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A Night in Havana – 22 August, Leeds

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  • Posted on 22/07/202518/09/2025

Cuban salsa dance class with Yersin Rivas, followed by 15-piece Cuban dance explosion Timba Británica, led…

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Matanzas Sound Map by Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons – until 19 Oct 2025, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/06/202501/11/2025

This installation by Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and artist Neil Leonard at Tate Modern…

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AcostaDanza: A Decade in Motion – 23-27 September, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/06/202501/11/2025

Celebrate 10 years of Acosta Danza with a slice of Havana in London Carlos Acosta’s…

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Screen Cuba: Films to change the world 16-29 March 2025, London and beyond

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/02/202502/06/2025

Tickets have just gone on sale for Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World which…

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Alexander Abreu and Havana D’Primera – 26 June 2025, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/02/202522/07/2025

The internationally acclaimed Latin GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Alexander Abreu is set to lead the prestigious…

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Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas & Eduardo Martin, Cuban guitar 3 April – 4 June 2025 UK tour

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  • Posted on 30/12/202422/07/2025

Cuban acoustic guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas and his former mentor, Grammy nominee Cuban guitarist-composer Eduardo…

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Eliades Ochoa – London, 22 April 2025

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  • Posted on 10/12/202402/06/2025

Eliades Ochoa is one of the original members of Buena Vista Social Club, famously lending his…

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Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos and His Buena Vista Orchestra, 9-14 May 2025 – London, Glasgow, Manchester

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  • Posted on 10/12/202402/06/2025

Celebrate the legacy of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club with a concert of their…

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Havana Glasgow Film festival 9.5 – 15-16 November 2024, Glasgow

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/11/202430/12/2024

This year the HGFF celebrates its 9.5th anniversary with a minifest of 3 film sessions:…

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Nutcracker in Havana – 1 November – 28 January 2025, UK tour

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  • Posted on 02/07/202402/03/2025

A classic ballet, set to a newly-commissioned Cuban version of the Tchaikovsky score arranged by…

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Havana Glasgow Film Festival tours the Small Isles – 25-31 July

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/07/202417/09/2024

Cuban films, salsa dancing, talks, cocktails and Cuban food, on Rum, Canna, Eigg and Muck.Full…

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Cimafunk – 22 November 2024, London

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  • Posted on 02/07/202402/03/2025

Direct from Cuba, bringing music that aims to subvert classical Cuban rhythms with innovative mixes…

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Roberto Fonseca – 20 November 2024, London

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  • Posted on 02/07/202402/03/2025

Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca has shown huge respect for Cuba’s musical roots while following…

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Belkis Ayón: Sikán Illuminations – 2 Nov – 9 Feb 2025, Oxford

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  • Posted on 02/07/202408/05/2025

Sikán Illuminations examines Cuban artist Belkin Ayón’s (1967 – 1999) brief but intense artistic career. Using…

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Some works of Cuban artist Belkis Ayon @ Tate Modern – until 30 April 2025, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 10/06/202413/05/2025

Catch some of the works of the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayon on show at…

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