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A Contemporary Cuban Silvermisth

The creator of an original brand of products, Roxana Vargas is making her mark as a precious metal craftswoman, taking the market by storm with beautiful silver pieces made in Cuba.

Yoani Sanchez on Castro and Obama’s Key Moment

In defining the key moment of President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba, journalist and blogger Yoani Sanchez, who directs the site known as 14yMedio, doesn’t hesitate in naming the live press conference when – to the general astonishment of Cubans – President Raul Castro found himself obliged to respond to the question of a CNN reporter regarding the Cuban political prisoners.

Cuban Trombonist Eudardo Sandoval’s New Album

Young Cuban trombone player Eduardo Sandoval is launching a new album, produced by Cuba’s EGREM label. “I am more of a performer than an accompanying instrumentalist,” he told HT in his interview.

Cuba’s Number One Arranger

Demetrio Muñiz is a Cuban musician with an extensive career behind him. He has worked as an arranger in many of Cuba’s most renowned music projects and albums. “Everything can be Cubanized,” he tells Havana Times.

Comparing Cuba and the USA through Obama

Alberto Gonzalez isn’t certain whether he was chosen to take part in this meeting with Obama because of the wide coverage he’s enjoyed on the Internet or because the wife of the US ambassador is one of his customers and an admirer of his homemade breads.

The Wave 269: A Work of Love

A Cuban singer and musician arrives in the Arab Emirates to discover her true home. Hakely Nakao launches her first album in another distant land, Turkey, where she now resides.

A Cuban in San Diego

During my brief time in California last November, I met Olivia Espin, a Cuban who left the island in 1961, worried about the direction the revolutionary process was heading in. We conversed at length, as only those who have much in common can.

Cuban Jazz Singer Dayme Arocena: “A Lucky Black Woman”

Legendary singer Elis Regina once said: “The only real singers in Brazil are Gal Costa and me.” Paraphrasing the diva, I could say that, in today’s Cuba, the only real singer is Dayme Arocena. Three things define Dayme: her frank and sincere laugh, her peculiar modesty and her singular voice.

Lianne Vega: A Force to be Reckoned With in Cuban Classical Piano

Lianne Vega is a young Cuban pianist with a talent that even the most demanding audiences acknowledge. “I believe that, unlike in other countries, particularly in Latin America, art education in Cuba has the advantage of having inherited from Russia a very well organized educational system,” she told HT.

A Light at end of the Agricultural Tunnel (III)

Part three of our interview with agronomist/organic farmer Fernando Funes deals with prices in Cuba’s markets and the relationship between producers and consumers.