Cuban artists Kcho (Alexis Leyva Machado) and Juan Roberto Diago who are particpating in the 11th Havana Biennial in May, have also contributed to the UK show Beyond the Frame: Contemporary Cuban Art – which opens in London Monday 25th April until 28 April and Glasgow Monday 7th May until 13th May. See www.cubabeyondtheframe.com

Dedicated to the guitar as accompanying instrument, the 2012 edition of CUBADISCO -Havana's annual International Record Fair and Contest- is getting ready to show the island's latest record works and pay tribute to Compay Segundo (1907-2003).

Thanks to Sadlers Wells, Cuba50 have a pair of tickets to give away to see the amazing Ballet Revolución at Peacock Theatre in London on 25 April 2012.

To enter the competition – send an email to office@cuba50.org with 'Ballet Revolucion comp' in the subject line, with your full name and a contact tel number to arrive by 16 April 2012.

Havana Bienal Preview: "Detrás del muro", Part One

The high level of Church-State relations favors the freedom of religion established in the Cuban Constitution, religious leaders and of fraternal associations agreed in conversation with Prensa Latina.

According to the moderator (president) of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cuba, Daniel Izquierdo, the current relationship has contributed to rapprochement and exchange.

Catch the mighty Afro Cuban All Stars in London on 25 April – watch them live in Japan here.

Thanks to ComoNo, Cuba50 have a pair of tickets to give away to see the amazing Afro Cuban All Stars in concert at The Barbican in London on 25 April 2012.

To enter the competition – send an email to office@cuba50.org with 'Afro Cuban All Stars comp' in the subject line, with your full name and a contact tel number to arrive by 30 March 2012.

In March 2012 the Miramar theatre will open its doors with a spectacular gala night featuring both renowned Cuban performers and students from Havana's music and arts schools performing side by side.

You can be there too, either in person, or by sponsoring a seat in the newly renovated auditorium dedicated to the memory of Kirsty MacColl.

CUBA welcomed the International Year for People of African Descent, declared by the United Nations, with an intense program throughout 2011.

According to UN Resolution 64/169, the year was an opportunity for governments to strengthen national measures and regional and international cooperation to the benefit of persons of African descent.

Twenty days following the connection of a solar power system to the national grid, specialists are weighing the possibility of implementing the alternative on a large scale.

The International Book Fair Cuba 2012 wound up in Santiago, after having toured western, central and eastern Cuba. More than one million copies were sold and over two million Cubans visited the event's main headquarters throughout the island.

Cuban film director and essayist José Massip unanimously received the 2012 National Film Award in recognition of his more than 50 year career.

The Cuban intellectual was chosen by a jury headed by renowned Cuban actress Eslinda Nuñez, filmmaker Gerardo Chijona and photographer Raúl Perez Ureta.

Cuban musician Eliades Ochoa is a candidate to win this Sunday for the second time a Grammy Award, since he was nominated in the category of "World Music" by his "Afrocubism" album.

In a very special Cuba50 offer, one lucky person and their friend can be taken backstage at each concert on Roberto Fonseca's UK tour to meet the man himself.

Children's and youth writer Nersys Felipe received the National Literature Award for 2011 at a ceremony held at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress as part of the International Book Fair Cuba 2012 currently underway in Havana.

The Cuban writer was granted the coveted prize for the work of her entire life as a novelist, short story writer and poet. The jury was headed by 2010 National Literature Prize winner, Cuban-Uruguayan novelist Daniel Chavarría, and made up of critic Zaida Capote Cruz, essayist José Antonio Baujín, and poets Georgina Herrera and Nelson Simón.