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Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
Festival of the Drum: Source of the Cuban Percussion
The party of the Cuban percussion is right around the corner with the
9th Festival of the Drum Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam with venue in
Havana and that includes concerts, competition, and theoretical
events.
Visitors to Cuba can bring back samples of island arts from Havana galleries
If you venture into Old Havana, you can't miss the many art galleries
among the elegant arches and columns of the restored colonial streets.
And, if you're lucky, you may just come upon some of Cuba's top artists
at work there, or at least minding
the shop.
the shop.
Leo Brouwer, Prize Tomas Luis de Victoria
One of the greatest awards in the world of music, inside the
Ibero-American environment, the 10th Awards SGAE Tomas Luis de
Victoria, has been granted to the Cuban composer and interpreter Leo
Brouwer.
Women: Protagonists in Cuban Society
Different women generations are celebrating on Monday the International
Women's Day with a pride of living in a society that has demanded their
rights and have them as real protagonists for 50 years.
Pop Art in the Heart of Havana
Since early February the temporary hall of the Universal Art Building
of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) opened its curtains for the
exhibition “El Pop Art en la Colección del IVAM”
Cuban National Ballet to Perform for International Women's Day in Havana
The Cuban Federation of Women (FMC) along with the Cuban National
Ballet (BNC) are holding a special gala to celebrate International
Women’s Day, March 8, at the Gran Teatro in Havana.
Travel book on Cuba's music
This book on Cuba has fun sections on the country's music (rumba to mambo, rap to reggaeton), food and drink.
Viva Cuba Film
In a tale akin to Romeo and Juliet, the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents’ differences.
Cuba in 28th EXPOCOMER in Panama
Cuban productions are on display in Panama's 28th EXPOCOMER
International Trade Fair with 32 companies interested in showing its
exportables.
Cuban Films to Compete in Guadalajara Festival
The documentary “Ave Maria” and the feature film “Lisanka” are the
Cuban films in competition at the XXV Guadalajara International Film
Festival, to be held from March 12th through the 19th in Mexico.
Cuba Decries Political Hypocrisy in HR
Cuba on Wednesday deplored the ideological manipulation, political
hypocrisy, and double standard of industrialized nations while
providing the international community with the right to live.
Globalization Meeting Focuses on Economic Crisis
The 12th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and
Development Issues focuses its debates on the global crisis,
international financial scene and world trade situation in its second
day.
Cuban President Receives Prime Minister of Grenada
Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz received Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada this Monday in this capital.
Cuba to Talk Globalization
Cuba will host from March 1-5 the International Conference on
Globalization and Development, said Dr. Esther Aguilera, member of the
organizing committee.
Granada´s Falksong Makes its Entrance in Havana
Flamenco dancers, singers and reciters, exponents of Granada Falksongs
will perform here next weekend in a show that includes emblematic
themes of the genre, a traditional one in Spanish music.
Cuban Rum Mulata Debuts at Habano Festival
Preceded by the preference of many drinkers in the world today, Cuban
rum Mulata, brand of Tecnoazucar company, accompanies prestigious
tobacco products from this island at the 12th Habano Festival.
Cuban Movie Night in France
Cuban film Scented Oak (Roble de Olor) by director Rigoberto Lopez was
the main dish of an evening dedicated to Cuba in this capital within
the 5th Anticolonial Week held in France.
Cuba and Brazil Signed Collaboration Agreements
Cuban President Raul Castro and his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio
Lula da Silva presided over the signing ceremony of 10 juridical
instruments for collaboration between both nations, in Havana last
Wednesday.
Brazil's Lula makes final official visit to Cuba
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva arrived in Havana on Tuesday
to say goodbye to his friend Fidel Castro and underscore his legacy of
closeness to the island on a final official visit to Cuba before his
term expires at year's end.
