisations in a peaceful atmosphere.
Read MoreIrish photographer Paul Harris is gearing up for his solo show to be hanging from July 23 to October 23 at Barista’s Café in Dublin, Ireland. The pictures were taken with a manual camera using 35mm film without a flash, using only the naturally available light.
Read MoreCarlos Acosta, Cuba’s most famous male ballet dancer, is home in Havana along with London’s Royal Ballet. Acosta has lived outside of Cuba for most of the last 17 years but every time he returns to Havana he feels right at home, breathing the air that has inspired him since his childhood.
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