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Artists from 13 Nations in Cuban Caribbean Biennial
Dancers from Latin America, Europe and Africa will entertain here the
Second Dance Biennial of the Caribbean, from March 23 to 28, announced
organizers.
CD Bolero for Delia
Bolero for Delia is a CD that contains a balanced selection of boleros,
performed by different voices of the current vocal vanguard, Omara
Portuondo, Tania Pantoja, Ángel Bonne, Coco Freeman, Vania Borges among
others.
Popular Russian Stories and Cuban Plastic Arts Artists at the Book Fair
The 19th International Book Fair opens in its spaces of the capital
with exhibition “Cuentos sabios. Cuentos populares ruso” (Wise Stories.
Popular Russian Stories), which will be inaugurated at the House of
Poetry, of the Havana City Historian’s Office, on February 5, at 5:00
pm, by National Edition Award laureate Esteban Llorach.
Carmen the happiest mother in the world
A 22-meter height black doll, named Leonor, which has been exhibited in
the centrally situated Plaza de los Trabajadores (Workers' Square) of
the city of Camaguey since Wednesday, causes a singular attraction
among locals and tourists.
Havana to Dedicate Nicolas Guillen Colloquium and Festival to Haiti
The 7th Nicolas Guillen Colloquium and Festival on Music and Poetry, to
be held in this capital from March 30 to April 2, will be dedicated to
the Haitian people.
Cuban contemporary artists exhibit their works in Madrid
Pieces by Cuban artists Belkis Ayon and Los Carpinteros make up the
Latin American contemporary art exhibition pertaining to the Daros
Collection, inaugurated on Wednesday at the City Art Hall of Madrid’s
Santander Group.
Cuban musicians in the USA under Obama
One by one, musicians from the renowned Cuban salsa band Los Van Van
made their way past immigration officials at Miami International
Airport and into the bright lights and cameras of the Spanish-language
media.
Oasis Panorama Hotel welcomes Cuban art
Photographer Alex Castro is back with his exhibition Arte y Moda (Art
and Fashion), this time at Havana’s Oasis Panorama Hotel. It was
inaugurated on January 22 and will be opened to the public until March
21.
Omara Portuondo to give her voice to one of the characters in The Princess and the frog film
Latin Grammy winner, Cuban singer Omara Portuondo starts the year by
the hand of Disney in the Spanish version of one of the most recent box
office hits, “The Princess and the frog” (Tiana y el sapo).
Paulo FG Back with a New Album
Paulo begun his singing career in the early 1990s and quickly rose to
become one of Cuba’s most popular singers, and one of the few who has
remained atop the hit parade throughout his career.
Scenes from Havana by Photographer R. Andrew Lepley
Scenes from Havana: A Photographic Look at the JazzTimes Tour to the Havana International Jazz Festival.
Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdes Wins another Grammy
Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes won the Best Latin Jazz Album award
during the 2010 Grammy awards ceremony that took place on Sunday night
in Los Angeles.
Celebrating Biennial of Dance of the Caribbean
The contemporary choreographic art and the best experiences in the
dance tradition would occupy space in another celebration of the
Biennial Dance of the Caribbean already announced for March 23-28, with
venue in the Cuban capital.
Samuel Formell: I am Van Van since I was born
To say Van Van and Juan Formell is almost the same. Actually, all the
musicians who have passed through Cuba’s emblematic orchestra have been
responsible for the sonority of the group but Formell’s spirit is a
sort of guide that marks the beat of Van Van.
Ivette Cepeda: the queen of Havana nights
Once upon a time a teacher who bet on singing and succeeded. In
synthesis this is the real story of Ivette Cepeda, a kind of iconic
image, which tours different night centers of the capital almost all
nights and her fans do not let her go before cheering her name in the
purest football style.
Cuba, Guest of Honor in French tourism fair
The XI Loisiroscope International Exhibition and III Salon Seniors,
were inaugurated on Friday in Dijon, France, with the assistance of
many personalities and Cuba as a guest of honor.
Music is what matters, an interview with a Cuban residing abroad
He came to accompany his fellow countryman, flutist Maraca, and a group
of jazz stars from Cuba, the United States, Canada and even Japan, in a
concert they had offered before in Monterrey, in the US state of
California, and then in Colombia.
House restoration project in Trinidad City, Sancti Spiritus province
The second phase of a project to restore the neighbourhoods of Tres
Cruces (Three Crosses) and Plaza Santa Ana (Santa Ana Square) in the
southern-central city of Trinidad, in Sancti Spiritus province, began
earlier this week.
Los Van Van celebrates Jose Marti with Key West performance
It is not that Juan Formell, the leader of Los Van Van, Cuba's most
famous dance band, doesn't have any political views. It is just, he
says, that he doesn't come to the United States - or to Miami, where
Los Van Van play Sunday night - to promote them.
Cuban Grammy Winner Chucho Valdes Composes for Haiti
Cuban musician and Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), Jesus ‘Chucho’ Valdes, announced on Wednesday that
he is composing a musical piece for the people of Haiti.