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Cuba Holidays NewsWoman and Utopia in a Sky with Diamonds
The 1980s were strange times. A certain degree of well-being was permeating daily life, and for the beneficiaries of the education system life projects were sketched along well outlined paths. The economic well-being contrasted with the epic breath of the sixties, when the paradigms of austere egalitarianism ruled. Cubans all depended on the same food rations, and the wearing of jeans and work b... Cubarte News News posted on 7/4/2008 4:57:48 PM New Findings Enrich Cuban Archeological Heritage
As part of a regular investigation of Cuban ancient inhabitants, the Ministry of Science of Cuba together with foreign collaborators has made excavations in zones where aboriginal settlements have been identified. The recent finding in eastern Holguin province of decorated and rustic clay pottery, fish bones, remains of crustaceans, land and marine chelonians have enriched Cuban archeological her... Prensa Latina News posted on 7/3/2008 12:31:27 PM New Cell Phone Coverage in Eastern Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 27 (acn) Cuba's Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) informed that it will soon provide cell phone coverage in a road linking several eastern provinces. In order to improve its service and to provide mobile converage on the highway linking the provinces of Las Tunas and Granma, also the shortest way to reach Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo, a radio station is being built in the t... International News Agency News posted on 7/3/2008 12:31:27 PM Guantanamo to Host 28th Festival of the Caribbean
HAVANA, Cuba, June 30 (acn) The Cuban eastern city of Guantanamo will co-host the 28th Festival of the Caribbean from July 4th to the 8th with the participation of local artists and guests from countries such as Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The provinces of Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba will share the venue of this event, also known as the Feast of Fire, which is sponsored by the House of... International News Agency News posted on 7/3/2008 12:31:27 PM The Cuban resort of Varadero will be the venue to the 2nd Jam Session Festival
Varadero, (PL).- The second edition of the Jam Session with foreign and Cuban groups, will be held again in this city from the 11th until the 14th of next September, organized, as it was announced before, by the extraordinary Cuban pianist Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, informed a source of the sector. Raquel Stone, commercial specialist of the Cuban National Music Institute, said to Prensa Latina that ... Cubarte News News posted on 7/3/2008 12:31:27 PM US and Cuban Scholars Hold Conference in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, June 24 (acn) "Listening to the two national anthems and seeing the flags next to each other has great historic significance: perhaps it's a symbol that one day we will be friends," said Cliff DuRand, coordinator of the network of researchers of the Radical Philosophy Association. At the opening of the 20th Conference of Cuban and US philosophers and social scientists in Havana, Du... International News Agency News posted on 7/3/2008 12:31:27 PM IBAF: Baseball Stars to Participate in Olympic Games
Havana, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Harvey Schiller, president of the International Baseball Amateur Federation, (IBAF) stated Wednesday he is working hard for the presence of the best baseball players in the world in the Olympic Games. "We are working with pro organizations from Japan, South Korea and the US for them to let the best baseball players attend tournaments," Schiller said in a press round... Prensa Latina News posted on 6/27/2008 5:53:58 PM The restoration of Jagua Castle will begin son
The restoration of the Nuestra Senora de los angeles de Jagua Fortress in Cienfuegos will start soon with the purpose of giving the health back to this stone lady, who is already over 260 years old. The works are designed to restore the woodwork access to the castle that includes a rising bridge, the only one that still works in Cuba. The work will also recover the balconies and stairs that gi... Cubarte News News posted on 6/27/2008 5:53:58 PM Historical Photos Exhibited in Havana
Havana, A photo exhibition which include the explosion of the Hindenburg airship, snapshots of Marilyn Monroe, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and the US flag hoisted on Mount Suribachi are among dozens of photos that have marked history, and are part of the exhibition opened in Havana containing several of them taken by photographers from the Associated Press agency since 1935. The magic of capturin... Cubarte News News posted on 6/26/2008 11:25:10 AM Cuba Registers Vaccine for Lung Cancer
Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A Cuban vaccine for advanced lung cancer therapy was certified by the Center for State Control of Drugs, said doctor Gisela Gonzalez, specialist of the Center of Molecular Immunology. The vaccine named CimaVax-EGF passed several clinical tests and showed security and improvement in the quality of life of patients bearing some variants of these tumors. The research ... Prensa Latina News posted on 6/26/2008 11:24:20 AM Cuban Tourism for Gold Award in Russia
Moscow, June 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reaffirmed today its place among the leaders in the Russian tourist market with a nomination of Sol y Son to the highest category of the International Annual Award. Thanks to an outstanding performance as tour operator for Cubana de Aviacion to the Island, Central America and the Caribbean, the company is a strong candidate to the Gold Crown, confirms a source... Prensa Latina News posted on 6/20/2008 11:36:39 AM Cabaret; The Cuban Version
