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Alan Gross’s Wife on US-Cuba Impasse

Forget South Florida politics, negotiate with the Cubans and find a way to bring Alan Gross home. That’s what Judy Gross told investigative reporter Tracey Eaton earlier this week in a lengthly interview.

Tanya: Cuban Pop Rock Pioneer

After 20 years abroad, the artist who wrote the first page of Cuba’s pop-rock music history has returned to the island. “People still remember my songs,” Cuban singer-songwriter Tanya told us during her interview for Havana Times.

Cuban Jazz Pianist Jorge Aragon

Jorge Aragon is a virtuoso of the instrument, a young musician with a very contemporary vision of Cuban Jazz. “My father was the inspiration that led me to the piano. He gave me a gift that he had, the taste and sensitive way of taking on the instrument. A way of playing a little simply, you could say, but at the same time comes very close to people, and that’s something that schools do not teach.” he said in his interview with HT.

Classical Dance Icon Vladimir Malakhov interview with HT

“I would like to be able to come to Cuba more often. I have many Cuban friends I have worked with in the course of my career,” said Vladimir Malakhov in his interview with HT.

Cuba’s First Transsexual Politician

Jose Agustin Hernandez, who goes by the name “Adela”, is the first transsexual ever to occupy a government post in all Cuban history. She was elected municipal delegate – a kind of town councilor – by her neighbors.

Composer Nimrod Borenstein with HT

The “Concerto for violoncello and string orchestra” by Nimrod Borenstein was performed in Cuba by the Cuban-Russian cellist Makcim Fernández Samodaiev, who described the piece as “apparently simple, but then you discover traps, complexities; this shows a lot of elegance by the composer”.

Interview with Antonio Hens, director of the Spain-Cuba Film “The Last Match”

La Partida (“The Last Match”), a film that touches on a number of controversial issues, was screened at the 35th Havana Film Festival held in the Cuban capital the first half of December. “I beg to differ with those who see a portrait of contemporary Cuba in my film,” said its director, Antonio Hens, during his interview with HT.

Vladimir Malakhov’s Manager Paul Seaquist on the Dancer’s Ten Days in Cuba

Paul Seaquist, manager of the man who is considered the century’s best dancer, speaks to us about Vladmir Malakhov’s recent visit to Cuba in an exclusive interview for Havana Times. “We’ve decided to return and to continue contributing to the arts in Holguin,” he told us.

Cuban Singer Leo: Beyond Charanga Habanera

Leo Garrido Herranz, the young singer and host of Cuba’s successful television program Piso 6 (“The 6th Floor”) gives us a sneak peek at his latest album Todo de mi (“Everything About Me”), recorded by the Cuban label EGREM. “It was difficult to be at the top one moment and find myself at home with nothing to do the next,” he told us during his interview for HT.

The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa

We look back at the pivotal role Cuba played in ending apartheid and why Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandela’s memorial. Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cuba’s victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa.