Cuban writer Leonardo Padura won the Princess of Asturias Prize for Letters in Spain last Wednesday.

Barack Obama has made no secret of his desire to visit Cuba. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters: I know there's one person in particular who hopes President Obama will be in Havana at some point in the relatively near future, and thats President Obama himself.

Docklands Sinfonia will once again break new ground with its exciting July 10 concert, "Cuba Fantastique", featuring a programme of exuberant music that beautifully captures the spirit of Cuba. The concert at St Anne's Limehouse begins with George Gershwin's colourful "Cuban Overture", which sets the scene for the World Premiere of Eduardo Martín's "Concierto Mestizo".

Cuban feminist author Aida Bahr read from her collection of prize-winning short stories, Ophelias/Ofelias , to San Francisco Bay area audiences at two special events in May.

The coolest jazz from Cuban singer Haydee Milanes

A Cuban artist known for whimsical public sculptures received a new award from a U.S. foundation in May during the Havana Art Biennial in a reflection of warmer relations between the countries.

"Why wait for ambassadors when we have poets?"

Manuel Mendive, one of Cuba's best known artists, created an amazing work for the Biennial in Havana called 'Colours of Life'. Performers painted by Mendive moved like a whirlwind from the port to the new Victor Manuel Gallery by the Cathedral, representing a flight of uncertainty and transformation to the sounds of Bach's Fugue, carrying bundles at times for comfort and at times as a burden. Not to be forgotten.

If you missed Pupy y los que Son Son when they performed in London and Glasgow at the end of May, check out their latest video here

Just one small part of the Havana Art Biennial is 'Detras el Muro'/'Behind the Wall' with sculptures, interactive installations and performances along the Malecon seawall by over 50 Cuban artists and artists from other countries.

Brownswood are delighted to announce that Daymé Arocena's debut album "Nueva Era " is released 8th June 2015.

Exhibition 20 May – 29 September 2015, Atkis Gallery, London

Renowned Cuban artist Arturo Montoto will present the projects Jardines invisibles and Sitio del agua at the upcoming 12th Havana Biennial, which opens on May 22.

Havana's annual Cubadisco fair is aimed at promoting Cuban music and its international relationships with a full schedule of concerts, panels and workshops. The event kicked off on the afternoon of May 14 with the Premios Cubadisco, an award ceremony for the best Cuban recordings of the year held at the Tropicana cabaret. The fair continues through May 24.

Cuba participates for the third time in the Venice Biennial. In this 56th edition, a group of very young creators take proposals, which are transgressors and universal at the same time. Their projects respond to a curatorship idea structured according to the artist's individuality and the context. Once again, and with the collaboration of the important Italian editors María Vicini y Cristian Maretti, the Cuban plastic artists will have their own space under protection of Cuban Jorge Fernández, director of Wilfredo Lam Contemporary Art Center and Italian Giacomo Zaza.