Well known musical show Cabaret will be premiered by the group Menfisto Teatro at the end of this month at the Bertold Brecht cultural center, according to sources from the National Council on performing Arts (CNAE). Based on a Broadway classic, the musical show has the artistic and general direction of Tony Diaz. During a press conference, authorities with CNAE reported that the Cuban version, ... Cubarte News News posted on 6/20/2008 11:35:36 AM Celebrating the World Day on Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
The World Day on Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development was celebrated in Cuba with a new multimedia, "Tumba Viva", about the Tumba Francesa. Joining the celebrations was the opening of websites Cultura y Desarrollo magazine and on-line regional course on Art Education and Preservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage "Inspira". The Regional Cultural Office for Latin America and the Car... Cubarte News News posted on 6/20/2008 11:34:04 AM Juan Formell Wins World Music Award
Varadero, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Juan Formell, director of Cuban famous musical group Los Van Van, received the world award of the World Entertainment Organization Sunday night in the closure of the Varadero Musical Festival. The award is given to live personalities with the merit to be useful to the history of music in the planet, and Formell received the award from the hands of Danieo Cuxac, di... Prensa Latina News posted on 6/20/2008 11:33:00 AM Russian expert expresses that the Cuban painting has an unthinkable aesthetic
Moscow, (PL).- The Cuban painting is a life art, with amazing and unthinkable aesthetic, indicated the Russian specialist Anatoli Gostev about the exhibition Cuba XX Century, opened in this capital. Gostev is the artistic director of the Chistie Prudie gallery, located in central Moscow, where from the 23 of June will be exhibited 49 works of 24 authors. The expert considers that never before in... Cubarte News News posted on 6/20/2008 11:31:57 AM Mozart in Havana
Cuban well known pianist, professor, producer and great cultural presenter, Ulises Hernandez, is also seeking a pretext for making something interesting. His latest undertaking, the Mozart in Havana DVD (Colibri Productions) has won four awards in Cubadisco 2008: the Grand Prize, Concert Soloist, DVD Show and Best producer. In an exclusive interview for this publication, Ulises Hernandez talks o... Cubarte News News posted on 6/20/2008 11:30:44 AM Cuban Hurdler Robles Breaks World Record
Prague, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles broke the world record of the 110 hurdles meters with a chrono of 12.87 seconds at the Grand Prix of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Robles, 21-year-old a runner, reduced the world record in a hundredth, since the record was in the hands of Chinese Liu Xiang since July 11, 2006 in Switzerland. Robles got his best performance in Stuttgart, Germa... Prensa Latina News posted on 6/20/2008 11:29:35 AM Cuban singer to start a tour around the United Kingdom
The Cuban singer and composer Candido Fabre started a new international artistic tour together with his band, which includes performances in theaters and public spaces from the United Kingdom. Organized by the Tumi Music recording label, the tour will take him to eleven cities from the European Nation, among them London, Bristol, Liverpool and Portsmouth. In his performance is also included the ... Cubarte News News posted on 6/16/2008 4:32:30 PM Rabindranath Tagore remembered in Old Havana
In order to pay tribute to the 147th anniversary of the birth of the National Poet of India, Rabindranath Tagore, his book of poems Ofrenda Lirica (Lyrical Offertory), published by the Editorial Arte y Literature from the Cuban Book Institute was launched in the Casa de Asia (House of Asia) located in Old Havana, Mankind Heritage, in coordination with the Embassy of India in Cuba, last Thursday Ma... Cubarte News News posted on 6/16/2008 4:31:25 PM Opening of the Castillo de la Real Fuerza Museum
Havana, (Habana Radio). - The Castillo de la Real Fuerza Museum opened its doors last June 6, at six o'clock in the afternoon. This institution is especially dedicated to highlight the values of the fortress which is its most valuable piece. On a tour over the history of naval construction in Cuba and especially in Havana, from the 16th to the 19th century, the new museum has fourteen exhibition a... Cubarte News News posted on 6/13/2008 11:19:22 AM Over One Million Tourists Visit Cuba
Havana, Jun 7 (Latin Press) Over 1.1 million tourists visited Cuba until May 19, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero told the presidents of the 169 municipal organizations of the People's Power. Marrero said at a meeting to close Sunday in Havana that the one million 103,885 tourists stand for 14.6 percent growth compared to 2007. The official also mentioned factors affecting tourism, plus immediat... Tourism Ministery News posted on 6/12/2008 1:08:04 PM Cuban Airline to Cover New Caribbean Routes
Havana, Jun 9 (Latin Press), Cuban airline Aerocaribbean announced Monday the opening of two routes to link the Caribbean destinations of Varadero (Cuba) and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), as reported by bulletin Caribbean News Digital Monday. The report added that Varadero Beach constitutes the main Cuban tourist pole for sun and beach, allowing a direct connection between Varadero and the Dom... Prensa Latina News News posted on 6/12/2008 1:06:28 PM Varadero World Music Festival: One Day before Its Opening.
