A great concert of traditional music, held for the first time in Cuba,
will fill hearts with guitars of this city which will host the
International Festival de la Trova Pepe Sanchez on March 21.
Culture and Traditions
Great Cuban Traditional Music Concert
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"Amistad" ship will sail towards Havana harbor
Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow
channel into Havana's protected harbor, its two masts bearing the
rarest of sights — the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag
fluttering nearby.
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Cuba Obtains Positive Results at International Tourism Fair
Members of several enterprises from Cuba’s tourist sector affirmed on
Monday they have obtained positive results at the ITB International
Tourism Fair in Berlin.
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Cuban rum has no secrets
The history of Cuban rum is as old as colonization itself, given that
is a product extracted from sugar cane, which was brought to the island
by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to this continent.
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Statement from UNEAC and the AHS: To the intellectuals and artists of the world
While the Book Fair was taking place from one end of our country to the
other and hundreds of Cuban doctors were saving lives in Haiti, a new
campaign against Cuba was being cooked up.
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The Franchi Alfaro House: El Escorial Café in OLd Havana
This former colonial mansion, also known as the home of the Marquises
of the Royal Proclamation," is located on one corner of Plaza Vieja,
and forms part of a group of houses with similar 18th century
architectural characteristics.
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The City of the Big Earthenware Jars is Camaguey
This location is known as the City of the Big Earthenware Jars, a name
given just after its final settlement, inland, supposedly at the
beginning of January, 1528.
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Big Concert in Santiago de Cuba City
Singer songwriters from Cuba and other countries will perform for 12
hours in this eastern Cuban city, during an international festival to
honor Jose Pepe Sanchez, one of the country's major composers.
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Caribe Girls, Cuban female salsa
Female salsa bands had a boost during the 1990's with the Boom of Cuban
Salsa, as it happened during the 19930's due to economic problems.
Submitted by manso on Mon, 2010-03-15 01:46.
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Cuba has remained under attack by the USA, states Ashaki Binta
Unlike medical teams from other countries working in Haiti since the
earthquake, Cuban doctors – already 500 strong in Haiti when the quake
hit – are winning high praise from the people for doing everything
possible to avoid amputations.
Submitted by manso on Sun, 2010-03-14 18:42.
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Week of la Francophonie Dedicated to Haiti
The Week of la Francophonie, scheduled for March 13-22 in Havana, will
be dedicated to Haiti as announced by Alain Zayan, cultural attach of
the French embassy in the Cuban capital.
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Enjoy a taste of Havana Sunday in Port Hope
The next concert in the Port Hope Friends of Music 35th
Anniversary Season is March 14, with Havana's Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba,
at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre.
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Young Cubans to Visit Fidel Birthplace Museum in Biran
The “From the Aconcagua to the Turquino Peak” project, made up of Cuban
journalist and students from Havana’s Institute of International
Relations will visit the birthplace of the historic leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro, before starting a tour of the iconic Sierra
Maestra in the east part of the island.
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Video art from Pompidou to be exhibited in Havana
The Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center exhibits, from Monday onwards
an exhibition of artistic videos from the Pompidou Center, in Paris
that includes work by Jean-Luc Godard and nine more international
artists.
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Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
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