What forces hip hop underground are not the issues dealt with in the songs or whether it fuses with other types of music, but the fact that it’s not marketed. Rappers can’t live off their art. All hip hop in Cuba is underground because no record company will record a hip hop CD.
Read MoreThe socialist system is relatively new, in contrast to capitalism which has some 300 years of development behind it. Human beings are not perfect, and neither is the revolution. It is not exempt from human errors, apart from the question of whether socialism is or is not a better system.
Read More“Whites came here of their own will, as settlers, with life goals that were often realized. Blacks were brought here by force and turned into slaves. These are different points of departure that cannot be forgotten, nor can they be avoided, and their weight is still felt today… What affects us politically from the point of view of our international and national image is to have a discourse that doesn’t correspond to reality, because until very recently we said there were no racial problems in Cuba.”
Read MoreWith more than a decade of experience working in the community, Zulema Hidalgo thinks that citizens in Cuba are vitally concerned about violence. Physical aggression is the type most noticed and suffered by people. However, Cuba has a major problem with psychological violence. Zulema believes that actions to counteract it must include the promotion of lifestyle changes.
Read MoreIn the previous Havana JoJazz festival-competition, I heard the sound of his trumpet for the first time. It was wonderful to listen to the quality of his music and to see that he was so young. But nothing is surprising in an event designed so that the youngest can display their talent.
Read MoreThe 31st Havana Film Festival (Dec. 3-13) is just around the corner. In the run up to the highly popular event, we explored the life of one of the persons responsible for the programming of films to be projected in each cinema across the Cuban capital.
Read MoreThe only way for all public services to be returned to the people is through a constitutional assembly and the reform of the Constitution with the direct participation of social and union constituencies. That’s why it’s necessary to first restore the democratic and constitutional order, so that the coup-backing sectors do not legitimize the coup through an illegitimate election and block us from transforming the country.
Read MoreNotwithstanding, President Zelaya doesn’t need to be restored to attempt to direct the popular consciousness. That is not the objective; rather, it is reconstructing the constitutional thread broken by the coup. The forces behind the coup are afraid, even of having that day come and looking at him in the eye, because they know they won’t be able to bear his gaze. They are afraid of facing their own shame and misery.
Read MoreDenis Carbón looks too young to be 23. He also might look too skinny to play his saxophone for so long. But what he demonstrates is that appearance is not always reality – all one has to do is listen to his melodies of elegance and youthful passion. In a few days, he will be one of the participants in the annual “JoJazz” Competition-Festival for young jazz musicians.
Read MoreNo one would be speaking of Honduras if people in the resistance had not struggled and sacrificed their lives for almost 140 days. The great actor in this whole story is the Honduran people, and what should prevail is their command.
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