Havana, June 1o, - More than 130 musical groups and soloists will take part in the World Music Festival Varadero 2008, to be held at the world famous Cuban beach resort from June 11th through the 15th. As it have been said, the event will be presided by composer and orchestra conductor Juan Formell, and it returns after 20 years of absence to become a "permanent descarga," according to the prest... Cubarte News News posted on 6/12/2008 1:05:23 PM Vanessa Redgrave to premiere film in Cuba
The legendary British actress Vanessa Redgrave, Oscar winner and two Palm d'Or awards in Cannes will travel to Cuba on July 24 with her son the director Carlo Nero to premiere their most recent film entitled The Fever. In the drama The Fever, the talented interpreter of Isadora Duncan, Julia, Camelot and Crime in the East Express, among other important titles, plays the role of a woman who gets ... Cubarte News News posted on 6/12/2008 1:00:18 PM The Rolling Museum of Cuba
To stop over in order to watch the majestic march of a car from 50's is equal to be an exceptional spectator of what many call the Rolling Museum of Cuba. Such collection, created with total spontaneity, is the result of long years of genius and creative capacity of the regular Cuban. Prensa Latina News posted on 6/12/2008 12:59:20 PM 40th anniversary of a classic of contemporary cinema in Cuba
Matanzas, (AIN). - The 40 years of the movie Lucia, considered to be a classic of contemporary cinema, were remembered in this city, during the XX Encounter of the 2008 Cine Club Yumuri Encounter. In the house of the writers and artists from this city, Eslinda Nunez and Adela Legra, main stars of the movies directed by the well known Humberto Solas, told anecdotes of the shooting movement and pa... Cubarte News News posted on 6/12/2008 12:57:16 PM Cuban GM reaches best ELO in Latin American history
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 2, Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez added ten points to his ELO rating with his performance in the Masters Tournament in Sarajevo, thus becoming the first Latin American player with an ELO above 2,700. Dominguez, undefeated in the tournament, managed two wins and eight draws to finish second with six units behind Russian GM Alexander Morozevich (third in the world ranking wi... Cuba News Agency News posted on 6/9/2008 2:25:40 PM A Little League team from Vermont and New Hampshire will play baseball on the Caribbean island this summer.
