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Third Festival of Havana's traditions at the House of Africa

The 3rd Festival of Havana's Traditions and Customs, sponsored by the House of Africa and the Cultural Project Jose Luciano Franco held from November 15th to December 13th in our capital. This Festival has the purpose of strengthening our identity and paying tribute to José Luciano Franco, an outstanding personality of our culture. The inauguration took place at the House of Africa, last November 15th, at ten in the morning. Read More

Compay honored in Santiago de Cuba

As one of the most authentic exponents of Cuban traditional music, it was honored in this capital troubadour Francisco Repilado (Compay Segundo), during the opening ceremony concert celebrating the centenarian of his anniversary of birth. Read More

Sosabravo to conquest Rome

Of important cultural event was termed the exhibit L'Epifania del Colore (Epiphany of Colors) by Cuban painter Alfredo Sosabravo opened at the art gallery Italo-Latin American Institute of Roma (IILA). Read More

Alejandro Moya: my life is bound to the audiovisual

Next November 21st will be exhibited on the silver screen the Cuban film Mañana, of the filmmaker Alejandro Moya (Iksánder), who had previously made television and video works. The movie has been included among the films to be presented in the 28th edition of the Havana Film Festival and will compete in the Premiere category. Read More

Rancaño in Villa Manuela

Cuban painter Ernesto Rancaño's latest work can be seen in the art gallery Villa Manuela of the UNEAC all through the present month. Under the slogan -MAL, BUENOS+ Rancaño exhibits 26 drawings and sculptures Read More

Two teachers aspire to a Coral in Havana

Among 18 feature length films compete for a Coral Award coming next December framed into the 28th edition of the New Latin-American Cinema Festival. A word to quality film maker candidates, two of them being among top figures of the Latin American cinematography in the last decades Read More


Cuba, great tribute to Compay Segundo

Outstanding Italian musicians will open the celebrations for the centenary of Compay Segundo in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, organizers announced on Friday. Today, people and authorities of Santiago de Cuba will open a year of cultural activities ending up on November 18, 2007, date on which Francisco Repilado Munoz (Compay Segundo) would turn 100 years. Read More

World and National Heritage in Sancti Spiritus

The Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus exhibits a series of valuable monuments and sites, three of which are already considered world heritage. On December 8th, 1988, the downtown historic area in Trinidad city as well as the Valley of the Sugar Mills and the Manaca-Iznaga Tower in this same village were recognized as such by UNESCO. Read More

Italian culture week in Cuba

Cuba will celebrate the ninth edition of the Italian culture week on november 20-26, in this capital. Sponsored by the Culture Ministry, the Historian's Office and the Cuban Committee of the Dante Allighieri Society, the event will offer literary meetings, fine arts, music and movies from that European nation. Read More

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