Photo Feature

From Calabar to Cuba: Survival of a Tradition

The Secret Abakuá Society in Havana was founded in 1836. It came to Cuba along with the slave trade, from the Calabar region located between Southern Nigeria and Cameroon. We bring you a photo feature of its ritural dances and costumes. (32 photos)

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One-Of-A-Kind Shop in Santiago de Cuba

Encouraging healthy eating habits is the aim of the new, one-of-a-kind shop which recently opened its doors to the public in the heart of the city of Santiago de Cuba. La Opera is a modern and welcoming establishment that sells healthy, organic products. (15 photos)

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Cuba from This Photographer’s Lens

Candid portrait and architectural photography have been a passion since age 13 when I bought my first camera. My father was a professional portrait photographer in his early years and he helped me build a darkroom in the basement of our home where I processed and printed black and white film. (73 photos)

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Cuba Bids a Last Farewell to Juan Formell

Personalities of culture as well as political figures came on Friday to pay tribute and say a final farewell to Juan Formell a great of Cuban music. Formell and his band Los Van Van have been popular for decades in Cuba and far beyond its borders. (16 photos)

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Cuba Mourns Van Van’s Juan Formell

Cuban musician Juan Formell, founder and director for more than four decades of the legendary band Los Van Van, died on Thursday, reported the evening Cuban National TV News. Director, bassist, arranger, composer, singer, and record producer, Formell was born in Havana on August 2, 1942. (7 photos)

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Cuba May 1st Workers Parade in Pictures

Cubans turned out in mass for the annual International Workers Day parade in Havana on Thursday. Organized by the Communist Party and the CTC, the only trade union allowed on the island, it emphasized labor’s blanket support for the government. (42 photos)

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Evangelicals in Cuba – God as Witness

At the entrance to the Havana Bay tunnel on Thursday and Sunday evenings a large gathering of people of all ages belonging to the Victory Outreach International church takes place with a specific objective: the word of God. Here are some pictures of what I saw on Easter Sunday. (30 photos)

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Havana’s Nightly Cannon Fire Ritual

Following the 9-o-clock firing of the cannon, Havana was divided into two areas: the area within the city walls and the area outside it. The opening to the city was announced at four thirty in the morning every day with the firing of a cannon as well. (28 photos)

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