RUTLAND, Vt. June 2, 2008, - In a rare occurrence since the U.S. embargo of Cuba, a Little League team from Vermont and New Hampshire will play baseball in the Caribbean island this summer. The 14 members of the Connecticut Valley South Little League All-Star team plan to play at least a dozen games in the Havana area during a 10-day trip in August, said coach Ted Levin of Thetford. .It took 20... Union Tribune and Boston Herald Newspapers News posted on 6/9/2008 2:23:52 PM World Premieres of the Cuban National Ballet in the Mark of Spain
Havana, The world premieres of the plays Serenata Goyesca, of Alicia Alonso, and Acentos, of Eduardo Blanco by the Cuban National Ballet will distinguish the Mark of Spain Festival, which is taken place in its 20 edition from June 1st until 8th in several Havana locations. The ballet Serenata Goyesca has one act and three scenes. The music is made by Joaquin Rodrigo, the design by Erick Grass an... Cubarte News News posted on 6/9/2008 2:22:05 PM Pablo Milanes to Perform at Closing of Tarragona Festival, Spain
For the first time Cuban singer and composer Pablo Milanes will perform in this Spanish city. Pablo Milanes will sing some of his best-known songs at a one-time only concert in Catalonia. These songs have delighted several generations of Cubans and other peoples alike, sung by Pablo Milanes himself and several other world famous artists, including Mana, Silvio Rodriguez, Joaquin Sabina, Ana Bele... Cubarte News News posted on 6/9/2008 2:19:08 PM Cuba beats holland in women's volley masters tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, June 5, - The Cuban national women's volleyball team beat Holland on Wednesday in the opening day of the annual Volley Masters Tournament that began in the Swiss city of Montreux with the participation of six national squads. The Cuban team dominated the game from the very beginning and downed last year's Grand Prix champions in straight sets 25-16, 25-14 and 25-21. In the other gam... Cuba News Agency News posted on 6/9/2008 2:16:58 PM Spectacular Cuban Art Exhibition in Canada
On January 29th night this year, after a masterly lecture given by Moraima Clavijo Colom, director of the National Fine Arts Museum of Cuba, was opened the Exhibition : Cuba! Arte e Historia desde 1868 hasta nuestros dias (Cuba: Art and History from 1868 till Nowadays). Cubarte News News posted on 6/9/2008 2:13:16 PM The World Festival of Popular Song Varadero 2008 is at our doors
This resort city will be venue from 11 up to the 15 of June of a new edition of the World Festival of Popular Song, as have been announced in previous articles.Varadero 2008, will be an event that returns to the blue resort after over twenty years in absence. Sponsored by the Cuban Ministries of Culture and Tourism, the event will be presided over by the famous musician Juan Formell, director of... Cubarte News News posted on 5/29/2008 2:12:08 PM North American actor Tommy Lee Jones to direct Hemingway's Islands in the Gulf
In times when real heroes do not convince because life destroys them in their moral composition and comics from the sixties invades the screen with their iron men, Spiderman, stone man and so on in a long chain of muscular alloys, Tommy Lee Jones announced that he will direct Islands in the Gulf, that novel sent by Hemingway to a safe because it didn't seemed convincing to him, and which was, none... Cubarte News News posted on 5/29/2008 2:08:44 PM San Cristobal Museum: A big task for a giant
According to an old saying when there is a will there is a way, of course as long as a little bit of will and resources are added to it, and so it is demonstrated by workers of San Cristobal municipality museum, which has remained closed for 21 years and will be reopened soon. The building, a piece of early XIX century's colonial architecture in San Cristobal, was formerly property of two merc... Cubarte News News posted on 5/29/2008 2:03:11 PM Museums in Cuba: Agents for social change and development
Havana (AIN). - Cuba has about 300 museums along the entire country including the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth). They have a rich cultural heritage, but the question that heads this article on this topic still goes over many of these institutions, and others are true examples in the world. Everyone could call the historical center of the city, in Havana, a huge museum set. At the same time,... Alina Martinez, Cubarte News News posted on 5/28/2008 12:19:07 PM movie premiere attracts celebreties and visitors to havana
The version for the big screen of the novel "El amor en los tiempos del colera" (Love in Times of Cholera) by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1982 Nobel Literature Prize, attracts the attention of film buffs in Havana. "El amor en los tiempos del colera" was filmed in 2007, mainly in the city of Cartagena de Indias, under the direction of Mike Newell and having in the main role Academy ... Prensa Latina, Cubarte News posted on 5/28/2008 12:17:30 PM Havana International Dance Festival
It is a fact that The International Dance Festival "Urban Landscape, Old Havana: A City in Development" may be considered a usual event within the Cuban capital's socio-cultural life. This festival, that takes place each year at the beginning of the spring season, has just arrived to its thirteenth edition. During the last thirteen years of dancing in the streets, parks, squares and courtyards... La Jiribilla, Cubarte Site News posted on 5/28/2008 12:13:45 PM FITCUBA 2009 International Tourism Festival
