Anima Mundi is one of the few Cuban rock bands that have achieved international recognition and have taken the stage at important European venues. Their music makes them a one-of-a-kind experience at home. Today, we converse with the band’s guitarist and founder, Roberto Diaz.
Read MorePhD in Economics Omar Everleny Perez expounds on the underpinnings of Cuba’s new Foreign Investment Law, recently approved by the island’s parliament. “Foreign investment is one of the mechanisms that can help Cuba secure the resources it needs to grow. It’s become clear that it is impossible to head down the road to growth again on our own efforts alone.”
Read MoreCuban painter Eidania Perez offers us a glimpse at her artistic and spiritual milieu, allowing us to discover some of the concerns that impel her creative work. “I take my work as an artist and a conveyor of certain values very seriously. I have huge respect towards art and the gift of creation.”
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende remembers the life and legacy of late writer Gabriel García Márquez. She reads from his landmark novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and talks about how García Márquez influenced generations of thinkers and writers in Latin America and across the world.
Read MoreThe novel and interesting performances of Zuleida Suarez and Susana Frade – two soloists who have come together as a music duo – have already earned them renown on the island. “Sacrifice is part of the life of any musician,” one of them tells me during their interview for Havana Times.
Read MoreMaikel Echevarría (known by his stage name “Kelly-es”) is a Cuban reggaeton singer. A vocalist for the band Manana Reggae, he tells us that, though most passionate about reggaeton, he also enjoys merengue, house and cumbia.
Read MoreMichael A. Lebowitz, Canadian economist and professor at the Simon Frazer University in Vancouver, answered our questions regarding: Socialism and the Party, the New State from the bottom up, cooperatives and self-management, Cuba and its economy.
Read MoreA young woman on the Tres, a traditional Cuban instrument, presents us with her album which she’s made with the help of friends. “I’ve always accompanied many top Cuban musicians,” she says in this interview with HT.
Read MoreA number of articles on the complex issue of abortion in Cuba (where it is legal) were recently published in HT. I wanted to hear the opinion of a representative of the Catholic church – an institution that has traditionally opposed abortion and has been gradually reclaiming its influence in Cuba’s public sphere.
Read MoreOne day, so far unknown but probably closer than imagined, will be “Day Zero” for the start of the process of monetary unification foretold in 2011 by the economic reforms of the Cuban government. Economist Pavel Vidal gives us his view as to how it may all unfold.
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