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US-Cuba Détente in Cartoons

Here are some illustrations we published individually over the last couple years regarding the thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba. We look forward to your comments.

Stones Bid Farewell to Cuba after Landmark Mega-Concert

The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in Havana, Cuba on Friday night before hundreds of thousands of fans. The gig with the veteran performers of the legendary rock band added to the accelerated opening of the country to the outside world.

The Rolling Stones Perform Tonight in Havana

The Rolling Stones hold their first concert ever in Cuba tonight at the Havana Sports City grounds. The outdoor event is set for 8:30 p.m. and is free.

Rolling Stones Post Video to Cubans on Friday’s Havana Concert

The legendary British band “The Rolling Stones” just posted a video message of greeting to Cuba, two days before their historic free concert will this Friday in Havana, reported dpa news.

The Wave 269: A Work of Love

A Cuban singer and musician arrives in the Arab Emirates to discover her true home. Hakely Nakao launches her first album in another distant land, Turkey, where she now resides.

Havana at Full Speed Preparing for the Stones

An international crew of workers from England, Germany, Belgium, Mexico, Peru and the host country are going full speed to ready the stage with its huge towers for the first ever Rolling Stones concert in Cuba, a country that previously forbade its citizens to listen to their music. (10 photos)

Cuba to Host Dancers from the Quenedit Ballet School of San Antonio, Texas

The Quenedit Ballet School (QBS) of San Antonio, Texas has seven students aging in range from 12-17 that have been invited to participate in the Cuban National Ballet School’s annual workshop March 21-25, 2016 in Havana, Cuba.

Havana Jazz Club Turns Smoke Free

Some time ago Havana Times published a report that made a severe criticism of the La Zorra y el Cuervo nightclub, a space destined to enjoy the best of Cuban Jazz.

Rolling Stones Cuba Concert Set for 3/25

The Rolling Stones confirmed today on their website that will give a free concert in Havana, Cuba on March 25, reported dpa news.

Cuban Jazz Singer Dayme Arocena: “A Lucky Black Woman”

Legendary singer Elis Regina once said: “The only real singers in Brazil are Gal Costa and me.” Paraphrasing the diva, I could say that, in today’s Cuba, the only real singer is Dayme Arocena. Three things define Dayme: her frank and sincere laugh, her peculiar modesty and her singular voice.