Contemporary Urban Poetry
Of everything that has been heard thus far in Cuba in terms of music, “Trap” is the genre whose lyrics expose the grossest of human thought.
Read MoreOf everything that has been heard thus far in Cuba in terms of music, “Trap” is the genre whose lyrics expose the grossest of human thought.
Read MoreI don’t believe there is a single person in Cuba who hasn’t experienced a relative or friend leave in search of a better future abroad. I believe some of them are never able to forget that feeling: bearing witness to somebody change their life radically while they remain behind, paralyzed, trapped in a country with a suffocating reality and no prospects of improving whatsoever.
Read MoreLaw #349, designed to make illegal and punishable all types of independent art in Cuba, became official on July 10th and takes effect in December of this year.
Read MoreThe #00 Havana Biennial took place, and I can now finally say that out loud, without any hesitation or doubt. In spite of seizures, threats, suspicions, arbitrary arrests, we managed to put on the event we wanted to, or better yet, the event we needed. (8 photos)
Read MoreMay 5th is approaching fast and with it the inauguration of the #00 Havana Biennial, which comes to fill the void left by the suspension of the official Biennial. The events promoters believe that art is not a thing of institutions but of artists.
Read MoreWe’ve already started counting down. The opening ceremony of the #00 Havana Biennial will take place on May 5th at a home in Old Havana with a group exhibition, which will include works by Cuban and foreign artists.
Read MoreDuring this time of withdrawn silence, the organizing team behind the #00Bienal in Havana have made great progress. The event is set for May 5-15. Read here what we’ve been up to.
Read MoreSince the passing of Hurricane Irma we haven’t seen well-formed bananas in our markets.
Read MoreI can assure that the Sonic attacks are real; I receive them daily and at almost any hour.
Read MoreThe most dehumanizing of urban music increasingly fills today’s Cuban reality.
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