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Review of Buena Vista Social Club 25th Anniversary edition album

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/10/2021

A quarter of a century ago, Nick Gold and Juan de Marcos González, along with…

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  • News from Cuba

Silvio Rodriguez to donate funds for medical supplies for Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/10/202119/10/2021

Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez announced in September that he would donate all the income he…

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  • Past events

Acosta Danza 100% Cuban, UK tour 9 February – 5 March 2022

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 23/09/202126/06/2022

International ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s critically acclaimed Cuban company Acosta Danza has garnered an unrivalled reputation for…

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  • News from Cuba

Timbalaye festival in Cuba: women in rumba + concert video

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/09/2021

This September the 13th edition of Cuba’s festival of rumba known as Timbalaye Festival took…

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Cuba at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/09/2021

Despite all the difficulties of preparing for and participating in sport during the pandemic, and…

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  • News from Cuba

Silvio Rodriguez and the lynching of Cuban artists by social media

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 12/09/2021

From Granma.cu. 8 Sept 21 The lynching of Cuban artists by social media rears its…

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Pasión de Buena Vista UK tour February 2022 cancelled

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 12/09/202126/06/2022

SORRY THIS TOUR HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED (JAN22) – CHECK THE ORGANISERS WEBSITE BELOW FOR…

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“An artist must work for human improvement” Cuban actor on the TV soap ‘Looking back’

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/09/2021

So says Roberto Salomón, a popular Cuban actor who has made a great impact in…

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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 Music

Cuban Legend Adalberto Álvarez Dies at 72

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 04/09/202118/10/2021

Celebrated Cuban composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor, Adalberto Álvarez died on September 1, 2021 of…

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Havana Art Biennial: November 2021-April 2022 announced

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/08/2021

Designed like a piece of art in itself, whose process is as important as the…

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  • Cuban Music

The Bolero is declared National Cultural Heritage in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/08/202126/06/2022

The bolero, a vocal, instrumental and danceable genre of the song movement in Cuba, has…

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  • Cuban Music

Celebrations for the centenary of Cuban musician Ñico Rojas

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/07/202101/01/2022

August 3 marks the centenary of the birth of the Cuban musician José Antonio Rojas,…

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  • Cuban Film

Cuban Olympic legend Juantorena’s ‘Running for the Revolution’ released

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/07/202102/10/2022

‘Running for the Revolution’ is a new documentary film that chronicles the life of Olympic athletics…

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Cuba Music and Revolution – Culture clash in Havana Cuba: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 28/07/202130/07/2021

Review of CD: Cuba Music and Revolution – Culture clash in Havana Cuba: Experiments in…

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