A great film by LatineyeTV of the opening night of the 'Celebrating Cuba-50 years of revolution' photo exhbition on 3 March 2010 at Bolivar Hall, London. Features interviews with the photographer Alejandro Gortazar, the Cuban ambassador and guests at the event.

Cuban dance music returns to US stages with renewed success, after eight years of silence. The group Pupy y los que Son Son keeps decibels high in that nation, something Los Van Van, the Charanga Habanera and other bands did before them.

The first Latin American graduates in Sign Language are proudly showing off their degrees this week after completing their studies at the emblematic University of Havana.

This first graduating class includes 11 Cubans who began studying for their degrees in 2004 in workers´ courses, which require extra effort and a lot more motivation.

Cuban film director Juan Carlos Cremata endorses Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Titón, opinion, who said that art doesn't change reality but influences the people's way of thinking, which does have the power to change it.

Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba 2009 Compiliation CD plus bonus CD Sierra Maestra:Soul of the Nation
The Rough Guide series of CDs has succeeded in bringing to the fore the idea that many people who visit a country do so in search of the music. This is especially true in the case of Cuba, a country with unparalleled musical riches.

Enter the competition to win a 5-seat Stalls box for you and your friends at the Thursday 29th July 2010 show of Carlos Acosta: Premieres at the London Coliseum

Watch a fascinating video of Carlos Acosta interviewed during rehearsals for his new show: PREMIERES. Click here for link to video

Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura – New Cuba Sound
Havana Club & Brownswood Recordings 2009 – 2 CDs & booklet

Havana Cultura- a global cultural initiative by Havana Club rum – has pulled a master stroke by inviting the great DJ and lifelong enthusiast Gilles Peterson to compile a CD of new Cuban sounds.

Asere: Junio Groove
Astar 2009

Win a pair of tickets to see Cuban band Asere at RichMix arts centre, London Thursday 1 July 2010

The 30th Fiesta del Fuego (Caribbean Fiesta of Fire), which takes place 3-9 July in Santiago de Cuba will be a reflection of the current cultural diversity of the Caribbean region.
Orlando Verges, director of the Casa del Caribe, one of the institutions responsible for this event, explained to the press that the Festival of the Caribbean will have a broad national and international presence, this time with representatives from no less than 18 countries.
This time the festival is dedicated to culture from Pernambuco (brazil) and Curacao (Dutch Antilles) and there are artistic delegations from both zones.

Cuba50 has two pairs of free tickets to see

Silvio Rodríguez talks with Puerto Rican newspaper and website El Nuevo Día about Cuba, the United States, Fidel, the Revolution, the blockade, Chavez, freedom…

Interview with Esteban Morales, researcher of the University of Havana

"Every time we sang to people in Haiti it was like they were reborn," says Teresita Miranda, a member of a Cuban Creole choir which has just returned from a tour of the country.

"Just looking at their faces as they listened to our songs was extremely moving," Ms Miranda told BBC World Service.