Interviews Archives - Page 129 of 150

Santiago de Cuba’s ‘Influencia’ Jazz Band

“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.”

Miriela Moreno, Singer for Cuba’s ‘Aceituna sin Hueso’

“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.”

Cuba: Miriam Celaya, A Dissident By Nature

Most 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.

Cuba’s Ivet Luisa, Singing to Yemaya

Ivet 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.”

A Cuba Artist’s ‘Corporal Concepts’

There are two ways to read this interview with Cuban artist Yoanny Aldaya. The first: read the interview and then look at the photo gallery. The second: look at the photo gallery and then read the interview. We recommend the latter. (16 photos)

With Cuban Dancer Leslie Ung

Spanish dance is now taught and recognized at the university level in Cuba. Among those artists who have mastered this style is the dancer Leslie Ung, one of the privileged performers. She commented, “Dancers in this profession here on the island should work more on our Cuban interpretation of flamenco.”

A Venezuela-Cuba Drum Connection

William Hernandez is a Venezuelan percussionist who’s in love with Afro-Cuban music. He and the Muñequitos de Matanzas performed using his creation: “el cajon,” which he also calls the “Obba Drum.”

Cuba’s Banner Vocal Group ‘Sampling’

Rene Baños is the leader of the renowned Cuban a capella singing group “Sampling.” In an interview for HT he noted, “Something that regularly catches my attention is the ability and willingness of the most diverse audiences to give themselves enthusiastically to music, to share it, to sing it and to dance with us, even when they don’t know the language or aren’t familiar with the musical style.”

Cuba as Seen by Tourists: Marta from Spain

Marta is Spanish. She has traveled to many countries, but for a long time there were two she yearned to visit but hadn’t, Brazil and Cuba. She traveled to the first one in 2009. Then, this year, her fiftieth, she visited Cuba and was able to compare her expectations with reality.

L’Humanite with Cuba’s Mariela Castro

The French newspaper L’Humanité recently ran an interview with Mariela Castro, director of Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX). Today we bring you a translation courtesy of Marce Cameron and his website Cuba Socialist Renewal.