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Old Havana Libraries Now Online

Through a new cataloging service that’s available online, the materials accumulated by libraries in historic Old Havana are now publicly available, reports the Cuban Information Agency (AIN).

Cuban Duo ‘Buena Fe’ to Perform in Miami

The popular Cuban duo Buena Fe will perform on February 22 in the US city of Miami to promote their new record “Dial.” Buena Fe will also tour Venezuela, Ecuador and Chile in the first trimester of this year, while this weekend they will give three concerts at Havana’s Karl Marx Theater.

Las Krudas Continue Being Cuba

“Krudas are so revolutionary that they had to emigrate.” Since then, every return by the singers Pelusa and Pasita has brought us several songs full of the experiences of being two lesbian feminist rappers from “the musical island” and survivor-dissidents of the air-brushed images of Cuban hip hop.

Caleb Casas, a Cuban Face in Acting

Cuban actor Caleb Casas lives and works as an actor in Colombia, a country with many cultural ties to Cuba. “I’m in another country making a living at what really makes me feel realized,” he told HT in his interview in Havana.

A Unique Chapter From Cuba’s History

The success of the Cuban literacy campaign changed the course of the island’s history and made it a sought-after program. Today Cuba helps other countries via a modernized audio-visual literacy teaching program called Yo sí puedo!

Trial over Cancellation of Cuban Music Festival Begins

The festival was scheduled for April 9, 2011 at the Homestead Speedway racetrack, but it was canceled by the facility’s owners, who claimed that information was withheld from them. The organizers denied their arguments and have filed for damages of a million dollars.

New Photo Book of Fidel Castro

At this year’s Havana International Book Fair, the Bologna Publishing House will present a new collection of photographs taken of former Cuban President Fidel Castro over the past six decades of his life, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.

Amaury Gutierrez, a Cuban Musician Who Doesn’t Miss an Opportunity

Amaury Gutierrez is one of those artists who combine talent and consummate success. Among his most important awards is a Latin Grammy for Best Singer-Songwriter Album, in 2011, which he received for his album Sesiones intimas. With his debut recording entitled Amaury Gutierrez, he obtained his first Latin Grammy nomination and the sale of about 600,000 copies.

Swiss Photographer Luc Chessex to Exhibit in Havana

Swiss photographer Luc Chessex announced Wednesday that his next exhibition “Looking at Cuba in the ‘60s” will be on display at the Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente starting tomorrow (Friday) in Havana. He lived in Cuba from 1961 – 1975.

Three Cuban Movies at Miami Festival

Three of the most recent Cuban films will be shown as part of the program of the 30th Miami International Film Festival, to be held from March 1 to 10, reported the Café Fuerte website.