Havana,. - The 29th edition of the Cuban International Tourism Festival (FITCUBA 2009) will be dedicated on May next year to promote the Heritage Cities of the Island and will have Germany as its guest country. From the fourth to the eight of this same month, but in the year 2009, the Morro-Cabana Park from the capital will be once again the venue of this professional event, the most important o... Granma Newspaper, Cubarte News News posted on 5/23/2008 2:14:10 PM 15th Romerias de Mayo Festival
Holguin . As it was expected, about one thousand young intellectuals and artists from all continents and Cuban provinces are attending the 15th Romerias de Mayo Festival taking place in Holguin (May 2-8), which will become the preamble of the World Young Artists Festival slated for next year. Foreign students studying in Cuba and others from Vietnam, South Africa, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Colom... Cubarte News, Radio Angulo News posted on 5/13/2008 12:05:43 PM The Caribbean Travelling Film Showcase second chapter
The Caribbean Travelling Film Showcase will soon launch its second chapter. The good news is that this time the showcase will not only reach island states but also those mainland countries bordering the Caribbean basin. This year's edition is dedicated to children. As Juan Jose Ortiz, UNICEF representative in Havana, put it "the initiative should encourage children to focus on an audiovisual cultu... Cubarte News News posted on 5/13/2008 12:03:09 PM The remains of the Cervera's fleet: Important witnesses of a naval fight
In the depths of Santiago de Cuba's west coast still lies the oxidized remains of what it was one of the most prestigious naval squadrons of Spain from the nineteenth century: The Fleet of the Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete. After declaring war to Spain due to the mysterious explosion of the battleship Maine, the United States sent to Santiago de Cuba two of its most powerful naval fleets ... Santiago de Cuba Newspaper News posted on 5/13/2008 11:58:46 AM Cayo Largo among the best world holiday destinations
Cayo Largo was chosen the 4th best travel destination of the world according to a survey made by Trip Advisor. Two places in New Zealand got the numbers 1 and 2 of the list and one place in St Maarten took the 3rd position. The award and the decision honor the beauty and the quality of the resorts and services of this Cuban islet. The poll, released on May 2nd, 2008, by internet travel adviso... Reuters, Trip Advisor News posted on 5/13/2008 9:43:09 AM Caribbean Festival or Feast of Fire in Cuba
Havana, (ACN). - The 28th Caribbean Festival or Feast of Fire, held annually in the Cuban eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, will be dedicated in 2008 to the Mexican Caribbean. Organizers of the event said that this year the festival will take place on July 3-9 and, as usual, it will be sponsored by the House of the Caribbean. Organizers also announced that Mexico will participate in the festival... Cubarte News News posted on 5/7/2008 11:18:21 AM Jam session festival
As well as the previous one, in 2007, the edition of 2008 will be presiding by prestigious and famous Cuban musician Maestro Chucho Valdes. This Festival will bring together the most important Cuban jazz players of all generations to create a true fiesta of improvisation, from September 11th to the 14th of 2008. Different stages at Varadero tourist resort will host these extraordinary jam sessions... Cubarte News News posted on 5/1/2008 9:37:18 AM 20th Festival of the Huella de Espana (Spanish Imprint)
Starting the 1st of June through the 8th, the Festival will suggests a close look at the roots that made up the Cuban nationality by means of artistic expressions such as dance, music, plastic arts, literature and cinema. Cuban and Spanish participants will have the opportunity to show their art, and at the same time, to come closer to a people that recognizes itself in its traditions. There will ... Cubarte News News posted on 5/1/2008 9:21:34 AM cuban hip-hop meeting and festival
The Festival will provide a space for discussion, learning and redefinition of concepts about themes related to Cuban Hip-Hop. During the event, the best groups of this genre will perform and other foreign groups will also take part as a point of reference for the interchange of experiences with Cuban groups. The event will take place from 19th to 24th august.... Cubarte News News posted on 5/1/2008 9:21:34 AM Travelling Caribbean film exhibition
At the beginning, it looks like the project of having a significant and travelling Caribbean film exhibition could not last too much. However, the Caribbean and its islands take everybody to a plural universe and at the same time to a shared identity as the result of the odds of a common and difficult history. The first exhibition was appreciated in several Caribbean countries and recently it had ... Prensa Latina News posted on 5/1/2008 9:21:34 AM "Cubadanza: An international practical workshop of modern dance in Cuba"
From august 6th to 17th this event have planned to show the techniques of the Cuban School of Modern Dance, sponsored by one of the most prestigious Latin American companies "the Contemporary Dance Company of Cuba" founded in 1959 by an outstanding group of artists. This workshop will show and teach the techniques reached by the Cuban School of Modern Dance to those interested in this artistic exp... Prensa Latina News posted on 5/1/2008 9:21:34 AM Nobel Prize Wole Soyinka to visit Cuban disk Festival
