Four Cuban dancers in the world top 100

Viengsay Valdes, Alejandro Virelles, Dani Hernandez and Osiel Gounod, stars of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba are among the 100 best dancers in the world in the 2010-2011 season, according to the magazine Dance of Europe. Read More

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Nelson Dominguez created a ceramic mural in Santiago de Cuba

The National Prize of Plastic Arts Nelson Dominguez, Santiago de Cuba will be in the next few days to create a ceramic mural. This mural would be dedicated to the city for its half millennium. Read More

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Two Cuban films awarded in France

<p style="text-align: justify;">granma.co.cu. 9 de Octubre 2011. The Cuban movie Boleto al Paraíso (A Ticket to Paradise), by Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona (Adorables mentiras, Paraíso bajo las estrellas and Perfecto amor equivocado) was granted the popularity award at the closing ceremony of the 20th Biarritz Film Festival. Young actor and cast member Hector Medina, who is in the city representing the movie, announced the good news via a telephone call from Biarritz, where the best of the Latin American cinema competes every year. Read More

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Cubadisco recording fair 2012 to honor the Guitar

<p style="text-align: justify;">cubasi.cu | 09 de Octubre 2011. The gathering, scheduled to run from May 19 through 26, will be dedicated to guitar, its local versions the “tres” and the “laud” and their relatives in Latin America. Under the slogan Cuba, the Island of One Thousand Strings, Cubadisco 2012’s President of Honor will be maestro Leo Brouwer, the most important and representative Cuban guitarist in the world.Preparations for Cuba’s largest recording industry fair, Cubadisco 2012, began in Havana this week well in advance to create the proper atmosphere for such an important artistic event. Read More

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John Lennon's music recalled in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">granma.co.cu . 9 de Octubre 2011.For some time now, it has become usual that during the month of October Cuban artists, closely related to the mythical work of The Beatles, pay tribute to the iconic member of the Four Fantastic, John Lennon. This year, a group of Cuban rock and roll bands, which have kept alive the Beatle’s mania throughout history, will pay tribute to Lennon on his 71st anniversary at Havana’s Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine) Cultural Center, located on 17 and 6, Plaza de la Revolución. Read More

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Cultural exchange between Florida-Cuba improving

<p style="text-align: justify;">BN9 Special Report: The changing relationship between Florida and Cuba. Saturday, October 8, 2011. HAVANA, Cuba. The past few weeks, Bay News 9 has brought you the stories of The Florida Orchestra's journey to Cuba for a cultural exchange and the trip's significance for both countries.Cuba, Florida, special, report, bay news 9, veronica, cintron Tonight at 7 p.m. on Bay News 9, we will take an in-depth look at the journey and changing relationship between Florida and the communist country in a special report on Cuba. Read More

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Singer Ele Valdes from Sintesis Group says Mexico's welcome warm as usual

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, (PL). Oct 8, 2011. The Mexican people are very open to every Cuban proposal, she said, it is among the countries where we are received with great affection. We go there every year, said the singer of one of the most emblematic groups of the Cuban contemporary music. The welcome of the Mexican public to the Cuban group Sintesis, during the recently held Afro Caribbean Festival of Veracruz, answered our expectations, said to Prensa Latina the singer of that group Ele Valdes. Read More

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Cuban musician Chucho Valdés to perform in Lebanon

<p style="text-align: justify;">Beirut, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Chucho Valdes and his band, the Afro- Cuban Messengers, are scheduled to perform Thursday night at this jazz festival that takes place between the 30th of September and the 8th of October 2011 at Beirut Souks, Ajami square, Downtown Beirut. L Orient Le Tour newspaper described Chucho as a great master of latin jazz and the most complete pianist of the world. Also made reference to the five Grammy awards he has won. Read More

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Cuban Aragón Orchestra to perform in Chelsea, USA

<p style="text-align: justify;">The band is already in Chelsea. José Manuel Simián. Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 2:32 PM.Aragón, whose distinctive sound is marked by the combination of vocals with the use of flute and a violin section, also distinguishes itself for its organization away from the stage.Since the band's inception, all the members, including the director, have been paid the same, a tradition instituted by its founder, Orestes Aragón. Years, decades and centuries can go by, but Orquesta Aragón doesn't stop.The 14-member Cuban band, founded in the city of Cienfuegos in 1939, and responsible for dance classics like "El Bodeguero" and "Pare Cochero," returns to NYC next Tuesday after a seven-year absence. Read More

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Carlos Acosta is evolving two classical dances for his show

<p style="text-align: justify;">Dancing on sunshine. Wednesday, 5 October 2011. Carlos Acosta has risen from the slums of Cuba to become one of the world’s leading ballet performers. Matthew McCreary finds out how the Havana native managed to carve out such an unlikely career path. Hailing from a Caribbean island where music and movement are a way of life might seem the obvious background for a young man seeking his fame and fortune as a dancer. But while many Cubans revel in the delights of the colourful world of Latin music and dance, it is a relative few who seek to branch out into the more esoteric world of ballet. Read More

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