Two months ago, I interviewed Heidi Ponce de Leon for my article “The Good Life in Cuba.” During our conversation, she told me that one of the activities of her studio (Estudio Cleo) was organizing was a workshop for kids, scheduled for the month of July. I ended up going with my 10-year-old niece on July 20th. (9 photos)
Read MoreCuban musician Descemer Bueno’s second album, Bueno, (the musician’s last name, meaning “good” in Spanish) uses the ballad genre as a rhythmical base for several, experimental fusions, attesting to the insatiable creative search that often impels the artist.
Read MoreThough I didn’t listen to much rock music in my teens, I never once said I didn’t like it. I knew it was a question of taste and the fact I wasn’t yet prepared for that kind of music, that I hadn’t discovered the genre yet.
Read MoreJenny Peña is a young soloist and concert musician on the island who manages to coax an almost magical sonorous quality from her instrument, infusing deep emotion into each musical note. “It’s difficult being a woman, but we live through our music just like men do.”
Read MoreA number of programs on Cuban radio and television aim to introduce the new generations, and remind the old ones, of the most notable figures of Cuban music of all time. However totally or partially excluded are Cubans who decided to live outside the country, leaving generations oblivious to their work.
Read MorePuerto Rican actress and filmmaker Kesia Elwin has secured over US $110,000 in funding for a movie based on the life of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez through the on-line crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
Read MoreThe top twenty songs of the famous Cuban musician Francisco Repilado forms the new album “Guantanamera. The essential album “, published by the label Rhino, of Warner Music, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreI am part of a small team of building restorers. Luckily, we are able to choose what work we do, something which isn’t common. Our boss – a friend of mine – deals with all of the red tape I would be unable to stomach, being the impatient person I am. (7 photos)
Read MoreAn audit at the International School of Film and Television (EICTV) of Cuba uncovered serious irregularities leading to the arrest of three employees and the resignation of the director.
Read MoreNew, neo-expressionist works by contemporary Cuban artists Rigoberto Rodriguez (popularly known as “Rigo”) and Ernesto Cordova, affording us two distinct takes on everyday reality, will be on display at a month-long exhibition entitled “Retaining”, currently mounted at the Fayad Jamis Arts Gallery in Alamar, Havana. (8 photos)
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