The pioneer of Brazilian bossa nova in the late 1950s, Joao Gilberto’s intimate guitar playing and hushed vocals gave rise to a movement in music that continues to endear listeners the world over.
Read MoreThe systematization and rise of eco-friendly projects will be one of the most important aspects of the 15th edition of the Gibara Film Festival, which will run from July 7th until July 13th, in this coastal city in Cuba’s Holguin province.
Read MoreAfter heated controversy and sorting out internal differences, Cuban women won important social and political battles in the first four decades of the 20th century, which are depicted in the documentary “En busca de un espacio”, by filmmaker Marilyn Solaya.
Read MoreDogs barking in the distance. Birds chirping nearby. A man walking through the mist, surrounded by lush vegetation. A distinctive vibrato singing “Speak Softly, Love” over it all. So begins Inna de Yard, a documentary that can safely be called a love poem to reggae music, or the “soul of Jamaica.
Read MoreThe “Three Trapped Tigers” exhibition by artists Douglas Perez, Luis Camejo and Kelvin Lopez will be on show at the Galeria Collage Habana on San Rafael Street in Central Havana, until the end of July. (18 photos)
Read MoreA self-taught artist, Danay Suarez ventured into the world of music when she was 15 years old. She would perform at concerts organized by the Cuban Agency of Rap and was prominent on Havana’s underground rap scene, collaborating with groups such as Los Aldeanos, Krudas, Raudel and Papa Humbertico.
Read MoreThis is the third chapter in the video/theater series based on Edgar Lee Masters’ poems, written in the Spoon River Anthology. This episode focuses on the story of a young anarchist’s life, Searcy Foote. (18 photos)
Read MoreThe Afro-Cuban Alliance* invites Havana Times readers to attend the first edition of the Alternative Film from the Latin American and Caribbean African Diaspora Festival, which will take place at the Cultural Center in Havana’s Plaza municipality from Friday June 25th until June 28th, 5 PM – 8 PM.
Read MoreRoberto Fonseca is a multitalented Cuban jazz musician, composer and bandleader. Born into a musical family, he first started out with percussion before switching to piano when he was 8 years old.
Read MoreIn 1979, a young Carlos Mejia Godoy sang for a people’s armed revolution that was trying to overthrow the Somoza dictatorship. Forty years later the singer and composer is in exile for the second time. Now he is singing for a civic rebellion…
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