The famous Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia gave a spectacular concert this week at the Karl Marx theater in Havana as part of V Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival. In the introduction,, Brouwer said that Paco’s concert is an experience that will never be repeated because he is always evolving . (28 photos)
Read MoreThe 29th International Jazz Plaza 2013 Festival, to be held in Havana on December 19-22 will be dedicated to Cuban musicians Bebo and Chucho Valdes, announced by the Organizing Committee.
Read MoreThe Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia will offer a concert Wednesday night at the Karl Marx Theater in this capital, as part of the Fifth Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival , after 26 years of having played in Cuba.
Read MoreThe interesting and novel works of two artists have been on display at The Reino de Este Mundo gallery, in Havana’s Jose Marti National Library, since the beginning of September. The joint exhibition, titled Ambivalencia del cuerpo imaginario (“The Ambivalence of the Imaginary Body”), features the works of visual artists Cirenaica Moreira (Cuba) and Maira Ortins (Brazil). (22 photos)
Read MoreOur guest is Geovani del Pino, the director of Yoruba Andabo, one of Cuba’s most internationally renowned rumba bands.
Read MoreA total of five Cuban musical productions were presented on Wednesday as part of the Grammy nominations from the Latin Recording Academy. In this edition, the jazz disc “Border- free ” by pianist Chucho Valdes competes in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album.
Read MoreThe work of the late Cuban-born musician, conductor and composer Isidro Benitez is better known in South America than in Cuba, whence the artist was forced to emigrate, in 1926, owing to the widespread and deeply-rooted racism of the time. As a black man, Benitez was denied the possibility of performing in venues that should have welcomed an artist of his stature.
Read MoreJazz, New Age, classical and Latin American folk music chords filled Havana’s old town, lending its commonly sober ambience a new spirit. The rains – which had forced organizers to set up the stage in the gateway of one of the Plaza Vieja’s colonial buildings – gave way to a pleasant clear sky. (26 photos)
Read MoreCuban jazz musician Roberto Carcasses, punished a week before for asking the authorities for free access to information and a direct vote for president during a televised public event, returned Friday to perform on a Havana stage.
Read MoreAs we might have expected from an incident as talked-about as asking for political changes in Cuba during a massive official function, musician Roberto Carcasses has become a kind of test case for political militancy on the island.
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