Yes…we still have weddings. Despite the fact that, beginning in the 1980s, couples began to prefer to just unite and live together, without signing papers or putting on white dresses or hot suits, there are still Cubans today who enjoy the party and the fancy dress.
Read MoreThough in his early life he suffered the consequences of poverty and a lack of formal education, he knew how to penetrate deep into the souls of people with anthological songs such as Vida (Life), ¿Cómo fue? (How was it?) and Perdón (Forgiveness).
Read MoreAmong posters of tango singers Libertad Lamarque and Carlos Gardel, as well as photos and paintings allegorical to a completely different musical rhythm, we were welcomed to hear enticing Caribbean reggae sounds played by the group Remanente. The gaze of Che Guevara looks down at the dreadlocks of a Rastafarian dancing to the beat of the music.
Read MoreFor ten years, a commercial fair has been held in Cuba annually on busy 23rd Street in Havana in which arts and crafts mix. I’m referring to “Arte en la Rampa”, an event that takes place in a partially enclosed facility called Pabellon Cuba, in the downtown Vedado district. Good CDs, books and prints by famous artists can be acquired in the regular currency, something very difficult to find in other fairs or stores. Although the products are not so inexpensive, they are within the public’s range of affordability thanks to this fair.
Read MoreA Cuban version of the musical Beauty and the Beast has been playing for the last month at the Havana Amphitheater. With a cast of lyrical performers under the direction of Alfonso Menendez, the work moves the audience for both its wardrobe and staging.
Read MoreHolguin, the city of the parks, was photographed recently by Caridad. The northeastern Cuban city was the venue of the anniversary celebration on Sunday, remembering the July 26, 1953 attacks that sparked the Cuban revolution.
Read MoreKnown as Yoruba, Santería or Osha-Ifá Rules, it is a religion of Africa origin. As an “expression of desire, need and concerns of a society” in a time of crisis, on the one hand, it is what provides faith, hope, and refuge when one is evading life’s problems. On the other hand, it can be a path to solving economic problems.
Read MoreManzanillo, Cuba is one of those cities you never want to leave. Perhaps for the presence of the sea, something that is indispensable for those of us who live on an island. Or maybe because of its people, who are as kind and sincere as those of Pinar del Rio Province, on the other end of the country.
Read MoreHasan, a restless Cuban boy who runs around the yard from one end to the other several times a day, doesn’t know why children have a specific day in their honor. Tatiana asks if the date can’t be changed to her birthday, as if she’s convinced her childhood will last eternally. Pepito only hopes that on Sunday they’ll take him to the park or to the beach.
Read MoreIt’s funny to be seated high up on the stairway, to look down at the street, watching people running to catch the bus, while hearing the cadence of the sounds of Tchaikovsky. Likewise, the dancers seemed like surrealistic figures amid the bustle of Prado Street.
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