Young Spanish singer Paskual Kantero arrived in Cuba — to sing and love — belonging to the latest generation of trova artists who has also received the support of his well-recognized countryman – singer Luis Eduardo Aute.
Read MoreLinnet Gonzalez started professionally as a member of the National Ballet of Cuba and later she decided to pursue a career abroad. She went on to dance with the most important company in Belgium as a soloist in major classical roles, eventually returning to the island to pursue a significant dancing career.
Read MoreThis past October I had the opportunity to review the personal exhibit “Puzzle,” by the young artist Gabriel Estrada. Now, I’ve returned to his birthplace and home of Guanabacoa, on the edge of Havana, to talk to him about the concerns that drive and motivate his work.
Read MoreWe’re distinguished for being the only choral formation on the island composed exclusively of women. Since there are no men, we take advantage of their absence. We’re also trying to reintroduce the female figure in composition, and from every angle.
Read MoreThe husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, one of the 100 most influential persons in the world according to Time magazine for 2008, is currently minding the fort while Yoani is off on a worldwide tour. The following is part two of our interview with journalist Reinaldo Escobar.
Read MoreFor months I had wanted to interview Reinaldo Escobar – the blogger and moderator of an audiovisual panel discussion project called Razones Ciudadanas. He’s also the husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, who is currently on an international tour.
Read MoreTo find out more about the annual “Erotic Art Salon” visual arts competition — a significant event here in Havana — we spoke with Miguel Roura. He’s one of the specialists at the Fayad Jamis Art Gallery, the institutional host of this event (underway until April 14 in the Alamar suburb of the capital), where he has worked since the gallery’s founding.
Read MoreAccording to 34-year-old Cuban jazz pianist Rolando Luna: I’ve always known that I was privileged. My first experience backing up a singer was when I was only 15. That was with none other than the great Omara Portuondo.“
Read MoreI attempted to clarify the thinking of Grady Ross Daugherty, the leader and founder of the “modern cooperative socialist movement” in the United States and who is a regular reader of HT. He believes that cooperatives with private ownership under a socialist state is the way to go for Cuba.
Read MoreAfter taking pictures of the protagonist of my last article, “This Government Cares for its people (2)” I walked on down Obispo St. in the direction of the Plaza de Armas. I turned right onto Mercaderes Street by force of habit, and there I saw another man in a wheelchair. I had already gone a few steps past him, but I decided to go back.
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