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Cuba’s Number One Arranger

Demetrio Muñiz is a Cuban musician with an extensive career behind him. He has worked as an arranger in many of Cuba’s most renowned music projects and albums. “Everything can be Cubanized,” he tells Havana Times.

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)