Founded in 1927, The Ignacio Piñeiro National Septet is one of the mainstays of traditional Cuban “son” music. Many top musicians have passed through the Ignacio Piñeiro Septet in these 85 years. Today, they are constantly meeting commitments abroad and when they return to Cuba, they still perform for Cuban lovers of son in all its variants. (28 photos)
Read MoreThe 3rd International Psycho-ballet Conference on “Dancing with the Heart” was held over five days earlier this month at Havana’s Africa Museum. Participating countries, showing their efforts in this innovative field were Colombia, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Nicaragua. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe second half of the Cuban baseball season is well underway and Cienfuegos has moved into the top spot among the eight competing teams. HT was on hand recently for the final game of a three-game series with Havana’s Industriales hosting Cienfuegos. The regular season ends on May 22 followed by the playoffs. (27 photos)
Read MoreThe Fiagrop 2013 International Agro-Industrial Food Fair — held from March 25 to 31 at Havana’s Rancho Boyeros fairground. Besides the products exhibited, it held an international rodeo and a “coleo” (high-speed cattle chases), a favorite sport of Cuban farmers and ranchers. These two aspects are the focus of this photo feature. (31 photos)
Read MoreThe Seventh Festival of Oral Storytelling, held in Havana from March 18 to 24 at the Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center and the Adolfo Llaurado Theater, enjoyed the participation of Cuban narrators along with ones from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Senegal. (30 photos)
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year Cubans were given the day off for Good Friday, at the request of the Catholic Church. After a mass led by Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the Way of the Cross procession took place in Old Havana from the Cathedral down Mercaderes and Amargura Streets to the Plaza de Cristo. (31 photos)
Read MoreThe second half of the Cuban baseball season got underway this week with the eight remaining teams battling for a playoff spot at the end of May. HT was present at Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium for the first game of a three game series between Industriales and Matanzas. (34 photos)
Read MoreThis photo feature is of a concert by rapper Raudel Collazo (Escuadron Patriota) and guests at the Cine-Teatro Avenida of Marianao on March 11th. The musician uses hip hop as a base but also draws on reggae, rumba, trova and elements of jazz. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe XII World Congress on Art Deco concludes today in Havana. Art Deco flourished in Cuba in the first half of the 20th century, when numerous such buildings were built in the capital. One aim of the congress is to draw attention to the need to preserve these gems of our past. (44 photos)
Read MoreIn this work, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba uses the human voice, Afro-Cuban percussion, guaracha, Bronx drums, mambo and waltz. The dancers carry out the most complicated stunts. Light, color, music & dance in perfect harmony invite the audience to enjoy life to the fullest. (30 photos)
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