Cubans who love to read anxiously await the month of February. In a few days, the cobblestoned walkways of Havana’s Cabaña Fortress will feel the steps of thousands of people, individuals of all ages who will visit the different exhibition areas and book stands that commonly grace Cuba’s International Book Fair.
Read MoreAt the close of the 1960s, the Cuban Film Art and Industry Institute (ICAIC) headed by Alfredo Guevara was one of the few institutions that could claim a measure of autonomy in terms of cultural policy and had the financial resources at its disposal to gather restless young artists under the banner of an innovative cultural project.
Read MoreThe legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger died Monday at the age of 94. For nearly seven decades, Seeger was a musical and political icon who helped create the modern American folk music movement. We air highlights of two appearances by Seeger on Democracy Now!, including one of his last television interviews recorded just four months ago.
Read MoreThe award for Best Latin Jazz Album went to Cuba’s Paquito D’ Rivera and the Brazilian Trio Corrente for “Song for Maura,” delivered last night in Los Angeles. It was the fifth Grammy for D’ Rivera, 65, who also has six Latin Grammy awards.
Read MoreBorn in Santa Clara in 1975, Leonardo Garcia is among the most talented musicians of his generation. A skillful guitarist and lyricist, Garcia addresses Cuban and universal issues with both charm and intensity.
Read MoreThe program for the Cuba Cinematheque for February 2014 includes the premier of the Cuban film “Conducta” (Conduct) by director Ernesto Daranas. The invitation only first showing is on Feb. 4 and then showings open to the public on Feb. 6-9, 11-12.
Read MoreThough 22-year-old Manuel Leandro is one of Cuba’s youngest folk musicians today, he could well be described as one of the most talented, part of a generation that hasn’t yet defined itself as one.
Read MoreJustin Bieber says he is somewhere in Cuba today, possibly getting away from the legal mess created by some eggs splashed on the house of his neighbor in Calabasas, California.
Read MoreThe Cuban visual arts collective 3STADO Solido has teamed up with US fine arts professor Harriet Frank to offer us Los misterios de la naturaleza (“The Mysteries of Nature”), a highly interesting exhibition open to viewing until the end of the month. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe 14-piece Brown University Jazz Band has been spending this week in Havana on a cultural exchange that brings them in personal contact with musicians of the island. The visit is sponsored by the university’s Music Department and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
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