The singer Silvio Rodriguez devoted songs of concert 53 of his Never Ending Tour, through neighborhoods of the archipelago, to the 15th anniversary of Habana Radio, broadcaster and producer dedicated to Cuban cultural heritage. In the Plaza del Convento de San Francisco de Assisi in OId Havana, people from of diverse nationalities and generations gathered, they tightened and demanded to participate anthological songs of the serenade that he ended with Ojala. Canción del elegido, El mayor, Tonada del albedrío, El necio, Corazón, La masa, Óleo de una mujer con sombrero and La era, were part of the repertoire that encouraged the audience to accompany the troubadour. With a series of concerts in Mexico, next March, Rodriguez will spread through Latin America this never Ending Tour.            

Nelson Ponce Sánchez (1975), Cuban designer of Visual Communication, whether has requested or not a gift on the Three Magi’s days, received at the beginning this year the 2013 National Book Design Award. This recognition places him among the youngest winners in the matter by the Cuban Book Institute. The teacher at the Institute of Design in Havana, designer at Casa de las Américas and independent creator, agreed to have a dialogue with OnCuba on how he processed the news and this could determine his career. "I have not reached my adulthood as designer. Nor do I consider myself still a young professional. I see that I have left much to be done in the publishing world to deserve this award. I appreciate the deference the jury in finding that my work, so far, is a creditor of such distinction. A decision that, of course, represents a stimulus to continue designing and illustrating for books, although I insist will keep the frequency and passion forever. " The public tends to identify with the poster art and visual, but the prize sheds light on your versatility as a designer of book covers and literary illustrations, in a context increasingly tending towards...

The composer, arranger and performer Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, with veteran singer Adriano Rodriguez, received the highest award of Cuban music in 2013 for their contributions to the culture of the Caribbean nation, according to official sources. Although the formal award ceremony will happen soon, a concert of popular dance music and one for the classical genre are already being organized to entertain the honorees. Chaired by Juan Formell and made up by Digna Guerra, Adalberto Álvarez, Alfredo Diez Nieto and Frank Fernandez, the jury decided to share the National Music Prize 2013 between the two artists for the professionalism and dedication with they have enriched the musical heritage of the archipelago. A foundational work for 32 years in the Van Van orchestra as a composer (hits as como Temba, tumba, timba, Eso está bueno, El negro está cocinando, etc.), the arranger and keyboardist, besides his work in the last decade as director of the Los que son son orchestra, is the work of Puppy at the scene of popular dance music inside and outside Cuba. Speaking to Granma newspaper, Juan Formell explained that Pedroso gives prestige to this musical genre, one of those figures that give luster to the culture...

Nearly two decades ago the International Conference on Population and Development recognized reproductive health as a human right. Its program of actions defined that to guarantee antenatal care, safe delivery, postpartum care, and mothers and children quality of life, populations had to receive health services and basic information which would permit them to freely decide and actively participate when it comes to their welfare. While some regions have made ​​progress in the availability of maternity and neonatal care, preparation for pregnant women, expectant parents and other family members on how to react -cooperate during the stages of labor is still poor and insufficient, and this natural physiological process undergoes an interventionism global epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Experts of that body, from various disciplines and countries, argued the situation and issued, in 1985, the Declaration of Fortaleza, which text analyzes and informs the appropriate technologies for delivery, while it also urges administrators and health personnel to review protocols and continuously investigate the relevance of certain practices, as it is estimated that between 70 and 80% of pregnancies classify as "low risk" to the onset of labor. Beyond technicalities, the Declaration promotes respect for autonomy and the prominence...

The German Maya Götz, director of the Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) and the Prix Jeunesse International Foundation, came to Havana to challenge us. Her investigations reveal that little more than one-twentieth of children's programming in our country has been made at home, while 60% of it comes from a single nation: United States of America. Such behavior-she reflects-while entails opportunities for bringing people together from interacting with products and common ideas, may also pave content and its diverse cultural traits. And although Götz doesn’t try to interpret the bird of ill omen, but enlightening them, her studies in a dozen countries cast alarming signs. "In assessing the child television programming globally observe that there are significant imbalances in terms of skin color, ethnicity, gender, social class and gender of the designed characters. Today these materials are dominated by white, male and middle-or upper-class characters, when in fact only 15% of the world population classified as Caucasian, only a fifth live on a daily income of more than 10 dollars, women equal in quantity men and sexual identities are diversified. Cuba, along with other Latin American nations, Eurasian, Middle East, Africa and Oceania, shows even more dramatic...