Culture

Katy Perry Slips Into Havana

Katy Perry, the new goddess of pop in the United States, snuck into Havana over the weekend, following in the footsteps of Beyonce, Rihanna and Mick Jagger and the expected visits of Sting and Stevie Wonder.

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A Cuban Singer Triumphs in Angola

Having finished recording her most recent album with an African label, Cuban musician Lindiana Murphy treats us to a wholly new experience and pieces that have already earned acclaim among listeners on the island. “The women in Angola were the ones who taught me the most,” said Lindiana in her interview with HT.

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A Night of Cuban and US Hip Hop in Havana

“A bit of music, a bit of music!” DJ Neurys exclaims after going on stage and getting behind the synthesizers. All the way from Minneapolis, Manny Bhefto asks people to clap: “What’s up, Havana?” It’s Friday night at Havana’s Fabrica de Arte Cubano, a venue of the Les Voix Humaines Festival.

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Cuban Author Pedro Juan Gutierrez Launches New Novel

In different ways, Pedro Juan Gutierrez offers us a self-portrait in each of his books. On this occasion, he intentionally announces it with the title of Fabian y el caos (“Fabian and Chaos”), his most recent novel, just launched in Spain. Published by Anagrama, the novel scrutinizes a past more distant than the one tackled in the author’s Dirty Havana Trilogy.

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Sony Music Signs with Cuba

Sony Music Entertainment and the Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM) signed a historical agreement on Tuesday in Havana that will allow many Cuban musicians and recordings to enter the international market through the wide door of the US music industry.

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Medieval Music in Cuba

I’ve been alerting readers to the imminence of a major, worldwide crisis for years now. Those of us concerned with this issue have a special interest in the Middle Ages, as we believe that a global crisis could bring about another Dark Age. After thinking about this for long, I came across a group of young Cubans who perform medieval music. Ensemble Medieval Lauda granted me an interview.

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