Bia Ferreira is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and activist hailing from Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was born into an evangelical family and followed her mother’s footsteps (her mother was a singer, choir conductor and pianist), entering the world of music at the tender age of 3 when she began studying piano.
Read MoreMaybe those in Cuba who want to make an obliging, critical cinema “to the extent that’s allowed”, or simply ads or reggaeton music videos, will be very happy now that they have been promised a legal framework.
Read MoreAs far back as she can remember, Ana Cecilia Hooker has handcrafted and sold jewelry and house decorations. “I would use every material I came across if I thought I could make something out of it. It was always a pastime for me,” she said. However, this university professor never thought this might become her only means of financial support.
Read MoreWith its debut scheduled for October, the documentary “Mujeres… resiliencia, derechos a la vida” (Women… resilience, rights to life), the Palomas Project, synthesizes the ability of Cubans to overcome the effects of the economic and financial embargo/blockade imposed by the US in 1962, time and time again.
Read MoreBrazilian singer and guitarist Joao Gilberto, considered to be one of the pioneers of the bossa nova genre, has died aged 88, his son said Saturday.
Read MoreThey are rehearsing “A German Requiem” by Brahms right now. They’ve been at it for several hours. There are also German musicians. This time, the Europeans have come to perform here; other times, the Cubans go to Germany.
Read MoreThe 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.
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