Cuban poet and performer Luis Eligio Perez Meriño has been a controversial figure even outside his most common center of action: The Omni Zona Franca Project, which has inspired opinions ranging from mythical to the scandalous. (14 photos)
Read More“Hermanos de Causa” (Brothers of the Cause), the well-known Cuban rap group founded in 1997, has been a member of the “Cuban Rap Agency” since 2010. Their latest cause: getting Magia Lopez removed from the directorship of the agency. Soandry del Rio Ferrer, explains his reasons.
Read MoreLeonardo Padura: “You can’t take on the work of a novel if you’re not obsessed about it, with the story, with its writing. Because to spend two, three, or four years of your life writing a novel, you have to be obsessed with it. That’s the only motor that can drive you in something so crazy.”
Read MoreHakely Nakao Chavez, the young leader of the vocal group “Zamba,” shares her fascinating experiences with Havana Times as she explains how “music in Cuba is enjoying great health.”
Read MoreIn late 2011, a group of Agency-member rappers wrote to the Minister of Culture requesting the removal of the organization’s director, Magia Lopez, who herself is also a member of rap duo “Obsesion.” Sekou, the leader of Anonimo Consejo, was among those who signed the petition.
Read MoreMailen Avila is the director of the “Solfa” children’s choir of the Schola Cantorum Coralina. As she commented, “This year we’re again on a CD that has been nominated for a Latin Granmy. The album is “Reir y Cantar,” together with the legendary songstress Omara Portuondo.”
Read More“Influencia” is a group of young jazz musicians from Santiago de Cuba that in November 2011 participated for the first time in the International Competition of Young Jazz Artists – “Jojazz.”
Read More“Aceituna sin Hueso is a band of experimental ethnic music, as it’s usually defined,” said lead singer Miriela Moreno in an interview with HT. ” “My home province of Villa Clara embraces me and is an inspiration, a lantern and a place that gives me a sense of permanency.”
Read MoreMost Cubans don’t have Internet access. Many don’t know what the “network of networks” is. For them, Miriam Celaya is just a name. Even those people who have Internet access at their jobs aren’t familiar with her blog. Access is always blocked.
Read MoreIvet Letus Luisa graduated from the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory. She is currently cutting her first record “produced by Emilio Vega, and where I had an opportunity to work with excellent musicians like Jorge Reyes, Alfred Thomson and Rolando Luna.”
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