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Ran Kan Kan – Viva!, Sat 12 March 2022, Oxford

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 05/03/202214/03/2022

Ran Kan Kan are back – conjuring the mambos, rumba and son montuno classics from the golden years of Cuban…

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Screening: Fidel Up Close, Tue 15 February 2022, 8pm, London/online

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  • Posted on 25/01/202214/03/2022

A special event presented by Sands Cinema Club in collaboration with North London Cuba Solidarity…

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Havana Glasgow Film Festival 16-21 November 2021, Glasgow and online -win a free online pass!

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 01/11/202130/12/2021

You can win a free pass to view any of the online films in this…

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  • Past events

Film Screening: Fidel Up Close, 6 November 2021, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 01/11/202118/11/2021

You can catch this recent documentary in London at RichMix as part of the Alborada…

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Buena Vista Social Club special screening plus Q&A with Nick Gold, 29 October 2021, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/10/202122/12/2021

Special screening from 35mm film of the documentary ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ to mark the…

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  • Past events

Competition: Win the Buena Vista Social Club 25th Anniversary Edition double album!

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/10/202122/12/2021

You could win a copy of the new Buena Vista Social Club 25th Anniversary double…

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  • Past events

Sands Films screening: Yuli , Tues 21 September 2021, London and online

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/09/202115/10/2021

In collaboration with Cuba Solidarity Campaign North London and London Socialist Film Co-op, Sands Film…

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  • Cuban Film

Havana-Glasgow Film Festival, 16-21 November 2021, Glasgow

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 06/07/202130/12/2021

Havana-Glasgow Film Festival: Extraordinary Cuba Part II Now in its 7th year, the annual festival…

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Curated by Carlos – Triple Bill – 4-6 November 2021, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 24/06/202130/12/2021

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents a tantalising triple bill, including two recently premiered works and the…

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  • Cuban Music

Vivir en la Habana: new doc about Blondie’s trip to Cuba to premiere in UK this summer

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 03/05/202130/12/2021

A new Blondie documentary about their recent visit to Cuba is set to make its…

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  • Past events

New documentary ‘Castro’s Spies’ to premiere online at GFF, 26 February – 1 March 2021

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 22/01/202130/12/2021

Castro’s Spies is one of six films nominated for the prestigious Audience Award at the…

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CineCuba London Online Screening: Herencia, Thu 29 October 2020, 7pm

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/10/202019/12/2020

CineCuba (Cuba Solidarity North London) and Sands Cinema Club present: ‘Herencia’ (Inheritance) (2019) Director Ana…

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  • Past events

Havana Glasgow Film Festival ONLINE 10-15 November 2020 with pre-fest events from 28 October

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/10/202019/12/2020

Havana Glasgow Film Festival (10 – 15 Nov 2020) goes online this year and presents…

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  • Cuban Film

Living Between Hurricanes – special screening 26 July 2020

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202004/08/2020

This is a film about the elements – hurricanes and rain, the sea and the…

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CineCuba London – free screenings June-September 2020 – sorry postponed til further notice

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 11/03/202019/12/2020

  SORRY THESE SCREENINGS ARE POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS contact the organiser below for details…

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Happy International Workers Day 1 May! Here are some great Cuban graphic posters from the 1970s produced to mark the day, courtesy of Jose Marti national library archive in Havana.
A great loss for Cuban culture today with the news Jose Luis Cortes, well-loved Cuban musician and music innovator, leader of 90s dance music group NG Ia Banda and architect of timba, has passed away at the age of 70 in Havana. RIP El Tosco
UK tour 8 April - 21 May - Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas pairs up with his former mentor, grammy-nominated Eduardo Martin, both amazing Cuban acoustic guitarists to perform their own mix of jazz, flamenco, pop, Afro and traditional Cuban pieces.
Thursday 28 April London - UK Premiere of new feature film Mambo Man, set in Bayamo in rural eastern Cuba, with Cuban actors, the story follows the highs and lows of a local entrepreneur. Part moral tale, part musical showcase, you can’t resist the sumptuous cinematography and country music.
Catch a screening 19 April with Cuba Solidarity Brighton UK of 'Herencia’ (Inheritance) (2019) Director Ana Hurtado. A documentary by a Spanish filmmaker focusing on Cuba’s African heritage, with interviews with Cuban writers, artists, musicians and dancers.
London Tuesday 12 April 8pm - Cuban cinema fans can catch a special screening of the 1978 Cuban feature film ‘El Brigadista’ by director Octavio Cortazar, which centres on the trials and tribulations of a 15 year old sent to teach people in the countryside during the Literacy Campaign across the island in 1961. In person and online - book your places now. Hosted by @sandsfilmscinemaclub and Cuba Solidarity Campaign North London.

Havana D’Primera: Me Dicen Cuba

Short doc on Cuban Art in London

Video of Cuban artist Manuel Mendive

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