I believe rap is sincere and real, I think it’s a poetic way to write down and express the truth, of telling the truth about the reality we live in. It is a means of getting ideas out there without intermediaries, of speaking directly to people. This is why we chose it, or, better, why it chose us.
Read MoreIt has been said that the pieces written and performed by Cuba’s Duo G.Lo music band are a kind of “poetry in music.” Those who have had the opportunity to catch a performance by this duo, created by Lazaro Valladares Mederos and Jorge Luis Torres Morejon in the town of Regla, La Habana, can attest to the truth of this statement.
Read MoreDe lo sublime a lo erotico (“From the Sublime to the Erotic”) featuring self-taught artist Rody Enriquez Alonso, opened last weekend at Havana’s Fayad Jamis gallery – in spite of the bad weather. The pieces of two guest artists, Mileidy Moran and Raimundo Lopez Silva, are also on display at the gallery. (7 photos)
Read MoreThe circumstances in which creation happens in the photographic milieu on the island and artistic interests based on the search for another Havana, these are the revelations of Cuban photographer Yunior Yanes. “I try to pay homage to daily life, to all common things.”
Read More“Fatima or the Fraternity Park” is the working title of the new film by renowned Cuban actor and filmmaker Jorge Perugorría, now being filmed on location in Havana. The film is inspired in a story by Cuban writer Miguel Barnet.
Read MoreCuba’s Yoruba Association honored Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, an emblematic figure of Cuban dance. Under the cloak of the orishas of the Yoruba pantheon, the religious institution gave a dance and singing presentation with presence of the 92-year-old Alonso. (22 photos)
Read MoreUtopiart, the union of the words Art and Utopia, is the title of the expo which these days is exhibited in the Hispano-American Cultural Center in Havana. Installations, videos, photographs and paintings entertain with the art and imagery from Mali, the Netherlands, Belgium and Cuba. (14 photos)
Read MoreThe carnival area has been reduced considerably because half of the broad ocean drive has been blocked off and fitted with grand stands, where, for a price, you can watch the floats, masquerades or any other artistic attraction, enjoying the show away from the boisterous crowds that populate Cuba’s carnivals.
Read MoreThe famous group of traditional Cuban music, Buena Vista Social Club, is preparing to travel to the United States, where it will offer around 20 concerts starting next month, in what will be their biggest tour in that nation.
Read MoreRecently, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of the members of one of the latest Cuban rock bands: Bassist, song-writer and director Alex Lofler, cellist Yanet Moreira and song-writer and vocalist Franklin Rodriguez. The group was formed at the end of last year but has already enjoyed some success.
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