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Cuba marks 135 years since the abolition of slavery

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  • Posted on 19/10/2021

On 18 October 2021 Cuba marked 135 years since the abolition of slavery on the…

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2021 Community Culture award winners announced in Cuba

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  • Posted on 19/10/2021

The singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, the group Teatro Los Elementos and the project Orquesta de Guitarras…

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Casas de Cultura in Cuba: “Empowering communities to access, consume and create culture”

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/10/202115/08/2022

Interview with Agustín Adrián Pérez, Vice-President of the National Council of Casas de Cultura, published…

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

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  • 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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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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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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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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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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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

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  • 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

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  • 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 Legend Adalberto Álvarez Dies at 72

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  • 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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