Havana, (PL). - The Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, 1986 Literature Nobel Prize, confirmed his participation to the Cubadisco 2008 International Festival, dedicated to Africa and its Diaspora, announced sources from the organizing committee. The female singer from Western Sahara, Mariem Hassan, considered to be the most representative voice of the music from that country, and Justin Tchatchoua fr... Cubarte News News posted on 4/30/2008 12:41:02 PM Chucho Valdes and Pablo Milanes to present their new album in Spain
Spain, April 26, 2008, (Europa Press). - The Cuban piano player Chucho Valdes and the Cuban singer Pablo Milanes are to present in Spain their new album named "Mas alla del tiempo" (Beyond Time), with a tour which will start in Burgos and which is to be end on May 15 at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid (Madrid Municipal Congress Palace), after presenting through cities such as Leon, Va... Cubarte News News posted on 4/30/2008 12:41:02 PM Cuban expert nominated for Nobel prize in gastronomic literature
Havana, 26 April, 2008, (ACN). - Cuban expert Yamir Pellegrino Rodriguez has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in the category of Gastronomic Literature for his brilliant research career as well as the quality and contribution of his publications. Pellegrino Rodriguez, Director of the Food and Beverages Department at the Habana Libre Tryp hotel in the Cuban capital, announced that this award wil... Cubarte News, Prensa Latina News posted on 4/30/2008 12:41:02 PM Latin American, Caribbean Theater in Havana
Havana, (PL). - Actors and dramatists from Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba will participate at the Latin American and Caribbean Theater Season "Mayo Teatral", from may 5th till the 25th in Havana. The seventh edition of the forum, permanently organized by Casa de las Americas in this capital, will offer an exhibition of the varied theater performance in the region, from a... Prensa Latina News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM Romerias de Mayo in Holguin
Havana, (Cubarte). - The Cuban eastern city of Holguin, the birthplace of many cultural traditions, will again host the Romerias de Mayo cultural event, set for May 2nd through the 8th, under the slogan "there is no today without yesterday." The event's website is: www.romeriasdemayo.cult.cu. During the event, young artists show their work, sharing spaces with local traditions. It is not then by... Cubarte News News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM "No-Budget" Film Festival to Award Best Movie on Marginalized Groups
The jury of the Sixth International "No-Budget" Film Festival, in Gibara, Cuba, will award the Latin American documentary that best expresses the values of small communities and marginalized groups. Sponsored by UNESCO, the "Cameras of Diversity Award" aims to sensitize the public to the importance of culture and national identities and to the need to safeguard and revitalize them. It also pro... Cubarte News News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM Great expectations for the longest rumba in Cuba
Havana, (PL). - Expectations have been growing from the lovers of Cuban folkloric art as May 3 comes nearer. On that date people who make rumba and percussionists in the country will begin to play the longest rumba in Cuba. The event will last until next May 17, the day chosen for the gala to give the awards of the XII Cubadisco International Festival, in the Karl Marx Theater from this capital.... Prensa Latina News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM Buena Vista Social Club Tours Europe
Havana, April 18 (acn) Great Britain has been the first leg of a new European Tour begun last Monday by The Cuban Band Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC), which delighted the European audience a decade ago with traditional Cuban tunes played by musicians that first became stars in the 1950's. The band is made up by 13 musicians, among them bassist "Cachaito" Lopez and trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mira... Cuban News News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM Danza Cuba returns to Canada
For most of Cuban people, Cuban dance is showgirls in feathered headdresses cha-cha-ing at the Tropicana or the sweaty couplings in the underground salsa clubs of Havana's Miramar district. Lizt Alfonso Danza Cuba, the biggest dance troupe to come out of the country, explodes all those preconceptions. Its shows on Wednesday and Thursday (April 23 and 24) at North Van's Centennial Theatre will be... Cubarte News News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM Cigar of 15 meters is ready to be smoked, Cuban tobacconist states
"My cigar is ready to be smoked, it is made with all the requirements", the Cuban Jose Castelar Cairo (Cueto) stated who made a cigar of 15 meters to beat his own record of 11, 4 meters, with which he won a Guinness. "I challenge everyone to smoke it, that one who does it has to take it out smoke", Castelar Cairo reaffirmed. Cueto used the previous time nine days and now he is ready to make it i... Prensa Latina News posted on 4/24/2008 2:07:21 PM |
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