A night in Havana with Laurin Talese
The vocalist and composer from Cleveland, Ohio, was in Havana in April and shared part of her repertoire with the...
Silvio and Pablo in Argentina, evocation at the turn of forty years
On April 5, 1984, the first of the Cuban singers-songwriters’ concerts was held in a country that had just returned...
Pepe Gavilondo: “I want the universe to show me the way”
After a decade as a keyboardist for one of the best-known Cuban groups and collaborating on other projects, Gavilondo is...
Aaron Goldberg on Cuba-U.S. exchanges: “Learning and exploring our common language together”
One of the figures of jazz piano on the U.S. scene, Aaron Goldberg, joined the calls for greater exchange between Cuba...
UNESCO declares bolero Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The organization considered that the binational candidacy for Cuba and Mexico met the necessary requirements, considering its identity, presence in...
Artists from native peoples of U.S. to perform in Havana
Sponsored by the United States Embassy and the Cuban Ministry of Culture, the free concerts by Rhiannon Murphy and Patrick...
Alain Pérez: “I risked being what I am”
A true musical jack-of-all-trades, the artist from Manaca Iznaga assures that he is not interested in “copying old formulas” and...
Rodrigo García, the boy who quit baseball for the piano
He is barely over the age of majority and is already showing results in a career as a musician that...
The salmon flight. From Brooklyn to Cayo Hueso without regrets
Although his name does not appear in culture headlines, Cuba owes him some front-page events. Resurrecting Chano Pozo in one...
Israel Rojas: “My thing is fire and not the torch”
The director of Buena Fe explains what happened with his concerts in Spain and reflects on Cuba, the media attacks...
The son is still there
The Day of the Cuban Son is celebrated on May 8 as a tribute to a vocal and instrumental genre...
Three ferocious tigers devour the Big Apple
Long before and after the embargo, in the 1960s, Cuba has not stopped exporting two very valuable assets to the...
Orquesta Aragón will arrive in U.S. in late April
The tour, postponed for two weeks, begins on April 27 in Los Angeles and continues to Miami (28), New York...
Team Cuba of the traditional trova
Taking advantage of the current baseball enthusiasm, and as a tribute to the Day of the Trovador, I propose putting...
Marco Alonso: “No rock band in Cuba is free from exodus”
The young drummer finished recording the first album of his Reversible project, even with the losses in the group due...
Jazz and art with Ted Nash in Havana
U.S. musician Ted Nash led a project that joins jazz and plastic arts during the 38th International Jazz Plaza Festival.
Betsy Remedios after Got Talent: “My goal is not fame, I want to sing”
In Spain’s Got Talent, a Cuban managed to reach the finale and defend her place with dignity. The road to...
Lola and Celia: Iberian and Caribbean fire
A century after her birth, on January 21, 1923, we speak of Lola Flores in the present, like of Celia...
Habana Blues: the pain that persists
The test of time, it is known, is not passed by anyone. The film “Habana Blues” still dazzles and awes...
NPR Music includes “Ancestros Sinfónico” among Best Latin Albums of 2022
The record was included in a list made by the NPR Music public radio stations project in the United States,...
Tania León: the essence of a feat
Her goal was Paris, but it eluded her. She left Cuba in 1967 alone, benefited from the so-called Freedom Flights,...
Pablo Milanés: vocation to found
In addition to his extensive and magnificent musical work, Pablo was a consecrated promoter and cultural agent.
Daiana García Siverio: “Classical music oxygenates me”
At the end of the Habana Clásica Festival last Sunday, we talked with one of its protagonists, the director of...
“Amores prohibidos” or how Juanes incorporated the décima to his new album
“Maestro, how are you. I have followed your footsteps thanks to Drexler and I am amazed at what you do....
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